Commission Regulation (EC) No 1965/2003 of 7 November 2003 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by the Swedish intervention agency
Date: 2003-11-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Sweden, award of contract, barley, intervention agency, sale, single market

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1965/2003

of 7 November 2003

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of barley held by
the Swedish intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

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 market in
cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1104/
2003 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July
1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the
sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (3), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (4), provides
in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies
are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices
preventing market disturbance.

Sweden still has intervention stocks of barley.

Because of the difficult weather conditions in much of
the Community, cereal production has been significantly
reduced in the 2003/04 marketing year. This situation
has resulted in high prices locally, causing particular
difficulties for livestock holdings and the feedingstuffs
industry, which are finding it hard to obtain supplies at
competitive prices.

It is therefore appropriate to make stocks of barley held
by the Swedish intervention agency available on the
internal market. As the quantities of barley placed on
the Community market by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 1514/2003 (5) are now exhausted, it is necessary to
open a new invitation to tender and to repeal that Regu-
lation.

To take account of the situation on the Community
market, provision should be made for the Commission
to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provi-
sion must be made for an award coefficient for tenders
offering the minimum selling price.

(6) When the Swedish intervention agency notifies the

Commission, the tenderers should remain anonymous.

(7) With a view to modernising management, the informa-
tion required by the Commission should be sent by elec-
tronic mail.

(8)

The Management Committee for Cereals has not issued
an opinion by the time limit laid down by its Chairman,

(1) OJ L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 158, 27.6.2003, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76.
(4) OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24.
(5) OJ L 217, 29.8.2003, p. 23.

Article 1

The Swedish intervention agency shall open a standing
1.
invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of
65 601 tonnes of barley held by it.

The quantity of barley referred to in paragraph 1 is stored

2.
in the regions listed in Annex I.

Article 2

The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance
with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.

However, notwithstanding the said Regulation:

(a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality

of the lot to which they apply;

(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does

not disturb the cereals market.

Article 3

Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93
the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne.

Article 4

1.
The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first
partial tendering procedure shall be 13 November 2003 at
9.00 (Brussels time).

The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent
partial tendering procedures shall be each Thursday at 9.00
(Brussels time).

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last
partial tendering procedure shall be 18 December 2003 at 9.00
(Brussels time).

Tenders must be lodged with the Swedish intervention

2.
agency:

Statens Jordbruksverk
S-551 82 Jönköping
Fax (46-36) 71 95 11.

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Article 5

The Swedish intervention agency shall send the Commission
the proposals received, no later than two hours after expiry of
the time limit for submitting tenders. They must be sent by
in
electronic mail
Annex II.

in accordance with the form set out

Article 6

Under the procedure laid down in Article 23(2) of Regulation
(EEC) No 1766/92 the Commission shall set the minimum
selling price or decide not to award any quantities. If tenders
are submitted for the same lot and for a total quantity larger
than that available, a separate price may be fixed for each lot.

Where tenders offer the minimum selling price, the Commis-
sion may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at
the same time as it sets the minimum selling price.

Article 7

Regulation (EC) No 1514/2003 is hereby repealed.

Article 8

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

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

Done at Brussels, 7 November 2003.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Region of storage

Broddbo

Gamleby

Götene

Hjo

Karlshamn

Köping

Moraby

Norrtälje

Skara

Skyttorp

Tärnsjö

Örsundsbro

Quantity
(tonnes)

12 416,471

1 535,307

811,444

2 263,351

9 614,103

3 172,29

1 204,71

3 248,691

2 419,594

16 362,208

4 252,56

8 300,83

Total

65 601,559

ANNEX II