Commission Regulation (EC) No 455/1999 of 2 March 1999 on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for 9 300 tonnes of barley held by the Finnish intervention agency for processing in northern Finland
Date: 1999-03-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Finland, agro-industry, award of contract, barley, intervention agency

3. 3. 1999

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 455/1999

of 2 March 1999

on the opening of a standing invitation to tender for 9 300 tonnes of barley held
by the Finnish intervention agency for processing in northern Finland

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (6), is applic-
able;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Cereals,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92
of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the
market in cereals (1), as last amended by Commission
Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (2), and in particular Article 5
thereof,

Whereas Finland is experiencing particular difficulties
with respect to supplies of feed grain in central northern
Finland following an extremely poor barley harvest in
1998 as a result of adverse weather conditions;

Whereas supplies are available in southern Finland in the
form of intervention barley; whereas this barley, which
dates from 1992 and was placed in intervention in 1995
find its way to the
on Finland’s accession, does not
the long
northern regions of
distances and high transport costs involved;

the country in view of

Whereas, taking into account the age of the stocks and
supplies of feed grain available in southern Finland, the
quantities of grain in question would be extremely diffi-
cult to dispose of under the normal conditions of resale of
intervention stocks laid down in Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the
procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by
intervention agencies (3), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 39/1999 (4); whereas Article 5(4) of that Regula-
tion expressly provides for a derogation from the normal
conditions of resale of intervention stocks under certain
circumstances; whereas
these circumstances currently
exist in Finland; whereas a standing invitation to tender
should therefore be opened for 9 300 tonnes of barley
held in southern Finland for compulsory processing in
northern Finland; whereas this invitation to tender should
be subject to special price conditions;

Whereas, as regards proof of processing in Finland,
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16 October
1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the
use and/or destination of products from intervention (5), as

(1) OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37.
(3) OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 5, 9. 1. 1999, p. 64.
(5) OJ L 301, 17. 10. 1992, p. 17.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.
The Finnish intervention agency shall organise a
standing invitation to tender for sale on the Finnish
domestic market of 9 300 tonnes of barley held in Vainik-
kala, for processing in regions C2 and C4 as defined in
the Finnish regional plan for arable crops.

2. Without prejudice to Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93,
the following special rules shall apply to this invitation to
tender:

— tenderers shall undertake to process the quantities of
barley awarded to them in the regions referred to in
paragraph 1,

— processing shall be carried out by 30 September 1999
at the latest, except in cases of force majeure,

— a security of EUR 20 per tonne shall be lodged with
the intervention agency by successful
tenderers to
ensure compliance with the conditions laid down in
the first and second indents. This security shall be
lodged at the latest within two working days of receipt
of the statement of award of contract.

3. Notwithstanding Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the highest tender exceeding the minimum
price of EUR 110 per tonne shall be accepted.

Article 2

The final date for the submission of

1.
tenders in
response to the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9
March 1999.

The final date for the submission of

2.
tenders in
response to the final partial invitation to tender shall be
27 April 1999.

(6) OJ L 104, 27. 4. 1996, p. 13.

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Article 3

— Pqooq(cid:148)fomtai cia letapo(cid:148)gsg [Jamomisl(cid:149)r (EJ) aqih.

1.
Securities as referred to in the third indent of Article
1(2) shall be released where they cover quantities in
respect of which the tenderers provide proof:

— of processing in the regions, laid down in Article 1(1),
by 30 September 1999 at the latest, except in cases of
force majeure,
or

— that the product is no longer fit for human or animal

consumption.

2.
Proof that the cereals covered by this Regulation
have been processed shall be furnished in accordance
with Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92. However, processing
shall be deemed to have taken place once the barley has
been delivered to a store in the regions in question.

3.
In addition to the endorsements provided for in
Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, box 104 of the T 5 control
copy must bear one or more of the following:

— Destinados a la transformaci(cid:155)n [Reglamento (CE) no

455/1999]

— Til forarbejdning (forordning (EF) nr. 455/1999)
— Zur Verarbeitung bestimmt

(Verordnung (EG) Nr.

455/1999)

455/1999]

— For processing (Regulation (EC) No 455/1999)
— Destin(cid:130)es (cid:133) la transformation [r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 455/

1999]

— Destinate alla trasformazione [regolamento (CE) n.

455/1999]

— Bestemd om te worden verwerkt (Verordening (EG)

nr. 455/1999)

— Para transforma(cid:135)(cid:209)o [Regulamento (CE) nº 455/1999]
— Tarkoitettu jalostukseen [Asetus (EY) N:o 455/1999]
— F(cid:148)r bearbetning (f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 455/1999).

Article 4

The Finnish intervention agency shall
inform the
Commission, by the Tuesday of the week following the
final date for the submission of tenders at the latest, of the
average prices of the various lots and the quantities sold.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.

Done at Brussels, 2 March 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission