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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1139/85 of 2 May 1985 on an invitation to tender for the sale of white sugar held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 of 30 June 1981 on the common organization of the market in sugar ('), as last amended by Regula­ Article 1 tion (EEC) No 606/82 (2), and in particular Article 1 1 (3) and the second paragraph of Article 39 thereof, 1 . The Italian intervention agency shall issue an invitation to tender for the sale, on the Italian market, Whereas it is advisable, in view of the situation on the of the white sugar which it holds. The invitation to Italian , market with regard to supply, to issue an invita­ tender shall be in respect of the sugar's selling price. tion to tender for the sale, in lots, of the sugar held by the Italian intervention agency ; 2. The standing invitation to tender shall relate to quantities of white sugar made up into lots within the Whereas the general and detailed rules for the sale of meaning of Article 2 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No intervention sugar by tender are laid down in Council 258 /72 and the characteristics of which are indicated Regulation (EEC) No 447/68 (3), as last amended by in the Annex hereto . Regulation (EEC) No 1359/77 (4), and in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 258/72 (*), which shall apply to this invitation to tender, with the exception of Articles Article 2 5 (3) (b), 6 (4) and 7 (1 ) ; The invitation to tender shall be conducted in accor­ Whereas a minimum quantity per tender, appropriate dance with the relevant provisions of Regulations to the intended use but at the same time encouraging (EEC) No 447/68 and (EEC) No 258/72 and with the the participation of the greatest possible number of provisions hereinafter set out. prospective purchasers, should be prescribed ;

Article 3 Whereas the quality of the sugar to be sold falls within the categories specified in Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/72 of 17 April 1972 fixing the standard 1 . The period for the submission of tenders shall quality for white sugar (*) and Commission Regulation expire on Wednesday, 15 May 1985 at 9.30 a.m. (EEC) No 2103/77 of 23 September 1977 laying down detailed rules for the buying in by intervention agen­ 2. If, upon expiry of the period laid down in para­ cies of sugar manufactured from beet or cane harvested graph 1 , the quantities stated in the Annex have not in the Community Q, as last amended by Regulation been fully allocated, the Italian intervention agency (EEC) No 1708/83 (8) ; whereas, moreover, a minimum shall issue further invitations to tender in respect of price should, for all areas in Italy, be fixed per 100 the remaining quantities until the latter have been kilograms on the basis of the intervention price fully allocated. applicable when the sugar is put up for sale ; whereas that minimum price should be quoted ex storage 3 . For the purposes of paragraph 2, the period for depot, goods laden and presented in the manner pres­ the submission of tenders in response to the second cribed, but exclusive of internal taxes ; and any subsequent invitation to tender shall :

(a) begin on the first working day after expiry of the (') OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4. preceding time limit and (2) OJ No L 74, 18 . 3 . 1982, p. 1 . (b) expire the following week, at 9.30 a.m. on 0 OJ No L 91 , 12. 4. 1968 , p. 5. (4) OJ No L 156, 25. 6. 1977, p. 7. Wednesday. 0 OJ No L 31 , 4. 2. 1972, p. 22. («) OJ No L 94, 21 . 4. 1972„ p. 1 . 4. The time limits laid down in respect of this invi­ f) OJ No L 246, 27. 9 . 1977, p. 12. tation to tender are expressed in Italian time. (■) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1983, p. 15.

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Article 4 sugar for which the obligations applicable have not been fulfilled. An offer shall be valid only if : (a) the security specified in Article 5 (1 ) has been Article 6 lodged or if the document concerning the lodging thereof is furnished to the Italian intervention The minimum price payable for the white sugar shall be as fixed, per 100 kilograms in respect of each lot, in agency before expiry of the time limit for the the Annex hereto. The price for each lot is quoted ex submission of tenders ; storage depot, goods loaded on to the means of trans­ (b) it relates to a quantity of not less than 250 tonnes port chosen by the purchaser and presented in the or, when the residual quantity of a lot is less than manner described in the Annex, but exclusive of 250 tonnes, to that residual quantity ; internal taxes . (c) it includes a declaration by the tenderer that if his tender is successful he will remove the sugar Article 7 within the prescribed time limit. 1 . The quantities for which contracts have been Article 5 awarded, the price payable in each case and the quan­ tities remaining shall immediately be notified to the 1 . A security of 3 ECU per 100 kilograms of sugar Commission upon completion of each tendering must be lodged by each tenderer. procedure. 2. The security shall be lodged in Italy. It may, at 2. The Italian intervention agency shall, upon the tenderer's discretion, be lodged either in cash, in completion of each tendering procedure, publish Italian currency, or in the form of a guarantee notices stating the quantites for which contracts have approved by Italy. been awarded and the quantities remaining, if any.

3. If the security referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article 8 Article or, where applicable, a part thereof is not released it shall be forfeit in respect of the quantity of This Regulation shall enter into force on 7 May 1985.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 2 May 1985.

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

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BILAG — ANHANG — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ — ANNEX — ANNEXE — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE

Partiets betegnelse Mængde (t) Kvalitetsbetegnelse Præsentation Pris (ECU/ 100 kg) Bezeichnung des Loses a) Lagerholder / Lagerhalter / Υπεύθυνος για Αριθμός παρτίδας την αποθήκευση / Storer / Entreposeur / Menge (t) Qualitätsbezeichnung Verpackung Preis (ECU/ 1 00 kg) Reference number Immagazzinatore / Depothouder Ποσότητα (t) Ποιοτικός χαρακτηρισμός Παρουσίαση Τιμή (ECU/ 100 kg) of the lot Quantity (t) Quality designation Presentation Price (ECU/100 kg) b) Oplagringssted / Lagerort / Χώρος αποθή­ Référence du lot κευσης / Place of storage / Lieu d'entrepo­ Quantité (t) Dénomination qualitative Présentation Prix (Écus/ 100 kg) sage / Luogo di deposito / Opslagplaats Quantità (t) Designazione qualitativa Presentazione Prezzo (ECU/ 1 00 kg) Riferimento della partita Referentienummer Hoeveelheid (t) Kwaliteitsaanduiding Verpakking Prijs (Ecu/ 1 00 kg) van de partij

1 a) Eridania Z.N. SpA Corso Andrea Podestà 2 16128 Genova 10 000 2 Stato sfuso 59,67 b) stabilimento di Russi — Ravenna

2 a) Eridania Z.N. SpA l

b) stabilimento di S. Pietro in Casale — 15 000 2 stato sfuso 59,67 Bologna

3 a) Eridania Z.N. SpA l

b) stabilimento di S. Quirico Trecasali 15 000 2 stato sfuso 59,67 — Parma

4 a) Eridania Z.N. SpA l\

5 000 2 stato sfuso 59,67 b) stabilimento di Sarmato — Piacenza \