Commission Regulation (EC) No 1173/2001 of 15 June 2001 opening an invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 11764 tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency
Date: 2001-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Italy, award of contract, domestic market, intervention agency, rice, sale

16.6.2001

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1173/2001

of 15 June 2001

opening an invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 11 764
tonnes of rice held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Article 3

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 final

indent of Article 8(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

Approximately 11 764 tonnes of paddy rice held by the
Italian intervention agency should be placed on sale on
the Community market. The sale should be carried out
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).

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).
However, in view of the deterioration of several of these
lots, no minimum price should be fixed for these lots
and they should be awarded to the highest bidder.

(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 Italian intervention agency shall open, on the conditions
laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91, an invitation to
tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately
11 764 tonnes of rice held by that agency.

Article 2

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

(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.
(4) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 43.
(5) OJ L 190, 19.7.1997, p. 22.

1.
The closing date for the initial submission of tenders shall
be 25 June 2001; for the final submission of tenders it shall be
30 July 2001.

Tenders must be submitted to the Italian intervention

2.
agency:

Ente Nazional Risi
Piazza Pio XI — 1
I-20123 Milano
Tel. (39-02) 885 51 11
Fax (39-02) 86 13 72

3.

The products are stored in the following warehouses:

Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN)
Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE)

Article 4

The following minimum selling prices shall be respected:

— lot No 1

Price 210 EUR/t
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 5

700 tonnes

— lot No 2

Price 180 EUR/t
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 17

350 tonnes

— lot No 3

Price 110 EUR/t
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 10

650 tonnes

— lot No 4

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 1

820 tonnes

— lot No 5

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 2

790 tonnes

— lot No 6

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 8

820 tonnes

— lot No 7

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 9

840 tonnes

— lot No 8

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 11

530 tonnes

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— lot No 9

— lot No 15

350 tonnes

— lot No 16

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 12

870 tonnes

— lot No 10

to the highest bidder
Store Via Buozzi 9 — Revere (MN) No 13

— lot No 11

Price 170 EUR/t
668,74 tonnes
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
2

— lot No 12

Price 170 EUR/t
850,30 tonnes
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
10

— lot No 13

Price 160 EUR/t
873,54 tonnes
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
6

— lot No 14

to the highest bidder
880,26 tonnes
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
8

923,24 tonnes
to the highest bidder
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
12

Article 5

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

Article 6

Price 140 EUR/t
847,26 tonnes
Store Via XXV Aprile Ovest 12 — S. Ilario d'Enza (RE) No
4

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, 15 June 2001.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission