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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2708/78
of21November 1978
layingdownconditions(orinvitationstotender(orcolzaandrapeseedheldby
theDanishinterventionagency
proofthattheseedshavebeenplacedundercontrolat
anoilmillpursuanttoArticle2ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2114/71of28September1971onthe
subsidyforoilseeds(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No851/78(6),orhavebeenexported;
Whereastheminimumsellingpricethatmostnearly
correspondstotheactualmarketsituationmaybe
determinedonthebasisofthetendersreceived;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforOilsandFats,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo136/66/EEC
of22September1966ontheestablishment ofa
commonorganizationofthemarketinoilsand
fats(1),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1562/78(2),andinparticularArticle26(3)thereof,
Whereasduringthe1977/78marketingyearthe
Danishinterventionagencyboughtincertainquanti­
tiesofcolzaandrapeseedpursuanttoArticle26of
RegulationNo136/66/EEC;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
189/68(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1687/76(4),laiddowntheconditionsforsaleby
tenderontheCommunitymarketofoilseedsheldby
interventionagencies;whereas,inviewofthepresent
situationofthemarketforoilseedsintheCommu­
nity,itisunlikelythatthequantitiesheldbythe
Danishinterventionagencycanbesoldinaccordance
withthepriceconditionslaiddowninArticle5of
Regulation (EEC)No189/68;whereas,therefore,
specialmeasuresmustbetakentodisposeofthese
oilseeds;
Whereascolzaandrapeseedcanatpresentbe
marketedintheCommunityatapricewhichaccords
morecloselywiththeactualmarketsituationthanthe
pricefixedinaccordancewiththesaidArticle5;
Whereas,inordertoensurefavourablesellingcondi­
tions,theseedsshouldbeputupforsaleinlots;
Whereasasecurityshouldbeprovidedtoensurethe
observanceoftheobligationsinvolvedinthesubmis­
sionofatender;whereas,moreover,thatsecurity
shouldbesuchastopreventtheseedsforwhicha
tenderisacceptedfrombeingofferedforintervention
asecondtime;whereasthesecurityshouldtherefore
beforfeitedunlessthesuccessfultendererprovidesArticle1
1.Thereshallbeputupforsalebytenderonthe
Communitymarkettwolotsofatotalquantityof
approximately 963tonnesofcolzaandrapeseedheld
bytheDanishinterventionagency,whichwere
boughtinduringthe1977/78marketingyear.
2.TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No189/68
shallapply,subjecttothoseofthisRegulation .
Article2
Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
notlessthan10daysbeforethefinaldateforthe
submissionoftenders.Thisdateshallbe4December
1978,notlaterthan2p.m.
Article3
1.Notendershallbeacceptedunlessitstatesa
priceperlot,deliveryexstoragedepot.
Thecostsofweighing,samplingandanalysisshallbe
borne,bytheinterventionagency.Anyotherexitcosts
arisingshallbebornebythepurchaser.(>)OJNo172,30.9.1966,p.3025/66.
(2)OJNoL185,7.7.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL43,17.2.1968,p.7.
(4)OJNoL190,14.7.1976,p.1.(5)OJNoL222,2.10.1971,p.2.
(6)OJNoL116,28.4.1978,p.4.

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2.Tendersshallbevalidonlyifaccompaniedbya
securityoftwounitsofaccountper100kilograms.
Thesecuritymaybeprovidedincashorintheform
ofaguaranteesatisfyingthecriterialaiddowninthe
KingdomofDenmark.
Article4
ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle3(2)shallbe
releasedwhere:
(a)thetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistenderbefore
theawardofthecontractandthetenderhasbeen
unsuccessful ;
(b)thesuccessfultenderer,saveincasesofforce
majeure,haspaidtotheinterventionagencythe
amountcorresponding tohistender,hastaken
overtheoilseedsawardedtohimunderthetender
andhasgivenproofthattheoilseedshavebeen
placedundercontrolatanoilmillpursuantto
Article2ofRegulation (EEC)No2114/71orhave
beenexported.
Article5
Inthelightofthetenderssubmitted,aminimum
pricefortheseedsshallbefixedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle38ofRegulation
No136/66/EEC.Thepriceshallbefixed,exstoragedepot,foroilseeds
ofthestandardqualityforwhichinterventionprices
arefixed.Wheretheoilseedsofferedforsalearenot
ofthesaidstandardquality,theirweightshallbedeter­
minedbythemethoddescribedintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1204/72of7June
1972layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationof
thesubsidysystemforoilseeds(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1856/78(2),andthesellingprice
shallbeincreasedorreducedasspecifiedinthe
AnnextoCommissionRegulationNo282/67/EECof
11July1967ondetailedrulesforinterventionfor
oilseeds(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
1512/78(4).
Article6
SubjecttotheminimumpricereferredtoinArticle5,
thecontractshallbeawardedtothehighestbidder.
Iftwoormoretendererstenderatthesameprice,the
successfultenderershallbechosenbylot.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
(>)OJNoL133,10.6.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL212,2.8.1978,p.8.
(3)OJNo151,13.7.1967,p.1.
(4)OJNoL178,1.7.1978,p.58.