Commission Regulation (EC) No 528/2000 of 10 March 2000 opening an invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 14 000 tonnes of rice held by the Greek intervention agency
Date: 2000-03-10
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, intervention agency, rice, single market

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 528/2000

of 10 March 2000

opening an invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 14 000
tonnes of rice held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 of 22
December 1995 on the common organisation of the market in
rice (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2072/98 (2), and
in particular the last indent of Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

Tenders must be lodged with the Greek intervention

2.
agency at the following address:

for the Administration of Purchases of

DIDAGEP
Directorate General
Agricultural Produce
Acharnon Street 241
GR-10466 Athens
Tel. (30-1) 865 99 41 and 867 31 49
Fax (30-1) 862 93 73

(1)

(2)

Approximately 14 000 tonnes of paddy rice held by the
Greek intervention agency should be put back on the
Community market
in accordance with
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 of 11 January
1991 laying down the procedures and conditions for the
disposal of paddy rice held by intervention agencies (3).

sale

for

As a result of the product's deterioration after a long
period of storage a minimum selling price should be
determined for each lot put up for sale taking account of
its specific characteristics,
in accordance with Article
2(3)(d) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3597/90 of
12 December 1990 on the accounting rules for inter-
vention measures involving the buying-in, storage and
sale of agricultural products by intervention agencies (4),
as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1392/97 (5).

(3)

The Management Committee for rice has not delivered
an opinion within the time limit set by its Chairman,

Article 4

The following minimum selling prices shall be respected:

— Lot No 1 EUR 185/t

— Store: Krokio Volos No 514

(559,640 t)

— Lot No 2 EUR 195/t

— Store: Krokio Volos No 504

— Store: Krokio Volos No 511

(1 815,650 t)

(1 313,280 t)

— Lot No 3 EUR 206/t

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 4

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 5

(1 615,100 t)

(1 574,520 t)

— Lot No 4 EUR 214/t

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 2

(1 615,100 t)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

— Lot No 5 EUR 224/t

Article 1

The Greek intervention agency shall open, under the conditions
laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, an invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately
14 000 tonnes of rice held by that agency.

Article 2

By derogation from Article 3(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91
tenders must relate to an entire lot.

Article 3

1.
The closing date for the initial submission of tenders shall
be 21 March 2000; for the final submission of tenders it shall
be 4 April 2000.

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 265, 30.9.1998, p. 4.
(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
(4) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 43.
(5) OJ L 190, 19.7.1997, p. 22.

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 1

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 3

(1 609,690 t)

(1 606,980 t)

— Lot No 6 EUR 242/t

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 8

(810,218 t)

— Store: Miloi Giannitsa No 9

(1 094,480 t)

Article 5

By Tuesday of the week following the closing date for the
submission of tenders, the Greek intervention agency shall
notify the Commission of the quantities and prices of the
various lots sold.

Article 6

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

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

Done at Brussels, 10 March 2000.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission