CELEX: 31985R2964
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-25
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2964/85 of 24 October 1985 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000 tonnes of feed wheat held by the United Kingdom intervention agency

No L 285/30                               Official Journal of the European Communities                             25 . 10 . 85
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2964/85
                                                        of 24 October 1985
               opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000 tonnes of feed
                               wheat held by the United Kingdom intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       2.    The regions in which the 500 000 tonnes of feed
COMMUNITIES,                                                         wheat are stored are listed in Annex I hereto .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                                            Article 3
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         The export licences shall be valid from their date of
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                     issue, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by              (EEC) No 1836/82, until the end of the third month
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2), and in particular                   following.
Article 7 (5) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                               Article 4
2738/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down general rules
for intervention on the market in cereals (3) provides               1.    The time limit for submission of tenders under
that cereals held by the intervention agencies shall be              the first partial invitation to tender shall expire on 13
disposed of by invitation to tender ;                                November 1985 at 1 p.m . (Brussels time).
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No                               2.    The time limit for submission of tenders under
1 836/82 (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     the last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 22
1 806/85 (*), lays down the procedure and conditions
                                                                     January 1986 at 1 p.m . (Brussels time).
for the disposal of cereals held by intervention
agencies ;                                                           3 . The tenders shall be lodged with the United
Whereas the wheat to be exported must be of a quality                Kingdom intervention agency. Only tenders for a
suitable for feed and must therefore not satisfy any of              quantity of 50 000 tonnes or more shall be accepted.
the criteria laid down in Articles 1 and 3 of Commis­
                                                                     4.    By way of derogation from the second subpara­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 2062/81 («) ;
                                                                     graph of Article 13 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
Whereas it is appropriate, in the present market situa­              1836/82, the price increases or reductions applied are
tion to open a standing invitation to tender for the                 those fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No
export of 500 000 tonnes of feed wheat held by the                   1570/77 0­
United Kingdom intervention agency ;
Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has                                               Article 5
not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
its chairman ,                                                       The common wheat to be exported shall be of a
                                                                     quality suitable for feed. Such quality shall be deter­
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     mined by non-compliance with any of the criteria laid
                                                                     down in Articles 1 and 3 of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2062/81 .
                             Article 1
The United Kingdom intervention agency may, on the                                             Article 6
conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82,
open a standing invitation to tender for the export of               The United Kingdom intervention agency shall notify
500 000 tonnes of feed wheat held by it.                             the Commission of the tenders received not later than
                                                                     two hours after expiry of the time limit for the
                             Article 2                               submission thereof. Notification shall be given as
 1.   The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum                 specified in the table in Annex II hereto.
of 500 000 tonnes of feed wheat to be exported to all
third countries .                                                                              Article 7
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
(■) OJ No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No   L  107,  19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .                            publication in the Official Journal of the European
(3) OJ No   L  281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 49 .                           Communities.
(«) OJ No   L  202,  9. 7. 1982, p. 23.
H   OJ No   L  169,  29. 6. 1985, p. 73.
h) OJ No L 201 , 22. 7. 1981 , p. 6.                                 P) OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 18 .
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             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 24 October 1985.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Frans ANDR1ESSEN
                                                                                    Vice-President
                                                         ANNEX I
                                                                                         (tonnes)
                                       Place of storage                   Quantity
                              Humberside                                     54 007
                              North Yorkshire                                57 878
                              West Midlands
                              (Metropolitan)                              133 953
                              Greater London                                 44 450
                              Suffolk                                     149 063
                              Staffordshire                                   6 332
                              Wiltshire                                      54 317
                                                        ANNEX II
            Standing invitation to tender for the export of 500 000 tonnes of feed wheat held by the
                                        United Kingdom intervention agency
                                              (Regulation (EEC) No 2964/85)
                      1          2               3             4               5               6         7
                                                                      Price increases
                                                                                         Commercial
               Number of   Consignment      Quantity      Offer price      ( + ) or          costs  Destination
                tenderer        No           (tonnes)    (ECU/tonne)   reduction (—)    (ECU/tonne)
                                                                        (ECU/tonne)
                      1
                    2
                     3
                  etc.