Commission Regulation (EC) No 1374/2005 of 23 August 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Slovak intervention agency
Date: 2005-08-23
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, award of contract, barley, export, intervention agency

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1374/2005

of 23 August 2005

opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Slovak intervention
agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of
29 September 2003 on the common organisation of
the
market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,

Whereas:

transport costs between the place of storage and the
actual place of exit, up to a certain ceiling. In view of
Slovakia’s geographical location, this provision should be
applied.

(7) With a view to modernising the management of the
system, provision should be made for the electronic
transmission of
the
Commission.

information required by

the

(8)

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

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (2) lays down
the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals
held by intervention agencies.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (3) lays down
common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or desti-
nation of products from intervention.

Given the current market situation, a standing invitation
to tender should be opened for the export of 64 016
tonnes of barley held by the Slovak intervention agency.

Special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the
operations and their monitoring are properly effected. To
that end, provision should be made for a security
lodgement scheme which ensures that aims are met
while avoiding excessive costs for the operators. Dero-
gations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in
particular
those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No
2131/93.

To forestall reimportation, exports under this invitation
to tender should be limited to certain third countries.

Article 7(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 allows the
successful exporting tenderer to be reimbursed the lowest

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as

(EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ

amended by
L 187,

Commission Regulation
19.7.2005, p. 11).

(2) OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10).

The Slovak intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation
to tender for the export of barley held by it in accordance with
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, save as otherwise provided in
this Regulation.

Article 2

The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 64 016
to third countries with the
tonnes of barley for export
exception of Albania, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Bulgaria,
Canada, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Liechtenstein, Mexico, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro (4),
Switzerland and the United States of America.

Article 3

No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be

1.
granted on exports carried out under this Regulation.

Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not

2.
apply.

3.
Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the
export shall be that quoted in the tender, with no monthly
increase.

4.
Pursuant to Article 7(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93,
the lowest transport costs between the place of storage and the
actual place of exit shall be reimbursed to the successful
tenderer, up to the ceiling set in the invitation to tender.

(3) OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(4) Including Kosovo, as defined in UN Security Council Resolution

lation (EC) No 770/96 (OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13).

1244 of 10 June 1999.

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Article 4

Article 7

1.
issue
Export licences shall be valid from their date of
within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC)
the fourth month thereafter.
No 2131/93 until

the end of

The successful tenderer must accept the lot as established

1.
if the final result of the sample analyses indicates a quality:

Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender
2.
need not be accompanied by export
licence applications
submitted pursuant to Article 49 of Commission Regulation
(EC) No 1291/2000 (1).

Article 5

Notwithstanding Article

1.
(EEC)
No 2131/93, the time limit for submission of tenders under
the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time)
on 8 September 2005.

of Regulation

7(1)

The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial
invitations to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) each Thursday
exception of 3 November 2005,
thereafter, with the
29 December 2005, 13 April 2006 and 25 May 2006,
i.e.
weeks in which no invitation to tender shall be made.

The last partial invitation to tender shall expire at 9.00 (Brussels
time) on 22 June 2006.

Tenders must be lodged with the Slovak intervention

2.
agency:

Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra oddelenie obilnín a škrobu
Dobrovičova 12
SK-815 26 Bratislava
Tel. 421/-2-58243271
Fax 421-2-58243362

Article 6

The intervention agency, the storer and a successful tenderer
shall, at the request of the latter and by common agreement,
either before or at the time of removal from storage as the
tenderer chooses, take reference samples for counter-analysis
at the rate of at least one sample for every 500 tonnes and
shall analyse the samples. The intervention agency may be
represented by a proxy, provided this is not the storer.

(a) higher than that specified in the notice of

invitation to

tender;

(b) higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for
intervention but below the quality described in the notice
of invitation to tender, providing that the differences having
regard to those criteria do not exceed the following limits:

— one kilogram per hectolitre as regards specific weight,
which must not, however, be less than 64 kg/hl,

— one percentage point as regards moisture content,

— half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred
to in points B.2 and B.4 of Annex I to Commission
Regulation (EC) No 824/2000 (2),

— half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred
to Regulation (EC) No
for noxious
admissible

to in point B.5 of Annex I
824/2000,
grains and ergot remaining unchanged, however.

the percentages

If

the final result of

2.
the analyses carried out on the
samples indicates a quality higher than the minimum character-
istics laid down for intervention but below the quality described
in the notice of invitation to tender and the difference exceeds
the limits set out in paragraph 1(b), the successful tenderer may:

(a) accept the lot as established, or

(b) refuse to take over the lot concerned.

In the case of paragraph 1(b), the successful tenderer shall be
discharged of all obligations relating to the lot in question and
the securities shall be released provided the Commission and the
intervention agency are immediately notified using the form in
Annex I.

Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and
analysed within seven working days of the date of the successful
tenderer’s request or within three working days if the samples
are taken on removal from storage.

In the event of a dispute, the analysis results shall be forwarded
electronically to the Commission.

If the final result of the sample analyses indicates a quality
3.
below the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention,
the successful tenderer cannot remove the lot in question. The
successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations relating
in question and the securities shall be released
to the lot
provided the Commission and the intervention agency are
immediately notified using the form in Annex I.

(1) OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

(2) OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 1741/2004 (OJ L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 17).

lation (EC) No 1068/2005 (OJ L 174, 7.7.2005, p. 65).

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Article 8

Article 10

Should the cases mentioned in Article 7(2)(b) and 7(3) arise, the
successful tenderer may ask the intervention agency to supply
an alternative lot of barley of the requisite quality, at no extra
cost. In that case, the security shall not be released. The lot must
be replaced within three days of the date of the successful
tenderer’s request. The successful
immediately
inform the Commission thereof using the form in Annex I.

tenderer shall

If, following successive replacements, the successful tenderer has
not received a replacement lot of the quality laid down within
one month of the date of the request for a replacement, the
successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations and the
securities shall be released, provided the Commission and the
intervention agency have been immediately informed using the
form in Annex I.

Article 9

1.
If the barley is removed before the results of the analyses
provided for in Article 6 are known, all risks shall be borne by
is removed,
tenderer from the time the lot
the successful
without prejudice to any means of redress the tenderer might
have against the storer.

taking the samples and conducting the
The costs of
2.
in Article 6, with the exception of
analyses provided for
those referred to in Article 7(3),
shall be borne by the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF)
for up to one analysis per 500 tonnes, with the exception of the
cost of inter-bin transfers. The costs of inter-bin transfers and
any additional analyses requested by a successful tenderer shall
be borne by that tenderer.

Notwithstanding Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 3002/92,
the documents relating to the sale of barley
under this Regulation, and in particular the export licence, the
removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC)
No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where applicable, the
T5 copy shall carry one of the entries set out in Annex II.

Article 11

1.
The security lodged pursuant to Article 13(4) of Regu-
lation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall be released once the export
licences have been issued to the successful tenderers.

2.
Notwithstanding Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC)
No 2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by a
security equal to the difference between the intervention price
applying on the day of the award and the price awarded but not
less than EUR 25 per tonne. Half of the security shall be lodged
when the licence is issued and the balance shall be lodged
before the cereals are removed.

Article 12

the expiry of
for the
Within two hours of
the Slovak intervention agency shall
submission of
tenders,
electronically notify the Commission of
received.
This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in
Annex III.

the time limit

tenders

Article 13

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, 23 August 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

Communication of refusal and possible replacement of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the
export of barley held by the Slovak intervention agency

(Regulation (EC) No 1374/2005)

— Name of successful tenderer:
— Date of award:
— Date of refusal of the lot by the successful tenderer:

Lot number

Quantity in tonnes

Address of the silo

Reason for refusal to take over

— PS (kg/hl)
— % of sprouted grains
— % of miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)
— % of matter other than basic cereals of unim-

paired quality

— Other

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ANNEX II

Entries referred to in Article 10

— in Spanish:

Cebada de intervención sin aplicación de restitución ni gravamen, Reglamento (CE) no 1374/2005

— in Czech:

Intervenční ječmen nepodléhá vývozní náhradě ani clu, nařízení (ES) č. 1374/2005

— in Danish:

— in German:

Byg fra intervention uden restitutionsydelse eller -afgift, forordning (EF) nr. 1374/2005

Interventionsgerste ohne Anwendung von Ausfuhrerstattungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verordnung (EG)
Nr. 1374/2005

— in Estonian:

Sekkumisoder, mille puhul ei rakendata toetust või maksu, määrus (EÜ) nr 1374/2005

— in Greek:

Κριθή παρέμβασης χωρίς εφαρμογή επιστροφής ή φόρου, κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1374/2005

— in English:

Intervention barley without application of refund or tax, Regulation (EC) No 1374/2005

— in French:

Orge d'intervention ne donnant pas lieu à restitution ni taxe, règlement (CE) no 1374/2005

— in Italian:

Orzo d'intervento senza applicazione di restituzione né di tassa, regolamento (CE) n. 1374/2005

— in Latvian:

Intervences mieži bez kompensācijas vai nodokļa piemērošanas, Regula (EK) Nr. 1374/2005

— in Lithuanian:

Intervenciniai miežiai, kompensacija ar mokesčiai netaikytini, Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1374/2005

— in Hungarian:

Intervenciós árpa, visszatérítés, illetve adó nem alkalmazandó, 1374/2005/EK rendelet

— in Dutch:

— in Polish:

Gerst uit interventie, zonder toepassing van restitutie of belasting, Verordening (EG) nr. 1374/2005

Jęczmień interwencyjny niedający prawa do refundacji
nr 1374/2005

ani do opłaty,

rozporządzenie

(WE)

— in Portuguese: Cevada de

n.o 1374/2005

intervenção sem aplicação de uma restituição ou imposição, Regulamento (CE)

— in Slovak:

Intervenčný jačmeň nepodlieha vývozným náhradám ani clu, nariadenie (ES) č. 1374/2005

— in Slovenian:

Intervencija ječmena brez zahtevkov za nadomestila ali carine, Uredba (ES) št. 1374/2005

— in Finnish:

— in Swedish:

Interventio-ohra, johon ei sovelleta vientitukea eikä vientimaksua, asetus (EY) N:o 1374/2005

Interventionskorn, utan tillämpning av bidrag eller avgift, förordning (EG) nr 1374/2005.

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Standing invitation to tender for the export of barley held by the Slovak intervention agency

ANNEX III

Form (*)

(Regulation (EC) No 1374/2005)

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Serial numbers
of tenderers

Lot number

Quantity
in tonnes

Tender prices
(EUR/tonne) (1)

Increases (+)
Reductions (–)
(EUR/tonne)
(p.m.)

Commercial costs (2)
(EUR/tonne)

Destination

1

2

3

etc.

(1) This price includes the increases and reductions relating to the lot covered by the tender.
(2) The commercial costs corresponding to insurance and services provision borne after exit from the intervention stock up to the FOB
stage at the port of export, with the exception of transport costs. The notified costs shall be established on the basis of the average real
costs recorded by the intervention agency in the six months preceding the opening of the tendering period and shall be expressed in
EUR per tonne.

(*) To be sent to DG AGRI (Unit D.2).