CELEX: 31976R0699
Language: en
Date: 1976-03-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 699/76 of 26 March 1976 opening a third invitation to tender for Grana Padano cheeses held by the Italian intervention agency

30 . 3 . 76                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 83/ 13
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 699/76
                                                          of 26 March 1976
              opening a third invitation to tender for Grana Padano cheeses held by the
                                                    Italian intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        15 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1107/68 of
COMMUNITIES,                                                         27 July 1968 on detailed rules of application for inter­
                                                                     vention on the market in Grana Padano and Parmi­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                giano Reggiano cheeses (5), as last amended by Regula­
Economic Community,                                                  tion (EEC) No 250/76 (6) ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
of the market in milk and milk products ( J), as last                ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559 /76 (2), and in
particular Article 8 (5) thereof,
Whereas     substantial      stocks    of Grana    Padano    and     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Parmigiano Reggiano cheeses are held by the Italian
intervention agency ; whereas, having regard to the                                             Article 1
market position , and in order to avoid costs resulting
from prolonged storage, the marketing of certain quan­               Tenders are invited for a quantity of approximately
tities of Grana Padano cheeses having reached the                     1 730 metric tons of fully matured Grana Padano
proper age for consumption should go on, further to                  cheeses held by the Italian intervention agency.
the sale effected according to Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3338 /75 of 22 December 1975 opening an                                                Article 2
invitation to tender for Grana Padano cheeses held by
the Italian intervention agency (3), as last amended by              This invitation to tender shall be governed by Articles
Regulation (EEC) No 258/76 (4) ;                                     6 to 15 of Regulation (EEC) No 1107/68 .
Whereas, pursuant to the first subparagraph of Article                                          Article 3
8 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 , the terms of
disposal should be fixed in such a way as to avoid                   The closing date for the submission of tenders shall
disturbing the balance of the market ; whereas this                  be 9 April 1976 at 12 noon .
aim may be achieved through the level at which the
selling price is fixed and by limiting the quantities to                                        Article 4
be released on the market ; whereas , in order to ensure
equal access to prospective purchasers, recource                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
should again be made to a tendering procedure, for                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
which the detailed rules are specified in Articles 6 to               the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 March 1976 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                            Member of the Commission
(')  OJ  No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(-)  OJ  No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 .
(} ) OJ  No L 329 , 23 . 12 . 1975, p . 25 .                         (5 ) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p . 29 .
(4)  OJ  No L 32, 6 . 2 . 1976, p . 14.                              ( 6) OJ No L 30, 5 . 2 . 1976, p. 11 .