CELEX: 31988R1559
Language: en
Date: 1988-06-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1559/88 of 6 June 1988 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 50 000 tonnes of sorghum held by the Spanish intervention agency

7. 6. 88                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 140/9
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1559/88
                                                          of 6 June 1988
                   opening ft standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market
                        of 50 000 tonnes of sorghum held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                                             Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87                 The Spanish intervention agency shall sell by tender on
of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of               the Spanish market 50 000 tonnes of sorghum purchased
maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 ('), and              pursuant to Article 4 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1798/87.
in particular Article 4 (2) thereof,
                                                                     The sale" shall be operated in accordance with the terms
Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No                 of this Regulation and with those of Titles I and III of
 1799/87 the Spanish intervention agency has purchased               Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82.
300 000 tonnes of sorghum on the world market ; whereas
arrangements should be made for the sale of part of that
quantity on the Spanish market ;
                                                                                                 Article 2
Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC)
 No 1836/82 of 7 July 1982 laying down the procedure                  1 . Tenderers shall undertake to process or use in Spain
 and conditions * for the disposal of cereals held by                not later than 31 December 1988 any products that they
 intervention agencies (2), as last amended by Regulation            are awarded, unless prevented from doing so by force
 (EEC) No 2418/87 (3), will ensure that the requirements of           majeure.
 Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 are met and
 constitute a suitable framework for operation of the                2.     Successful tenderers shall lodge security of 20 ECU
 tendering procedure ;                                               per tonne with the Spanish intervention agency against
                                                                     discharge of the obligation mentioned in paragraph 1 .
 Whereas under Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No                   Security shall be lodged within two working days at the
  1799/87 the cereals in question must be used or                     latest of that on which the notice of award is received.
 processed in Spain ; whereas in order to ensure that this
 requirement is met successful tenderers should be obliged
 to lodge security to be released on presentation of the
                                                                                                 Article 3
 proof specified in certain provisions of Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 of 16 October 1987 laying
 down detailed rules for the application of the special               1 . The obligation mentioned in Article 2 (1 ) shall be
 arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into                   considered a primary requirement as defined in Article 20
  Spain from 1987 to 1990 (4), as last amended by                     of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (8). It shall
  Regulation (EEC) No 198/88 (^) ; whereas moreover the               not be considered to have been discharged fulfilled until
  provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88                 the tenderer provides the proof specified in the first and
  of 16 February 1988 laying down common detailed rules               second paragraphs of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No
  for verifying the use and/or destination of products from           3105/87.
  intervention (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
  1480/88 0, should apply to verification of satisfactory
  utilization of the cereals ;                                        2.     Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 shall apply in the field
                                                                      covered by this Regulation.
  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
  in accordance with the opinion of the Management
  Committee for Cereals,                                                                         Article 4
  (') OJ No L 170, 30. 6. 1987, p. 1 .                                 1.    The time limit for submission of tenders in response
  0 OJ No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23.                                    to the first individual invitation to tender shall be 9 June
  O OJ No L 223, 11 . 8. 1987, p. 5.
  0   OJ  No  L 294, 17. 10. 1987, p. 15.                              1988 .
  0   OJ  No  L 20, 26. 1 . 1988, p. 8.
  (<) OJ  No  L 55, 1 . 3. 1988, p. 1 .
   0  OJ  No  L 134, 31 . 5. 1988, p. 29.                              (8) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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2.    The time limit for submission of tenders in response     following the time limit for submission of tenders, of the
to the final individual invitation to tender shall be 30       quantities-and average prices of the various lots sold.
June 1988 .
3. Tenders must be lodged with the Spanish
intervention agency :
Servicio Nacional de Productos Agrarios (SENPA),
Beneficencia 8,
E-28004 Madrid,                                                                         Article 6
(Telex : 23427 SENPA E — Tel. 232 34 88).
                         Article 5
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
The Spanish intervention agency shall notify the               publication , in the Official Journal of the European
Commission, at the latest by Tuesday of the week                Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 6 June 1988 .
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                         Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                             Vice-President