Commission Regulation (EC) No 22/2006 of  9 January 2006  opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden

10.1.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 5/3
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 22/2006
of 9 January 2006
opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden
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 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (1), and in particular Article 9(3) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden have intervention stocks of sugar. In order to respond to market needs, it is appropriate to make these stocks available on the internal market.
(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards the buying in and sale of sugar by intervention agencies (2) should apply to such a sale.
(3) However, Article 22(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 providing for the publication of the invitation of tender in the ‘C’ series of the Official Journal of the European Union at least 10 days before the period for submission of tenders expires should not apply as Member States have difficulties for the translation into all Community languages and this will create unnecessary delays in the sales of their intervention sugar. Furthermore, Article 28(1)(a) of the said Regulation provides for a tendering security of EUR 0,73 per 100 kilograms. For the sale of intervention sugar on the internal market, the security lodged by the tenderer should be brought in line with the intervention price. As a consequence, Article 28(1)(a) should not apply.
(4) To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a minimum selling price for each partial invitation to tender.
(5) The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Sweden should communicate the tenders to the Commission. The tenderers should remain anonymous.
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar,