, FOR THE SAME REASON , AID SHOULD BE GRANTED ONLY FOR THE STORAGE OF PRODUCTS WHICH HAVE BEEN OBTAINED FROM RECENT SLAUGHTERINGS ;
WHEREAS , TO MAKE THE AID MORE EFFECTIVE , IT SHOULD BE STIPULATED THAT CONTRACTS MUST RELATE TO NOT LESS THAN A CERTAIN QUANTITY , VARIED IF NECESSARY ACCORDING TO PRODUCT ;
WHEREAS , FOR THE SAME REASON , THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE INTERVENTION AGENCY AND THE STORER SHOULD SPECIFY THE OBLIGATIONS TO BE FULFILLED BY THE LATTER , IN PARTICULAR THOSE ENABLING THE INTERVENTION AGENCY TO UNDERTAKE AN EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF STORAGE CONDITIONS ;
WHEREAS , BOTH TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF COMMERCIAL PRACTICE AND FOR PRACTICAL REASONS , CERTAIN MARGINS OF VARIATION FROM THE AGREED QUANTITY SHOULD BE PERMITTED ;
WHEREAS THE AMOUNT OF THE SECURITY DESIGNED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS SHOULD BE FIXED AT A PERCENTAGE OF THE AID FIGURE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , IT IS POSSIBLE TO PROVIDE FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF THE SECURITY WHERE PART OF THE QUANTITY CONTRACTED FOR HAS BEEN STORED ;
WHEREAS , IN CERTAIN CASES , ALTHOUGH THE PRINCIPAL OBLIGATION TO STORE HAS BEEN FULFILLED , CERTAIN ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTS , SUCH AS ADMINISTRATIVE FORMALITIES , HAVE NOT BEEN MET ; WHEREAS THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHOULD BE ENABLED TO SETTLE SUCH CASES EQUITABLY AND WITHOUT DELAY ;
WHEREAS ARTICLE 4 ( 1 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 989/68 PROVIDES THAT THE AMOUNT OF AID FOR PRIVATE STORAGE MAY BE DETERMINED BY MEANS OF A TENDERING PROCEDURE ; WHEREAS ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF THE SAME REGULATION CONTAIN RULES TO BE OBSERVED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROCEDURE ; WHEREAS , HOWEVER , MORE DETAILED RULES ARE NECESSARY FOR THAT PURPOSE ;
WHEREAS , TO ENSURE EQUAL TREATMENT FOR ALL INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE COMMUNITY , NOTICES OF INVITATION TO TENDER SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ;
WHEREAS , TO ENSURE THAT THE TENDERING PROCEDURE IS EFFECTIVE , ONLY THOSE TENDERS WHICH CONTAIN THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT AND INCLUDE A FORMAL UNDERTAKING BY THE TENDERER TO ENSURE PERFORMANCE OF THE STORAGE OPERATIONS SHOULD BE ACCEPTED ;
WHEREAS CERTAIN RULES REGARDING THE SCRUTINY OF TENDERS AND THEIR TRANSMISSION TO THE COMMISSION BY THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;
WHEREAS THE PURPOSE OF ADOPTING THE TENDERING PROCEDURE IS TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF THE AID ; WHEREAS , IN THE SELECTION OF TENDERS , PREFERENCE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THOSE WHICH ARE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS FOR THE COMMUNITY ; WHEREAS , TO THAT END , A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF AID MAY BE SET FOR WHICH TENDERS WOULD BE ACCEPTED ; WHEREAS , IF NO TENDER IS ACCEPTABLE , NONE NEED BE ACCEPTED ;
WHEREAS , SO THAT THE COMMISSION MAY HAVE ON OVERALL VIEW OF THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID , THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD SUPPLY IT WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF