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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2229/94
of14September1994
amendingRegulation (EC)No1077/94increasingto1400000tonnesthe
quantityofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagencyfor
whichastandinginvitationtotenderforexporthasbeenopened
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1766/92
of30June1992onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals('),aslastamendedbyCommission
Regulation(EC)No1866/94(2),andinparticularArticle5
thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2131/93(3),
asamendedbyRegulation(EC)No120/94(4),laysdown
theprocedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EC)No1077/940,as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No1689/94(*),openeda
standinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof1000000
tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchinter­
ventionagency;whereas,inthecommunication of8
September1994,FranceinformedtheCommissionofthe
intentionofitsinterventionagencytoincreaseby
400000tonnesthequantityforwhichastandinginvita­
tiontotenderforexporthasbeenopened;whereasthe
totalquantityofbread-makingwheatheldbytheFrench
interventionagencyforwhichastandinginvitationto
tenderforexporthasbeenopenedshouldbeincreasedto
1400000tonnes;
Whereasthisincreaseinthequantityputouttotender
makesitnecessarytoalterthelistofregionsandquanti­
tiesinstore;whereasAnnexItoRegulation (EC)No
1077/94mustthereforeheamended;
Whereasspecialrulesmustbelaiddowntoensurethat
theoperationsareproperlycarriedoutandmonitored;
WhereastothatendtheMemberStatesmustprovidefor
alladditionalmeasurescompatiblewiththeprovisionsin
forcetoensurethattheoperationtakesplacesmoothly
andthattheCommission iskeptinformed;
Whereasthemonitoringarrangementsshouldaccordingly
besupplemented bythepossibilityofasamplebeing
takeninthepresenceofbothparties;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Article1ofRegulation(EC)No1077/94isreplacedby
thefollowing:
'Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencymay,onthecondi­
tionslaiddowninRegulation(EEC)No2131/93,
openastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof
bread-makingwheatheldbyit.'
Article2
Article2ofRegulation(EC)No1077/94isreplacedby
thefollowing :
'Article2
1.Theinvitationtotendershallcoveramaximum
of1400000tonnesofbread-making wheattobe
exportedtoallthirdcountries.
2.Theregionsinwhichthe1400000tonnesof
bread-making wheatarestoredarestatedinAnnexI
tothisRegulation.'
Article3
ThefollowingArticle5isinserted:
'Article5
1.Beforethelotawardedisremoved,theinterven­
tionagencyandthesuccessfultenderershalltakea
referencesampleinaccordancewiththemethodlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No689/92(*)
andshallanalysethatsample.
(a)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthe
sampleindicateadifferencebetweenthequalityof
thebread-making wheattoberemovedandthe
qualityasdescribedinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender,whichneverthelessremainswithinalimit
ofupto:
—2kg/hiforthespecificweight,whichmustnot
howeverbelessthan72kg/hi,
—onepercentagepointforthemoisturecontent,
—10pointsfortheHagbergfallingindex,oOJNoL181,1.7.1992,p.21.
OOJNoL197,30.7.1994,p.1.
(3)OJNoL191,31.7.1993,p.76.
(4)OJNoL21,26.1.1994,p.1.0OJNoL120,11.5.1994,p.9.
(4OJNoL179,13.7.1994,p.2.

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Thelotinquestionshallthenbeputupfor
saleagainunderafutureinvitationto
tenderatthequalityestablished .
(b)Wherethefinalresultsoftheanalysisofthe
sampleindicatethatthequalityisbelowthelimits
laiddownin(a):
—theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer,
—thesuccessfultenderershallgiveofficialnotice,
thatsameday,totheinterventionagencyofthe
impossibilityoftakingoverthelotinquestion
andshallinformtheCommissionthereof,that
sameday,inaccordancewithAnnexIV.Once
theseformalitieshavebeencompleted,heshall
beimmediatelyreleasedfromallhisobliga­
tionsrelatingtothelotinquestion,including
thesecurities.
2.Allrisksandstoragecostsshallbebornebythe
successfultendererfromthetimeofremoval.—onepercentagepointfortheproteincontent,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointsB.2andB.4oftheAnnex
toRegulation(EEC)No689/92,
—halfapercentagepointfortheimpurities
referredtoinpointB.5oftheAnnextoRegu­
lation(EEC)No689/92,thepercentages
admissiblefornoxiousgrainsandergot
howeverremainingunchanged,
thefollowingprovisionsshallapply:
(i)theinterventionagencyshall,thatsameday,
informtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIII,aswellasthestorerandthe
successfultenderer;
(ii)thesuccessfultenderermay:
—eitheragreetotakeoverthelotwithits
characteristics asestablished ,
—orrefusetotakeoverthelotinquestion.In
thatcasethesuccessfultenderershall,that
sameday,informtheinterventionagency
andtheCommission thereofinaccordance
withAnnexIV.
Oncetheseformalities havebeen
completed,heshallbeimmediately
releasedfromallhisobligationsrelatingto
thelotinquestion,includingthesecurities.0OJNoL74,20.3.1992,p.18.'
Article4
AnnexItoRegulation(EC)No1077/94isreplacedby
theAnnexhereto.
Article5
ThefollowingAnnexIVisherebyaddedtoRegulation(EC)No1077/94:
'ANNEXIV
Communication ofrefusaloflotsunderthestandinginvitationtotenderfortheexport
of1400000tonnesofbread-making wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
Article5(1)ofRegulation(EC)No1077/94
—Nameofsuccessfultenderer :
—Dateofawardofcontract:
—Dateofrefusaloflotbysuccessfultenderer:
Lot
NoQuantity
intonnesAddress
ofsiloReasonforrefusaltotakeover
—Specificweight(kg/hi)
—%sproutedgrains
—%miscellaneous impurities(Schwarzbesatz )
—%ofmatterwhichisnotbarleyofunimpaired
quality
—Other'

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Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14September1994.
FortheCommission
ReneSTEICHEN
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
ANNEXI
(tonnes)
Placeofstorage Quantity
Amiens 300000
Bordeaux 3000
Chalons-sur-Marne 75000
Lille 320000
Nancy 20000
Nantes 57000
Paris 15000
Poitiers 34000
Rennes 58000
Rouen 395000
Gand 103000'