Commission Regulation (EC) No 1845/2005 of 11 November 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Czech intervention agency
Date: 2005-11-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Czechia, award of contract, intervention agency, maize, sale

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1845/2005

of 11 November 2005

opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by
the Czech 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,

(7) With a view to modernising management,

the infor-
mation required by the Commission should be sent by
electronic mail.

(8)

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

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Whereas:

Article 1

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

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

The Czech Republic has intervention stocks of maize,
which should be used up.

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

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

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

(1) OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Regu-

lation (EC) No 11549/2005 (OJ L 187, 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 Czech intervention agency shall open a standing invitation
to tender
sale on the Community market of
31 185 tonnes of maize held by it.

the

for

Article 2

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

However, notwithstanding that 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; it may not in any event be
lower than the intervention price in force for the month in
question, including any monthly increases.

Article 3

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

Article 4

The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00

1.
(Brussels time) on 23 November 2005.

to tender

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

shall be 15.00 (Brussels

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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 Czech intervention

2.
agency at the following address:

Státní zemědělský intervenční fond
Odbor Rostlinných Komodit
Ve Smečkách 33
CZ-110 00 Praha 1
Tel. (420) 871 667/403
Fax (420) 296 806 404.

Article 5

Article 6

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.

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.

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

the time-limit

Article 7

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, 11 November 2005.

For the Commission

Mariann FISCHER BOEL
Member of the Commission

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Standing invitation to tender for the resale of 31 185 tonnes of maize held by the Czech intervention agency

ANNEX

Form (*)

(Regulation (EC) No 1845/2005)

2

Lot No

3

Quantity
(t)

4

Tender price
EUR/t

1

Serial numbers
of tenderers

1

2

3

etc.

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