Commission Regulation (EC) No 1895/2002 of 24 October 2002 opening an invitation to tender for the subsidy on consignments of husked long-grain B rice to Réunion
Date: 2002-10-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Réunion, award of contract, export subsidy, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1895/2002

of 24 October 2002

opening an invitation to tender for the subsidy on consignments of husked long-grain B rice to
Réunion

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 Commission Regulation (EC) No
411/2002 (2), and in particular Article 10(1) thereof,

2.
The tendering procedure referred to in paragraph 1 shall
be open until 26 June 2003. During that period, weekly invita-
tions to tender shall be made for which the date for submission
of tenders shall be set out in the notice of invitation to tender.

3.
The tendering procedure shall take place in accordance
with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 and this
Regulation.

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2692/89 (3),
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1453/1999 (4),
down detailed rules for exports of rice to Réunion.

as
lays

Examination of the supply situation on the island of
Réunion shows a shortage of rice. In view of the avail-
ability of rice on the Community market, Réunion
should be allowed to obtain supplies on that market.
Because of the special situation of Réunion, it is appro-
priate to limit the quantities to be delivered and, there-
fore, to fix the amount of the subsidy by tendering
procedure.

Pursuant to Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2808/98 of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed
rules for the application of the agrimonetary system for
the euro in agriculture (5), as last amended by Regulation
(EC) No 2452/2000 (6), amounts quoted in tenders
submitted in response to invitations to tender organised
under an instrument forming part of the common agri-
cultural policy must be expressed in euro. Article 5(1) of
that Regulation provides that in such cases the operative
event for the agricultural exchange rate is the final day
for the submission of tenders. Paragraphs 3 and 4 of that
Article
to
advances and securities.

specify the operative

applicable

events

(4)

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

Article 2

A tender shall be admissible only if it covers a quantity of at
least 50 tonnes but not more than 3 000 tonnes.

Article 3

The security referred to in Article 7(3)(a) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2692/89 shall be EUR 30 per tonne.

Article 4

The subsidy documents issued in the context of this tendering
procedure shall, for the purposes of determining their period of
validity, be considered as having been issued on the final day of
the period for the submission of tenders.

Article 5

Tenders must reach the Commission via the Member States not
later than one and a half hours after expiry of the deadline for
weekly submission of tenders as laid down in the notice of invi-
tation to tender. They must be transmitted in accordance with
the table given in the Annex.

If no tenders are submitted, Member States shall inform the
Commission accordingly within the same deadline as that given
in the proceeding paragraph.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 6

Article 1

The time laid down for submitting tenders shall be Belgian
time.

1.
A tendering procedure is hereby opened for the subsidy
for consignments of husked long-grain B rice falling within CN
code 1006 20 98, referred to in Article 10(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 3072/95, to Réunion.

(1) OJ L 329, 30.12.1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 62, 5.3.2002, p. 27.
(3) OJ L 261, 7.9.1989, p. 8.
(4) OJ L 167, 2.7.1999, p. 19.
(5) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 282, 8.11.2000, p. 9.

Article 7

On the basis of tenders submitted, the Commission shall
1.
decide in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
22 of Regulation (EC) No 3072/95:

— either to fix a maximum subsidy,

— or not to take any action on the tenders.

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2. Where a maximum subsidy is fixed, an award shall be
made to the tenderer or tenderers whose tenders are at or
below the maximum subsidy level.

The final date for submission of tenders shall be 26 June 2003.

Article 9

Article 8

The deadline for submission of tenders for the first partial invi-
tation to tender shall expire on 7 November 2002 at 10 a.m.

into force on the third day
This Regulation shall enter
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, 24 October 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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