Commission Regulation (EC) No 108/96 of 24 January 1996 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 200 000 tonnes of cereals transferred pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2742/95 held by the Spanish intervention agency

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 108/96 of 24 January 1996 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 200 000 tonnes of cereals transferred pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2742/95 held by the Spanish intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1863/95 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof,
Whereas, on account of unusually severe weather conditions in Spain, which brought about a shortage of fodder, the Commission adopted Regulation (EC) No 2742/95 of 28 November 1995 on the transfer of 100 000 tonnes of barley and 100 000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency (3);
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 120/94 (5), laid down the procedures and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies; whereas Article 3 of that Regulation lays down that such cereals are to be sold by tendering procedure;
Whereas Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 lays down that an invitation to tender may be restricted to specified uses and/or destinations;
Whereas the livestock farming sector in some regions in the interior of Spain has been particularly affected by the drought; whereas, therefore, for the first two weeks priority as regards access to the tendering procedure should be given to stricken farmers in the said regions to enable them to meet their immediate needs;
Whereas the longer-term needs of farmers have to be met by the feed industry; whereas provision should therefore be made in a second phase for supplying that industry;
Whereas the Member State must take all appropriate measures to control such use;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,