Commission Regulation (EC) No 1066/1999 of 25 May 1999 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the Belgian intervention agency
Date: 1999-05-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Belgium, award of contract, cereals of bread-making quality, common wheat, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1066/1999

of 25 May 1999

opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat of
breadmaking quality held by the Belgian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

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

(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/
93 (3) as last amended by Regulation (EC)No 39/
1999 (4) lays down the procedure and conditions for
the disposal of cereals held by intervention agen-
cies;

(2) Whereas, given the current market situation, a
standing invitation to tender should be opened for
the export of 48 156 tonnes of common wheat of
breadmaking quality held by the Belgian interven-
tion agency;

(3) Whereas special procedures must be laid down to
ensure that the operations and their monitoring are
properly effected; whereas, to that end, provision
should be made for a security lodgement scheme
which ensures that aims are met while avoiding
excessive costs for the operators; whereas deroga-
tions should accordingly be made to certain rules,
in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93;

(4) Whereas, where removal of the common wheat of
breadmaking quality is delayed by more than five
days or the release of one of the securities required
is delayed for reasons imputable to the intervention
agency the Member State concerned must pay
compensation;

(5) Whereas this invitation to tender for the export of
intervention stocks is unusual in that it will also
operate at the end of the marketing year, i.e. in
June 1999; whereas,
in the case of
tenders made between 3 and 30 June 1999, deliv-
eries will be possible only from 1 July 1999;
whereas provision must accordingly be made to
derogate from the first paragraph of Article 16 of

therefore,

(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.

Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, which stipulates
that payment must be made no later than one
month after acceptance of the tender;

(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-
tion are in accordance with the opinion of the
Management Committee for Cereals,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the Belgian
intervention agency issues a standing invitation to tender
for the export of common wheat of breadmaking quality
held by it in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/
93.

Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
1.
48 156 tonnes of common wheat of breadmaking quality
to be exported to all
the
customs export formalities for tenders submitted on or
after 3 June 1999 may be completed only on or after 1
July 1999.

third countries. However,

2.
The regions in which the 48 156 tonnes of common
wheat of breadmaking quality are stored are set out in
Annex I.

Article 3

1. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the
export shall be that quoted in the tender.

2. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall
be granted on exports carried out pursuant to this Regula-
tion.

Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall

3.
not apply.

Article 4

1.
The export licences shall be valid from their date of
issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.

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Between 3 and 30 June 1999, tenders submitted
2.
under this invitation to tender shall not be admissible
unless they are accompanied by a written undertaking to
export only on or after 1 July 1999. The tenders may not
licences
be accompanied by applications
submitted under Article 44 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3719/88 (1).

for export

Article 5

1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the time limit for submission of tenders in
respect of the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9
a.m.

(Brussels time) on 27 May 1999.

The time limit for submission of tenders in respect
2.
of subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9 a.m.
(Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter.

The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m.

3.
(Brussels time) on 30 September 1999.

Tenders shall be lodged with the Belgian interven-

4.
tion agency.

Article 5a

In the case of tenders submitted between 3 and 30 June
1999, the following conditions shall apply:
(cid:190) notwithstanding the first paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the cereals must be
paid for by 31 July 1999, at the latest.

(cid:190) notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for
the export shall be that indicated in the tender:

Article 5b

In the case of licences applied for between 3 and 30 June
1999, without prejudice to Article 17(3) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2131/93, the security referred to in the second
indent of Article 17(2) of that Regulation shall be released
only when proof is provided that the customs export
formalities were completed on or after 1 July 1999.

Article 6

the

The

storer

intervention agency,

1.
and the
successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and
by common agreement, either before or at the time of
removal from storage as the successful tenderer chooses,
take reference samples for counter-analysis at the rate of
at least one sample for every 500 tonnes and shall analyse
the samples. The intervention agency may be represented
by a proxy, provided this is not the storer.

The analysis results shall be forwarded to the Commission
in the event of a dispute.

Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of the
successful tenderer’s request or within three working days
if the samples are taken on removal from storage. Where
the final result of sample analyses indicates a quality:

(a) higher than that specified in the notice of invitation
to tender, the successful tenderer must accept the lot
as established;

(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in the
notice of
the
differences having regard to those criteria do not
exceed the following limits:

invitation to tender, providing that

(cid:190) two kilograms per hectolitre as regards specific
weight, which must not, however, be less than 72
kg/hl,

(cid:190) one percentage point as regards moisture content,

(cid:190) 20 percentage points

for

the Hagberg falling

index,

(cid:190) half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in points B.2 and B.4 of the Annex to
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 689/92 (2)and

(cid:190) half a percentage point as regards impurities as
specified in point B.5 of the Annex to Regulation
(EEC) No 689/92, the percentages admissible for
noxious grains and ergot, however,
remaining
unchanged,

the successful tenderer must accept the lot as estab-
lished;

(c) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down
for intervention but below the quality described in the
notice of
invitation to tender, and a difference
exceeding the limits set out in point (b), the successful
tenderer may:

(cid:190) accept the lot as established, or

(cid:190) refuse to take over

the lot

in question. The
successful tenderer shall be discharged of all his
obligations relating to the lot in question and the
securities shall be released only once he has
informed the Commission and the intervention
agency forthwith in accordance with Annex II;
however, if he requests the intervention agency to
intervention
supply him with another
the
common wheat of breadmaking quality of
quality laid down at no additional charge,
the
security shall not be released. The lot must be
the
replaced within three days of
successful
successful
tenderer’s
tenderer shall notify the Commission immediately
thereof in accordance with Annex II;

request. The

the date of

lot of

(d) below the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention, the successful tenderer may not remove
the lot in question. He shall be discharged of all his
obligations relating to the lot in question and the
securities shall be released only once he has informed
the Commission and the intervention agency forth-
with in accordance with Annex II; however, he may
request the intervention agency to supply him with
another lot of intervention common wheat of bread-
making quality of the quality laid down at no addi-
tional charge. In that case, the security shall not be
released. The lot must be replaced within three days
of the date of the successful tenderer’s request. The
immediately inform the
successful
Commission thereof in accordance with Annex II.

tenderer

shall

(1) OJ L 331, 2.12.1988, p. 1.

(2) OJ L 74, 20.3.1992, p. 18.

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if

the common wheat of breadmaking
2. However,
quality is removed before the results of the analyses are
known, all risks shall be borne by the successful tenderer
from the time the lot is removed, without prejudice to any
means of redress of which he may avail himself against
the storer.

If, as a result of

successive replacements,

3.
the
successful tenderer has not received a replacement lot of
the quality laid down within one month of the date of his
request for a replacement, he shall be discharged of all his
obligations and the securities shall be released once he
informed the Commission and the intervention
has
agency forthwith in accordance with Annex II.

the costs of

taking the samples

4.
Except where the final results of analyses indicate a
quality below the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention,
and
conducting the analyses provided for in paragraph 1 but
not of inter-bin transfers shall be borne by the European
Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) in
respect of up to one analysis per 500 tonnes. The costs of
inter-bin transfers and any additional analyses requested
by the successful tenderer shall be borne by him.

Article 7

By derogation from Article 12 of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3002/92 (1) the documents relating to the sale
of wheat of breadmaking quality in accordance with this
the
Regulation, and in particular the export
removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation
(EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where
necessary, the T5 copy shall carry the entry:

licence,

(cid:190) Trigo blando panificable de intervenci(cid:155)n sin aplica-
ci(cid:155)n de restituci(cid:155)n ni gravamen, Reglamento (CE) no
1066/1999

(cid:190) Bageegnet blød hvede fra intervention uden restitu-
tionsydelse eller -afgift, forordning (EF) nr. 1066/1999

(cid:190) Interventions-Brotweichweizen ohne Anwendung von
Ausfuhrerstattungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verord-
nung (EG) Nr. 1066/1999

(cid:190) Lakaj(cid:149)r aqtopoi(cid:147)silor s(cid:148)tor paq(cid:146)lbasgr wyq(cid:148)r evaq-
loc(cid:147) epistqov(cid:147)r (cid:147) v(cid:149)qou, jamomisl(cid:149)r (EJ) aqih. 1066/
1999

(cid:190) Intervention common wheat of breadmaking quality
without application of refund or tax, Regulation (EC)
No 1066/1999

(cid:190) Bl(cid:130) tendre d’intervention panifiable ne donnant pas
lieu (cid:133) restitution ni taxe, r(cid:138)glement (CE) no 1066/1999

(cid:190) Frumento tenero d’intervento panificabile senza appli-
cazione di restituzione n(cid:130) di tassa, regolamento (CE) n.
1066/1999

(cid:190) Zachte tarwe van bakkwaliteit uit interventie, zonder
toepassing van restitutie of belasting, Verordening
(EG) nr. 1066/1999

(cid:190) Trigo mole panific(cid:145)vel de interven(cid:135)(cid:209)o sem aplica(cid:135)(cid:209)o
de uma restitui(cid:135)(cid:209)o ou imposi(cid:135)(cid:209)o, Regulamento (CE)
n.o 1066/1999

(cid:190) Interventioleip(cid:132)vehn(cid:132)(cid:132), johon ei sovelleta vientitukea

eik(cid:132) vientimaksua, asetus (EY) n:o 10661999

(cid:190) Interventionsvete, av br(cid:148)dkvalitet, utan till(cid:132)mpning av
bidrag eller avgift, f(cid:148)rordning (EG) nr 1066/1999

Article 8

The security lodgement pursuant to Article 13(4) of
1.
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 must be released once the
export
licences have been issued to the successful
tenderers.

2. Notwithstanding Article 17 of Regulation (EEC) No
2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by a
security equal to the difference between the intervention
price applying on the day of the award and the price
awarded but not less than EUR 10 per tonne. Half of the
security shall be lodged when the licence is issued and
the balance shall be lodged before the cereals are
removed.

Notwithstanding Article 15(2) of Regulation (EEC) No
3002/92:

(cid:190) the part of the security lodged when the licence is
issued must be released within 20 working days of the
date on which the successful tenderer provides proof
that the cereals removed have left the customs terri-
tory of the Community,

(cid:190) the remainder must be released within 15 working
days of the date on which the successful tenderer
provides the proof referred to in Article 17(3) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2131/93.

3.
Except in duly substantiated exceptional cases, in
particular the opening of an administrative enquiry, any
release of the securities provided for in this Article after
the time limits specified in this same Article shall confer
an entitlement to compensation from the Member State
amounting to EUR 0,015 per 10 tonnes for each day’s
delay.

(1) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17.

This compensation shall not be charged to the EAGGF.

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Article 9

Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the Belgian
intervention agency shall notify the Commission of tenders received. Such notification
shall be made using the model set out in Annex III and the telex or fax numbers set out in
Annex IV.

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

Article 10

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

Done at Brussels, 25 May 1999.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Place of storage

Quantity

(tonnes)

Silos de la Meuse, Li(cid:138)ge

SMEG, Gent

Silos de Floreffe, Floreffe

Borlix, Zeebrugge

Escaut Silos, Tournai

Borlix, Brugge

4 955

16 159

16 029

2 234

1 038

7 741

ANNEX II

Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of
common wheat of breadmaking quality held by the Belgian intervention agency

(Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1066/1999)

(cid:190) Name of successful tenderer:

(cid:190) Date of award of contract:

(cid:190) Date of refusal of lot by successful tenderer:

Lot
No

Quantity
in tonnes

Address
of silo

Reason for refusal to take over

(cid:190) Specific weight (kg/hl)

(cid:190) % sprouted grains

(cid:190) % miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)

(cid:190) % of matter which is not basic cereal of

unimpaired quality

(cid:190) Other

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ANNEX III

Standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat of breadmaking quality held
by the Belgian intervention agency

(Regulation (EC) No 1066/1999)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Tender No

Consignment
No

Quantity
(tonnes)

Offer price
(EUR/tonne)
(1)

Price increases
(+) or
reductions
(–)
(EUR/tonne)
p.m.

Commercial
costs
(EUR/tonne)

Destination

1

2

3

etc.

(1) This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.

ANNEX IV

The only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG VI-C-1):

(cid:190) fax:

(cid:190) telex:

296 49 56,
295 25 15,

22037 AGREC B,
22070 AGREC B (Greek characters).