CELEX: 31988R2305
Language: en
Date: 1988-07-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2305/88 of 26 July 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

27. 7. 88                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 201 /63
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2305/88
                                                         of 26 July 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
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
 tendering procedure ;                                             2. Successful tenderers shall lodge security of 20 ECU
                                                                   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 a security to be released on presentation of the
 proof specified in certain provisions of Commission                                          Article 3
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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
2293/88 f7), 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 .
(2) OJ No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23.                                 1.   The time limit for submission of tenders in response
0   OJ  No L 223, 11 . 8 . 1987, p. 5.                             to the first individual invitation to tender shall be 4
(4) OJ  No L 294, 17. 10. 1987, p. 15.                             August 1988 .
0   OJ  No L 20, 26. 1 . 1988, p. 8.
0   OJ  No L 55, 1 . 3. 1988, p. 1 .
P)  See page 16 of this Official Journal.                          (8) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5.
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2.   The time limit for submission of tenders in response                               Article 5
to the final individual invitation to tender shall be 29
                                                               The Spanish intervention agency shall notify the
September 1988 ,                                               Commission, at the latest by Tuesday of the week
                                                               following the time limit for submission of tenders, of the
3. Tenders must be          lodged with      the   Spanish     quantities and average prices of the various lots sold.
intervention agency :
                                                                                        Article 6 ,
Servicio Nacional de Productos Agrarios (SENPA),
Beneficencia 8,                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
E-28004 Madrid,                                                publication in the Official Journal of the European
(Telex : 23427 SENPA E — Tel. 232 34 88).                      Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 26 July 1988.
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                          Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                        '    Vice-President