Commission Regulation (EC) No 348/2001 of 21 February 2001 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 10000 tonnes of rice held by the Greek intervention agency
Date: 2001-02-21
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, intervention agency, rice, sale, single market

22.2.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 52/13

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 348/2001

of 21 February 2001

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately
10 000 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 1667/2000 (2),
and in particular the last indent of Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (3) lays down
the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy
rice held by intervention agencies.

There is strong demand on the Community market at
present for certain varieties of Japonica rice consumed
on the internal market, with market prices higher than
the intervention price. At the same time, certain quant-
ities of rice of those varieties are available in the Greek
intervention agency's stores. Under those circumstances,
a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the
resale on the internal market of approximately 10 000
tonnes of Japonica paddy rice held by the Greek inter-
vention agency.

(3)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Greek intervention agency shall open, under the conditions
laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, a standing invitation
to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately

10 000 tonnes of Japonica paddy rice held by that agency, in
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 75/91.

Article 2

1.
The closing date for
response to the first partial
March 2001.

the submission of
in
invitation to tender shall be 6

tenders

The closing date for

2.
in
response to the last partial invitation to tender shall be 3 May
2001.

the submission of

tenders

Tenders must be lodged with the Greek intervention

3.
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

Article 3

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 the average prices
of the various lots sold.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the 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, 21 February 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.