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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No533/81
of26February1981
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesaleforexportofbaledtobaccoheldby
theItalianinterventionagency
interventionagency,ofatotalweightof5151994
kilogramsdividedbyvarietiesasshownintheAnnex
hereto,shallbesoldforexport.
Article2
Thesaleshalltakeplaceinaccordancewiththe
tenderingprocedureprovidedforinRegulation(EEC)
No3389/73.
Article3
Thedeadlineforthesubmissionoftendersatthe
headquartersoftheCommissionoftheEuropean
Communitiesshallbeat1p.m.localtimeon23April
1981.
Article4THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
727/70of21April1970onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrawtobacco(J),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece,andinparticularArti­
cles7(4)and9(5)thereof,
WhereasCommissionRegulation(EEC)No3389/73
of13December1973(2),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No313/79(3),laysdowntheprocedure
andconditionsforthesaleoftobaccoheldbyinter­
ventionagencies;
Whereas,onaccountoftheproblemscausedbythe
storageofbaledtobacco,andinparticularthecostsof
storage,andinviewofthequantitiesoftobaccoavail­
ableontheinternalCommunitymarket,aninvitation
totendershouldbeopenedforthesaleofthetobacco
inlots;whereasthistobaccoshouldbeintendedfor
exportwithoutrefund;
Whereas,inviewofthesizeofLot1andofthefact
thatpaymentofthetotalamountofthislotismade
beforethetobaccoisremoved,itshouldbespecified
that,attherequestofthesuccessfultenderer,the
securityshouldbereleasedatthesamerateasthe
quantitiesoftobaccoremovedarebeingexported;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No3389/73fixedthe
amountofthesecuritywhichmustaccompanyany
tenderatalevelwhichdiscouragesre-importofthe
tobaccointotheCommunity ;whereas,inthecaseof
theSumatraIvariety,theamountthusfixedisinsuffi­
cienttoservethatpurpose;whereas,therefore,itis
convenientthatahigheramountshouldexceptionally
befixedforthesecurityrelatingtothelotcomposed
oftobaccoofthatvariety;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforTobacco,TheclosingdatereferredtoinArticle9(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3389/73forremovalofthetobaccoby
thesuccessfultenderershallbeasfollows:
—inthecaseofLot1:
(a)attheendofthesixthmonthfollowingthe
dateofthepublicationoftheresultofthe
tenderingprocedureintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities ,inrespectofat
leastonethirdofthelot;
(b)attheendoftheninthmonthfollowingthe
saiddatefortheremainingtobacco;
—inthecaseofLots2,3and4onthe60thday
followingthatofthepublicationoftheresultof
thetenderingprocedureintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
Article5
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.ThesecurityspecifiedinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No3389/73mustbelodgedwiththeAzienda
diStatopergliinterventinelmercatoagricolo,
sezionespecializzataperiltabacco(AIMA),viaDuccio
Galimberti47,00136I-Roma. Fourlotsofbaledrawtobaccofromthe1974,1975,
1976,1977,1978and1979crops,heldbytheItalian
(')OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.1.BywayofderogationfromArticle5(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No3389/73,theamountofthesecurityshall
befixed,forthelotoftobaccooftheSumatraI
variety,at0-71.8ECUperkilogram.(2)OJNoL345,15.12.1973,p.47.
(3)OJNoL43,20.2.1979,p.5.

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mentsinproportiontothequantitiesoftobaccoin
respectofwhichtheproofsreferredtoinArticle7(c)
ofthisRegulationhavebeenprovided.2.TheCommission shallinformtherelevantinter­
ventionagencyforthwithoftheresultofthesaleby
tender.Theagencyshallimmediatelyreleasethe
securitiesoftendererswhosetenderswereinadmis­
sibleorwhowereunsuccessful .
Thesecuritiesofthesuccessfultendererortenderers
shallbereleasedoncetheconditionslaiddownin
Article7(c)ofthatRegulationhavebeenfulfilled.
3.InthecaseofLot1,andonapplicationbythe
personconcerned,thesecurityisreleasedbyinstal­Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Varieties HarvestWeight
(kilograms)
Beneventano 1974 989284
1975 2444342
SumatraI 1976 6072
1979 33864
BurleyI 1977 262451
1978 645833
Forchheimer Havanna 1978 574773
BadischerGeudertheimer 1978 195375
Total 5151994