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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No3396/93
of10December 1993
ontheissuingofstandinginvitationstotenderforthesaleofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheFrenchandGermaninterventionagenciesfor
exporttocertainACPcountriesinthe1993/94marketingyear
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,effected;whereastothatendprovisionshouldbemade
forasecuritylodgmentschemewhichensuresthatthe
aimsaremetwhileavoidingexcessivecostsfortheopera­
tors;whereasderogationsshouldaccordinglybemadeto
certainrules,inparticularthoselaiddowninRegulation
(EEC)No2131/93;
Whereas,whereremovalofthewheatisdelayedbymore
thanfivedays,orthereleaseofoneofthesecurities
requiredisdelayed,forreasonsimputabletotheinterven­
tionagencytheMemberStateconcernedwillhavetopay
compensation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),asamendedbyCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No2193/93(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2131/93(3)
laysdowntheprocedureandconditionsforthesaleof
cerealsheldbyinterventionagencies;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Whereas,withaviewtosupplyingthemarketsofthe
ACPcountries,favouredpartnersoftheCommunity,
significantquantitiesofcommonwheatarerequired;
whereasthesemarketsareusuallysuppliedonthebasisof
annualcontractstoensurestablepricesfortheACP
countriesoveralongperiod;whereasitistherefore
necessarytoissueaspecificinvitationtotendertoensure
thatusersinthesecountrieshaveaccesstocommon
wheatofbreadmakingqualityinthe1993/94marketing
yearunderconditionsappropriatetothehighlycompet­
itivesituationontheworldmarket;
WhereastheFrenchandGermaninterventionagencies
holdsignificantstocksofcommonwheatofhighbread­
makingquality;whereaspartofthewheatcomingfrom
theinterventionstocksheldbytheaforementioned agen­
ciesshouldthereforeberesoldtotheACPcountriessoas
tomeettheirquantitativeandqualitativeneeds;whereas
toavoidencroachingontheeconomiceffectsofthefol­
lowingmarketingyear,thecommonwheatsuccessfully
tenderedformustbesenttothecountriesofdestination
by31August1994atthelatest;Article1
1.Twostandinginvitationstotenderareherebyissued
forthe1993/94marketingyearfortheexportof:
—100000tonnesofcommonwheatofbreadmaking
quality,heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency,
—50000tonnesofcommonwheatofbreadmaking
quality,heldbytheGermaninterventionagency.
2.ThecommonwheatmustbeexportedtoanACP
StateortoseveralStateswithinoneofthegroupsofACP
StateslistedinAnnexI.
3.Theregionsinwhichthe100000tonnesofFrench
and50000tonnesofGermancommonwheatofbread­
makingqualityarestoredarelistedinAnnexII.
4.Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshallpreparea
noticeofinvitationtotenderindicatingforeachlotor,
whereappropriate,eachpartlot:
—thelocation,
—andatleastthefollowingfeatures:
—specificweight,
—moisturecontent,
—Hagbergfallingnumber,
—impuritycontentsandsproutedgrains,
—proteincontent.Whereasthespecificnatureoftheoperationandthe
accountingpositionofthecommonwheatinquestion
requiregreaterflexibilityinthemechanismsandobliga­
tionsgoverningtheresaleofinterventionstocksandalso
requiretheexclusionofanyrefundormonthlyincrease;
whereasspecialproceduresmustbelaiddowntoensure
thattheoperationsandtheirmonitoringareproperly
(')OJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.0OJNoL196,5.8.1993,p.22.0OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.

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mentioningifnecessarythenamesofthetenderers
involved.5.Theyshallpublishthenoticeofinvitationtotender
atleasttwodaysbeforethedatesetforthefirstpartial
invitationtotender.
Article2
SubjecttotheprovisionsofthisRegulation,thesalesof
commonwheatofbreadmakingqualityreferredtoin
Article1shalltakeplaceinaccordancewiththepro­
cedureandconditionslaiddownbyRegulation(EEC)
No2131/93.Article5
1.Noexportrefundshallbegrantedforexportscarried
outpursuanttothisRegulation.
2.Thevalidityoftheexportlicencesissuedinac­
cordancewiththisRegulationshallexpireon30June
1994.
3.Thelicenceobligestheoperatortoexporttothe
ACPStateorStatesforwhichthelicenceapplicationwas
submitted.However,uptoalimitof10%ofthequantity
forwhichthelicencewasissued,theoperatormayeffect
hiscontractatanotherdestinationonconditionthatit
belongstothesamegroupofcountrieslistedinAnnexI.
4.Theexportlicencesshallbeissuedassoonasthe
successfultenderershavebeenselected.
5.Article9ofCommission Regulation (EEC)
No3719/88(')notwithstanding ,therightsderivingfrom
thelicencereferredtointhisArticleshallnotbetrans­
ferable.Article3
1.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthefirst
partialinvitationstotendershallbe9p.m.(Brusselstime)
onThursday16December1993.
2.Thetimelimitforsubmittingtendersforthesecond
partialinvitationtotendershallbe9p.m.(Brusselstime)
onthefollowingThursday.
Thetimelimitforthelastpartialinvitationtotender
shallbe6January1994.
3.Tendersmustbesubmittedtotheintervention
agencyinquestion.
Article4
1.Tendersshallonlybeadmissibleif:
—thetendererprovideswrittenprooffromanofficial
bodyinthecountryofdestinationoracompany
havingitsoverseassubsidiaryinthesaidcountry,that
hehasconcludedforthequantityinquestiona
commercialsupplycontractforcommonwheatof
breadmakingqualityforexporttoanACPStateorto
severalStateswithinoneofthegroupsofACPStates
listedinAnnexI.Suchproofshallbelodgedwiththe
interventionagencyatleasttwoworkingdaysbefore
thedateofthefirstinvitationtotender,
—theyareaccompaniedbyanapplicationforanexport
licenceforthedestinationinquestion.
Theproofprovidedforinthefirstindentshallalsoindi­
catethequalityprovidedforinthecontract,thetime
limitfordeliveryandthepriceterms.
TheMemberStateshallsendtheCommissionacopyof
thesaidproofforthwith,forinformation .
2.Tendersmaynotexceedthequantitylaiddownin
thecommercialcontractsubmitted .Whereonthebasisof
thesaidcontractthetenderersimultaneously participates
ininvitationstotenderinthetwoMemberStates
concerned,heshallberequiredtomentionthisinhis
bid.Article6
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallnotifythestorerand
theinterventionagencyinwritingofhisintentionto
removethemerchandiseatleast10daysinadvance.
2.Beforethelottenderedforisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(2).
Wherethefinalresultsfromanalysisofthissampleindi­
cateasignificantdifferencebetweenthequalityofthe
wheattoberemovedandthequalityasdescribedinthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderreferredtoinArticle1of
thisRegulation,thesuccessfultenderercanrefusethe
merchandise .
Asignificantdifferenceshallbeadiscrepancyofmore
thanakiloforthespecificweight,apercentagepointfor
themoisturecontent,10pointsfortheHagbergfalling
index,apercentagepointfortheproteincontent,a
percentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferredtounderB2
and4andapercentagepointfortheimpuritiesreferred
tounderB5,withouthowevermodifyingthepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot,oftheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No689/92.
Whentransmittingthetenderssubmitted,theMember
StatesshallinformtheCommission oftheabove,(')OJNoL331,2.12.1988,p.1.0OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.

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3.Wherethesuccessfultendererrefusesthemerchan­
dise,asprovidedforinthesecondsentenceofparagraph
2above,theinterventionagencyshallsupplyhimwith
anotherlotofintervention commonwheatofthere­
quisitequality,withoutextracharge,withineightdaysat
themost.cordancewithArticles18and47ofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3665/87(2).
3.Exceptindulysubstantiatedexceptionalcases,in
particulartheopeningofanadministrativeenquiry,any
releaseofthesecuritiesprovidedforinthisArticleafter
thetimelimitsspecifiedinthissameArticleshallconfer
anentitlementtocompensation fromtheMemberState
amountingto0,015ECU/10tonneforeachday'sdelay.
ThiscompensationshallnotbechargedtotheEAGGF.4.Ifremovalofthewheatisdelayedbymorethanfive
dayswithrelationtothedateofacceptanceofthelotto
beremovedbythesuccessfultendererforreasonsim­
putabletotheinterventionagency,theMemberState
shallberesponsibleforthepaymentofcompensation .
5.Allrisksandstoragecostsshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremoval.Article9
1.Article12ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92notwith­
standing,thedocumentsrelatingtothesaleofcommon
wheatinaccordancewiththisRegulationandinpar­
ticulartheexportlicence,theremovalorderreferredtoin
Article3(1)(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No3002/92,the
exportdeclarationand,whereappropriate,theT5control
copymustbearthewords:Article7
Thesuccessfultenderershallpayforthecommonwheat
beforeremovingitatthepriceindicatedinthetender.
Thepaymentdueforeachofthelotstoberemovedshall
beindivisible . —Trigoblandopanificabledeintervenciónsinderecho
arestitución,destinadoa(nombredelEstadoodelos
EstadosACP),Reglamento (CE)n°3396/93,
Article8—Bageegnetblødhvedefrainterventionudenrestitu­
tionsydelsebestemtfor(navnetpådetellerdepågæl­
dendeAVS-lande),forordning(EF)nr.3396/93,
1.ThesecuritylodgedpursuanttoArticle13(4)of
Regulation(EEC)No2131/93mustbereleasedoncethe
exportlicenceshavebeenissuedtothesuccessful
tenderers.—Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohneAusfuhrerstat­
tung,Bestimmung (NamedesAKP-Staatesoderder
AKP-Staaten )—Verordnung (EG)Nr.3396/93,
—μαλακόςαρτοποιήσιμος σίτοςπαρέμβασης ,που
δενπαρέχειδικαίωμαεπιστροφής,προοριζόμενος
για(όνοματηςχώραςΑΚΕήτωνχωρώνΑΚΕ),
κανονισμός (ΕΚ)αριθ.3396/93,2.Theobligationtoexportandimportintooneofthe
countriesofdestinationlistedinAnnexIshallbecovered
byasecurityamountingtoECU70pertonneofwhich
ECU25pertonneshallbelodgeduponissueofthe
exportlicence,withthebalanceofECU45beinglodged
beforeremovalofthecereals.—Interventioncommonwheatofbreadmakingquality
noteligibleforrefund,boundfor(nameoftheACP
StateorStates),Regulation(EC)No3396/93,
—Blétendredinterventionpanifiablenedonnantpas
droitàrestitution,destinéà(nomdel'ÉtatACPou
desÉtatsACP),règlement(CE)n03396/93,
—Frumentotenerodinterventopanificabilenondante
dirittoarestituzione,destinatoal(nomedelpaeseo
deipaesiACP),regolamento (CE)n.3396/93,Article15(2)ofCommission Regulation (EEC)
No3002/92(')notwithstanding :
—theamountofECU45pertonnemustbereleased
within20workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofthatthewheat
removedhasleftthecustomsterritoryoftheCom­
munity,
—theamountofECU25pertonnemustbereleased
within15workingdaysofthedateonwhichthe
successfultenderersuppliesproofofentryfor
consumptionintotheACPStateorStatesreferredto
inArticle5(3).Thisproofshallbesuppliedinac­—Zachtebroodtarweuitinterventie,zonderrechtop
restitutie,bestemdvoor(naamvandeACS-Staatofde
ACS-Staten),Verordening (EG)nr.3396/93,
—Trigobrandopanificaveldeintervençãoquenãodá
direitoaumarestituição,destinadoa(nomedoEstado
oudosEstadosACP),Regulamento (CE)n?3396/93.
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2.Placementofthecommonwheattenderedforand
removedunderoneofthecustomswarehouseorfree
zoneschemesmustterminateby31August1994atthe
latest.
Article10
1.TheFrenchandGermaninterventionagenciesshall
informtheCommission ofthetendersreceivedwithin
threehoursoftheexpiryofthetimelimitforsubmitting
tenders.TheinformationmustbesentintheformlaiddowninAnnexIIItooneofthetelexorfaxnumbers
listedinAnnexIV.
2.TheyshallinformtheCommissiononamonthly
basisofthequantitiesofcommonwheatremoved
pursuanttothisRegulation.
Article11
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10December1993.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEXI
GroupofACPStatessignatoriestotheLomeConvention
GroupI
Angola
Zambia
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Lesotho
Swaziland

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ANNEXII
(tonnes)
Regionofstorage Quantities
FRANCE :
Orleans 100000
GERMANY :
Schleswig-Holstein /Hamburg
Niedersachsen/Bremen 21331
Berlin/Brandenburg
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 23934
Sachsen
Sachsen-Anhalt
Thuringen 4638
ANNEXIII
Standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000tonnesofcommonwheatofbreadmaking
qualityheldbytheFrenchinterventionagencyand50000tonnesofcommonwheatof
breadmaking qualityheldbytheGermaninterventionagency
[Regulation(EC)No3396/93]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Registration
numberof
thetendererLot
numberQuantity
intonnesOfferprice
(ECU/tonne)
(')Commercial
costs
(ECU/tonne)DestinationIncreases(+)
Reductions(—)
(ECU/tonne)
p.m.
1
2
3
etc.
(')Thispriceincludestheincreasesandreductionsrelatingtothelotforwhichthetenderissubmitted.
ANNEXIV
TheonlytelexandfaxnumbersinBrusselstobeusedare:
DGVI/C/1(fortheattentionofMrThibault/MrBrus):
—telex:22037AGRECB,
22070AGRECB(Greekcharacters),
—fax:2952515
2961097
2962005.