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 2763/75 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 AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID , THE MEMBER STATES SHOULD SUPPLY IT WITH THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ;
WHEREAS THE PRESENT REGULATION INCORPORATES THE PROVISIONS OF COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1889/76 OF 29 JULY 1976 LAYING DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR GRANTING PRIVATE STORAGE AID FOR PIGMEAT ( 1 ); WHEREAS THAT REGULATION SHOULD THEREFORE BE REPEALED ;
WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR PIGMEAT ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ARTICLE 1
THE GRANTING OF PRIVATE STORAGE AID , AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 2759/75 , SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS REGULATION .
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