Commission Regulation (EC) No 836/2006 of  6 June 2006  opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the German intervention agency

7.6.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 152/6
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 836/2006
of 6 June 2006
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of common wheat held by the German 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 (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (2) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.
(2) Germany has intervention stocks of common wheat, which should be used up.
(3) In view of market conditions, in particular the pressure on prices, the stocks of common wheat held by the German intervention agency should be made available on the internal market.
(4) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.
(5) It is also important for the German intervention agency’s notification to the Commission to maintain the anonymity of the tenderers.
(6) With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.
(7) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,