Commission Regulation (EC) No 793/2005 of 26 May 2005 on the opening of a special standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of approximately 7783 tonnes of paddy rice held for a long time by the Greek intervention agency
Date: 2005-05-26
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Greece, award of contract, domestic market, intervention agency, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 793/2005

of 26 May 2005

on the opening of a special standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of
approximately 7 783 tonnes of paddy rice held for a long time by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

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

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1785/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
in rice (1), and in particular Article 7(4) and (5)
market
thereof,

Article 1

Under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 75/91,
the Greek intervention agency shall
launch a special standing
invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of
approximately 7 783 tonnes of paddy rice held by it.

Whereas:

Article 2

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (2),
lays down
the procedures and conditions for the disposal of paddy
rice held by intervention agencies.

By way of derogation from Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 75/91, the minimum selling prices to be respected shall
be set at:

The Greek intervention agency has held some paddy rice
for a long time. A quantity of approximately 7 783
should be disposed of on the Community
tonnes
in
should be
Such disposal
market.
accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 75/91.

carried out

Price EUR 84,00/t:

approximately 1 593 tonnes

Storer: Milloi Yiannitson Abee
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
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— Lot No 1

in view of the long storage period and the
However,
the product,
resulting deterioration in the quality of
provision should be made
for a derogation from
Article 5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 and the
minimum selling price of each of the lots concerned
should be determined on the basis of its specific char-
acteristics,
in accordance with Article 2(3)(d) of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3597/90 on the
accounting rules
intervention measures involving
the buying-in, storage and sale of agricultural products
by intervention agencies (3).

for

(4)

Given the quality and characteristics of the rice to be
disposed of, measures must be
taken to enable
tenderers to assess the quality of the rice before bids
are submitted. Provision should also be made for
tenders to cover an entire lot.

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 96.
(2) OJ L 9, 12.1.1991, p. 15.
(3) OJ L 350, 14.12.1990, p. 43. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1392/97 (OJ L 190, 19.7.1997, p. 22).

— Lot No 2

Price EUR 50,00/t:

approximately 1 553 tonnes

Storer: Milloi Yiannitson Abee
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
No 5

— Lot No 3

Price EUR 74,00/t:

approximately 1 044 tonnes

Storer: Megas Alexandros Abexe
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
No 5

— Lot No 4

Price EUR 74,00/t:

approximately 1 571 tonnes

Storer: Milloi Yiannitson Abee
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
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(1)

(2)

(3)

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— Lot No 5

Price EUR 74,00/t:

approximately 790 tonnes

Storer: Milloi Yiannitson Abee
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
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— Lot No 6

Price EUR 124,00/t:

approximately 1 075 tonnes

Storer: Milloi Yiannitson Abee
Warehouse: Kougioumgidou 5, GR-58100 Yannitsa — silo
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3. When removing the goods, the successful tenderer may
not dispute the quality and characteristics of the paddy rice.

Article 5

1.
partial

The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first
invitation to tender is 7 June at 12.00 (Athens time).

2.
The deadline for the submission of tenders for the last
partial invitation to tender is 21 July at 12.00 (Athens time).

Article 3

Tenders shall be lodged with the Greek intervention

3.
agency:

By way of derogation from Article 3(2) of Regulation

1.
(EEC) No 75/91, tenders shall cover an entire lot.

2.
By way of derogation from Article 13(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 75/91, tenders shall be drawn up by reference to
the real quality of the lot to which they relate.

OPEKEPE
Acharnon Street 241
GR-10466 Athènes
Tel. (30-210) 212 46 86 et 212 47 88
Fax (30-210) 212 47 91.

Article 4

Article 6

invitation to tender

shall contain an
The notice of
1.
approximate description of
the qualitative characteristics of
each lot of rice to be sold, based on the results of the most
recent analyses carried out.

2.
The notice of invitation to tender shall give tenderers the
option of having a prior analysis carried out of the quality
the rice to be sold and shall specify the
characteristics of
shall be
place where the goods are stored. The analysis
carried out by the tenderer before the tender is submitted,
using a sample taken from the warehouse.

By way of derogation from Article 19 of Regulation (EEC)
No 75/91,
inform the
the Greek intervention agency shall
Commission electronically, no later than the Tuesday of the
week following the closing date for the submission of tenders,
of the quantities sold and the average prices of the various lots.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publi-
cation 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, 26 May 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission