CELEX: 31992R0361
Language: en
Date: 1992-02-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 361/92 of 13 February 1992 authorizing the Italian intervention agency to put up for sale by invitation to tender 100 000 tonnes of paddy rice with a view to export in the form of milled rice to the Republics resulting from the dissolution of the Soviet Union

15. 2. 92                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 39/ 13
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 361/92
                                                    of 13 February 1992
                 authorizing the Italian intervention agency to put up for sale by invitation to
                 tender 100 000 tonnes of paddy rice with a view to export in the form of milled
                    rice to the Republics resulting from the dissolution of the Soviet Union
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                                Article 2
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            1 . The invitation to tender shall be open from 27
Economic Community,                                              February to 31 March 1992.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76             2. The paddy rice awarded must be converted into
of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                milled rice for human consumption and exported to the
market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          Republics resulting from the dissolution of the Soviet
No 1 806/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,        Union .
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 Tenders shall not be valid unless accompanied by :
1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for
intervention on the market in rice (3), as last amended by       — an application for an export licence for milled rice in
Regulation (EEC) No 794/91 (4), provides that sales of rice          bulk and/or in packages of more than five kilograms,
held by intervention agencies are to be organized by invi­           falling within CN codes 1006 30 92, 1006 30 94 and
tation to tender ;                                                    1006 30 96 together with an application for advance
                                                                     fixing of the refund for the product in question,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (*) lays            — evidence that the tenderer has lodged the security
down the procedures and the conditions for the sale of               provided for in Article 13 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No
paddy rice held by intervention agencies ;                           75/91 ,
Whereas on 30 January 1992 Italy notified the Commis­            — a written undertaking by the tenderer to lodge, on
sion of its wish to sell 100 000 tonnes of paddy rice held           payment of the goods at the latest, the security
by its intervention agency with a view to export to the              provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 17 of
Republics resulting from the dissolution of the Soviet               Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 .
Union in the form of milled rice ; whereas that request
can be acceded to ;
                                                                                           Article 3
Whereas the quantity of milled rice to be exported
following treatment of the paddy rice should be specified ;      The minimum selling price shall be ECU 235,86 per
                                                                 tonne .
Whereas Italy is to take all further action compatible with
the provisions in force to ensure that the operation runs
smoothly and to inform the Commission thereof ;                                            Article 4
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are         1.    Notwithstanding Article 21 (1 ) of Commission
in accordance with the opinion of the Management                 Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (6), export licences issued
Committee for Cereals,                                           shall be deemed, for the purposes of determining their
                                                                 term of validity, to have been issued on the day of
                                                                 submission of the tender.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                 2.    Export licences issued within the framework of this
                                                                 invitation to tender shall carry the following entry in
                                                                 section 22 :
                          Article 1
                                                                 'Invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No
The Italian intervention agency is hereby authorized to          361 /92 — Tender of               '.
put up for sale on the Community market by invitation to
tender 80 000 tonnes of round grain paddy rice and
20 000 tons of medium grain and long grain A paddy rice                                    Article 5
held by it.
                                                                 For the purposes of determining the quantity of milled
(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                             rice to be exported, the quantity of paddy rice awarded
0 OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 .                               shall be multiplied by a coefficient based on the milling
0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 24.
if) OJ No L 82, 28. 3. 1991 , p. 5.
0 OJ No L 9, 12. 1 . 1991 , p. 15.                               (') OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .
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yields in whole grains recorded when the rice was taken        Regulation and shall immediately inform the Commis­
into intervention and indicated for each lot in the notice     sion thereof.
of invitation to tender published by the intervention
agency.
                                                               It shall inform the Commission each week, through the
                                                               Management Committee for Cereals, of progress in the
                                                               sale by invitation to tender.
                        Article 6                                                      Article 7
                                                               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
The Italian intervention agency shall take all necessary       publication in the Official Journal of the European
action to ensure compliance with the provisions of this        Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
                Done at Brussels, 13 February 1992.
                                       1                                 For the Commission
                                                                          Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                    Member of the Commission