CELEX: 31992R1304
Language: en
Date: 1992-05-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1304/92 of 21 May 1992 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Greek intervention agency

22. 5. 92                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 139/33
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1304/92
                                                         of 21 May 1992
                 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000 tonnes of
                                   durum wheat held by die Greek intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                                              Article 1
Economic Community,
                                                                    The Greek intervention agency may, on the conditions
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, open a
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the                standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000
market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)          tonnes of durum wheat held by it.
No 674/92 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof,
Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                              Article 2
 1581 /86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for
intervention on the market in cereals (3), as last amended          1.    The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of
by Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4), lays down that                  100 000 tonnes of durum wheat to be exported to all third
cereals held by the intervention agencies are to be                 countries. Customs export formalities must be completed
disposed of by invitation to tender ;                               during the period 1 July to 31 August 1992.
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (*),                 2. The regions in which the 100 000 tonnes of durum
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3043/91 (6), lays            wheat are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation.
down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of
cereals held by intervention agencies ;
                                                                                              Article 3
Whereas, given the current market situation, a standing
invitation to tender should be opened for the export at             1 . The export licences shall be valid from their date of
the beginning of the 1992/93 cereals marketing year of              issue, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation
 100 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Greek inter­             (EEC) No 1836/82, until 31 August 1992.
vention agency ;
                                                                    2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to
Whereas the proposed invitation to tender for the export            tender shall be admissible only if they are accompanied
of intervention stocks is special in that it will be opened         by a written undertaking to export during the period 1
at the end of the marketing year, from June 1992, but for           July to 31 August 1992. They may not be accompanied
deliveries which will not be possible until the new mar­            by applications for export licences pursuant to Article 44
keting year between 1 July and 31 August 1992 ; whereas             of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88
there should therefore be a derogation from the first para­
graph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82,
which provides for a maximum delay of one month                                               Article 4
between acceptance of the tender and payment and also a
derogation from the second paragraph of Article 1 6 of the          1.    Notwithstanding Article 7 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC)
said Regulation, application of which would have led to             No 1836/82, the time limit for submission of tenders
the price accepted already being increased by monthly               under the first partial invitation to tender shall expire on
increments for the removal of the cereals from the inter­           3 June 1992 at 1 p.m. (Brussels time).
vention store in July, whereas export was not scheduled
previously ;                                                        2.    The time limit for submission of tenders under the
                                                                    subsequent partial invitations to tender shall expire each
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are            Wednesday at 1 p.m . (Brussels time).
in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Committee for Cereals,                                              3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire on
                                                                    29 July 1992 at 1 p.m. (Brussels time).
(') OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No L 73, 19. 3. 1992, p. 7.                                 4. The tenders shall be lodged with the Greek inter­
0   OJ  No L  139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 36.                              vention agency.
(4) OJ  No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 5.
0   OJ  No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23.
M OJ No L 288, 18. 10. 1991 , p. 21                                 0 OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .
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                          Article 5                             until proof is furnished that the customs export formali­
                                                                ties have taken place during the period 1 July to 31
The successful tenderer shall pay for the cereals before        August 1992.
they are removed. Notwithstanding the first paragraph of
Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, the time
limit of one month between the date on which the state­
                                                                                         Article 7
ment referred to in Article 15 of the said Regulation is
sent and payment shall not be applicable.                       The Greek intervention agency shall notify the Commis­
Notwithstanding the second paragraph of Article 16 of           sion of the tenders received not later than two hours after
Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, the price payable for              expiry of the time limit for the submission thereof. Noti­
export shall be that mentioned in the tender where the          fication shall be given as specified in the table in Annex
cereals are removed in July 1992. The price shall be            II to this Regulation, to the telephone, telex or telefax
increased by a monthly increment where the cereals are          numbers in Annex III.
removed in August 1992.
                          Article 6                                                      Article 8
Notwithstanding Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
1836/82, the security referred to in the second indent of       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Article 17 (2) of the said Regulation shall not be released     European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 21 May 1992.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                           Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
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                                                            ANNEX I
                                                                                               (tonnes)
                                          Place of storage                        Quantity
                               Evros                                               16 586
                               Drama                                               1 1 526
                               Serres                                              13 052
                               Chalkidiki                                          14 956
                              Thessaloniki                                           9 500
                               Pella                                               12781
                               Emathia                                               8 627
                               Larisa                                                8 757
                               Magnisia                                              4 215
                                                            ANNEX II
          Standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the
                                                   Greek intervention agency
                                                 (Regulation (EEC) No 1304/92)
                   1                 2              3              4                5               6              7
                                                                             Price increases
                                                              Offer price        (+) or      Commercial
                Tender        Consignment       Quantity                       reductions
                                                             (ECU/tonne)                          costs       Destination
                  No               No           (tonnes)                           (-)       (ECU/tonne)
                                                                   (')        (ECU/tonne)
                                                                                  p.m .
                   1
                   2
                   3
                  etc.
          (') This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.
                                                           ANNEX III
          The only numbers to use to call Brussels (DG VI-C-1 (Attention : Messrs Thibault and Brus)) are :
          — telex :                22037 AGREC B
                                   22070 AGREC B (Greek characters)
          — telefax :              — 235 01 32,
                                   — 236 10 97,
                                   — 236 20 05,
                                   — 236 20 08 .