31989R2498

No L 240/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 8 . 89

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2498/89 of 14 August 1989 on the issue of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 40 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Italian intervention agency with a view to their processing in Sardinia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, The Italian intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender for the disposal on the internal Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 market of 40 000 tonnes of durum wheat with a view to of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the their processing in Sardinia. market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1834/89 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, Article 2

Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 . Tenderers shall undertake to process or use in 1581 /86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for Sardinia not later than 30 June 1990 any products that intervention on the market in cereals (3), as amended by they are awarded, unless prevented from doing so by force Regulation (EEC) No 195/89 (4), lays down that cereals majeure. held by the intervention agency are to be sold by tender ; 2. Successful tenderers shall lodge security of ECU 20 per tonne with the Italian intervention agency against Whereas Article 4 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No discharge of the obligation mentioned in paragraph 1 . 1836/82 of 7 July 1982 laying down the procedure and Security shall be lodget within two working days at the conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention latest of that on which the notice of award is received. agencies (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2418/87 (6), provides for the possibility of restricting the use of cereals sold to specific purposes ; Article 3

1 . The obligation mentioned in Article 2 (1 ) shall be Whereas, in view of the present shortage on the market of considered a primary requirement as defined in Article 20 durum wheat in Sardinia, a standing invitation to tender of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (9). It shall should be issued for the resale on the internal market of not be considered to have been discharged fulfilled until 40 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Italian on production of evidence : intervention agency with a view to their processing in Sardinia ; — of processing in Sardinia, or — that the product has become unsuitable for any use whatsoever. Whereas, moreover, the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 of 16 February 1988 laying 2. Regulation (EEC) No 569/ 88 shall apply in the field down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/pr covered by this Regulation. destination of products from intervention Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1780/89 (8), should apply to verification of satisfactory utilization of the Article 4 cereals : ! 1 . The time limit for submission of tenders in response to the first individual invitation to tender shall be 31 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are August 1989 . in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, 2 . ' The final date for submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 26 October (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . 1989 . (2) OJ No L 180, 27. 6. 1989, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 36. 0 OJ No L 25, 28 . 1 . 1989, p. 22. 3 . Tenders must be lodged with the Italian 0 OJ No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23 . intervention agency : 0 OJ No L 223, 11 . 8 . 1987, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 55, 1 . 3. 1988, p. 1 . f) OJ No L 178 , 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 205, 3 . 8 . 1985, p. 5 .

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Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo agency shall notify the Commission of the quantities and (AIMA), average prices of the various lots sold. via Palestro 81 , 91-00100 Roma ; Tel. 47 49 91 , telex 620331 . Article 6

Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its Not later than Tuesday of the week following the final publication in the Official Journal of the European date for the submission of tenders, the Italian intervention Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 14 August 1989 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission