Regulation (EEC) No 55/72 of the Commission of 10 January 1972 laying down conditions for inviting tenders for the disposal of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market

REGULATION (EEC) No 55/72 OF THE COMMISSION  of 10 January 1972  laying down conditions for inviting tenders for the disposal of fruit and vegetables withdrawn from the market
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 159/66/EEC 1 of 25 October 1966 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in fruit and vegetables, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1425/71 2, and in particular Article 7b (4) thereof;
Whereas Article 7b of Regulation No 159/66/EEC provides that the supply of fruit and vegetables which have been withdrawn from the market to the animal feedingstuffs industry or to the distilling industry should be carried out by means of an invitation to tender ; whereas that Article also provides that contracts for processing these products with a view to the free distribution of such processed products, and also distilling contracts, may be awarded to industry by means of an invitation to tender;
Whereas conditions governing the supply of the products and the award of the contracts referred to above were laid down by Regulations (EEC) Nos 1559/70, 1560/70, 1561/70 and 1562/703;
Whereas experience has demonstrated that, to facilitate the disposal of products which have been withdrawn from the market, provision should now be made for inviting fixed-price tenders for the supply of these products and their allocation for processing ; whereas, in order to implement this procedure, criteria must be laid down to enable transactions to take place under the most favourable conditions and to ensure equal treatment for all parties concerned within the Community;
Whereas under this procedure, the invitation to tender must inter alia indicate the selling price or the price fixed for processing as the case may be;
Whereas, where goods are for supply, provision should be made for a deposit to be lodged in order to guarantee that the price quoted in the invitation to tender will be paid and that the product will be processed;
Whereas the quantities should be allocated as and when they become available according to the order in which the tenderers apply to take delivery of the products from the storage agency;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Management Committee for Fruit and Vegetables;