31988R2610

23 . 8 . 88 No L 233/6 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2610/88 of 22 August 1988 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of 217 000 tonnes of sorghum held by the Spanish intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Spain from 1987 to 1990 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 198/88 Q ; whereas moreover the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European of 16 February 1988 laying down common detailed rules Economic Community, for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2415/88 (9), should apply to verification of satisfactory Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 utilization of the cereals ; of 25 June 1987 on special arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into Spain from 1987 to 1990 ('), and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in particular Article 4 (2) thereof, in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Whereas pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 the Spanish intervention agency has purchased 300 000 tonnes of sorghum on the world market ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : whereas 33 000 tonnes of sorghum was sold on the internal market by way of the standing invitation to Article 1 tender which was opened by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1559/88 (2) ; whereas the entire quantity put up The Spanish intervention agency shall sell by tender on for sale pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No the Spanish market 217 000 tonnes of sorghum purchased 2305/88 of 26 July 1988 opening a standing invitation to pursuant to Article 4 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87. tender for the resale, on the internal market, of 50 000 tonnes of sorghum held by the Spanish intervention The sale shall be operated in accordance with the terms agency (3) was sold by way of the first partial invitation to of this Regulation and with those of Titles I and III of tender held under the said Regulation ; whereas it is Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82. advisable, in the light of the situation on the market in fodder in Spain, to put up for sale on the internal market the remaining quantities of sorghum held by the Spanish Article 2 intervention agency and to lay down the conditions applicable to that sale ; 1 . Tenderers shall undertake to process or use in Spain not later than 31 December 1988 any products that they are awarded, unless prevented from doing so by force Whereas the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) majeure. No 1836/82 of 7 July 1982 laying down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by 2. Successful tenderers shall lodge security of 20 ECU intervention agencies (4), as last amended by Regulation per tonne with the Spanish intervention agency against (EEC) No 2418/87 0, will ensure that the requirements of discharge of the obligation mentioned in paragraph 1 . Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 are met and Security shall be lodged within two working days at the constitute a suitable framework for operation of the latest of that on which the notice of award is received. tendering procedure ;

Article 3 Whereas pursuant to Article 2 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1799/87 the cereals in question must be used or 1 . The obligation mentioned in Article 2 (1 ) shall be processed in Spain ; whereas in order to ensure that this requirement is met successful tenderers should be obliged considered a primary requirement as defined in Article 20 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (10). It shall to lodge a security to be released on presentation of the proof specified in certain provisions of Commission not be considered to have been discharged fulfilled until Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87 of 16 October 1987 laying the tenderer provides the proof specified in the first and down detailed rules for the application of the special second paragraphs of Article 6 of Regulation (EEC) No 3105/87. arrangements for imports of maize and sorghum into

(') OJ No L 170, 30 . 6. 1987, p. 1 . («) OJ No L 294, 17. 10 . 1987, p. 15. (2) OJ No L 140, 7. 6. 1988, p. 9. Q OJ No L 20, 26. 1 . 1988 , p. 8 . (3) OJ No L 201 , 27. 7. 1988, p. 63 . (8) OJ No L 55, 1 . 3 . 1988 , p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 202, 9 . 7. 1982, p. 23 . 0 OJ No L 208 , 2. 8 . 1988 , p. 11 . M OJ No L 223, 11 . 8 . 1987, p. 5. (10) OJ No L 205, 3 . 8 . 1985, p. 5.

23 . 8 . 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 233/7

Article 5 2. Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 shall apply in the field covered by this Regulation. The Spanish intervention agency shall notify the Article 4 Commission, at the latest by Tuesday of the week following the time limit for submission of tenders, of the 1 . The time limit for submission of tenders in response quantities and average prices of the various lots sold. to the first individual invitation to tender shall be 25 August 1988 . Article 6 2. The time limit for submission of tenders in response to the final individual invitation to tender shall be 27 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2305/88 is hereby repealed. October 1988 .

3 . Tenders must be lodged with the Spanish intervention agency : Article 7 Servicio Nacional de Productos Agrarios (SENPA), Beneficencia 8 , This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its E-28004 Madrid, publication in the Official Journal of the European (Telex : 23427 SENPA E — Tel. 232 34 88). Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 August 1988 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President