Commission Regulation (EC) No 1700/2005 of 18 October 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Slovak intervention agency
Date: 2005-10-18
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Slovakia, award of contract, intervention agency, maize, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1700/2005

of 18 October 2005

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

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(6)

It is also important for the Slovak intervention agency’s
notification to the Commission to maintain the
anonymity of the tenderers.

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:

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 (2)
provides in particular that cereals held by intervention
agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at
prices preventing market disturbance.

Because of unfavourable weather conditions on the
Iberian peninsula maize prices on the Community
market
for
livestock farmers and the livestock feed industry alike
in securing supplies at competitive prices.

causing difficulties

relatively high,

are

(7) With a view to modernising management, the inform-
ation required by the Commission should be sent by
electronic mail.

(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The Slovak intervention agency shall open a standing invitation
to tender for the sale on the Community market of 98 625
tonnes of maize held by it.

Article 2

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

However, notwithstanding that Regulation:

Slovakia has intervention stocks of maize, which should
be used up.

(a)

tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality
of the lot to which they apply;

It is therefore appropriate to make the stocks of maize
held by the Slovak intervention agency available on the
internal market.

(b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does
not disturb the cereals market; it may not in any event be
lower than the intervention price in force for the month in
question, including any monthly increases.

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

for

Article 3

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

(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).

Article 4

The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00

1.
(Brussels time) on 26 October 2005.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

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to tender

The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial
invitations
time) each
Wednesday thereafter, with the exception of 2 November
2005, 28 December 2005, 12 April 2006 and 24 May 2006,
there being no invitation to tender in the weeks concerned.

shall be 15.00 (Brussels

time limit
made by e-mail, using the form in the Annex hereto.

for submitting tenders. This notification shall be

Article 6

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last
partial
invitation to tender shall be 28 June 2006 at 15.00
(Brussels time).

Tenders must be lodged with the Slovak intervention

2.
agency at the following address:

Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation
(EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum
selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event
that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity
larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price
separately for each lot.

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

Article 5

The Slovak intervention agency shall send the Commission the
tenders received, no later than two hours after expiry of the

Where tenders are offering the minimum sale price,
the
Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities
offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum sale price.

Article 7

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

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

Done at Brussels, 18 October 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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Standing invitation to tender for the resale of 98 625 tonnes of maize held by the Slovak intervention agency

ANNEX

Form (*)

(Regulation (EC) No 1700/2005)

1

2

Serial numbers of tenderers

Lot No

3

Quantity
(t)

4

Tender price
(EUR/t)

1
2

3

etc.

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