31991R2247

27 . 7. 91 No L 204/27 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2247/91 of 26 July 1991 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by the French intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2. The regions in which the 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat are stored are stated in Annex I to Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European this Regulation. Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 Article 3 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, The export licences shall be valid from their date of issue, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, until 31 December 1991 . 1581 /86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for intervention on the market in cereals (3), as amended by Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4), provides that cereals may not be accompanied by applications for export certi­ held by the intervention agencies shall be disposed of by ficates under Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) invitation to tender ; No 3719/88 0.

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2619/90 (6), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of Article 4 cereals held by intervention agencies ; 1 . By way of derogation from Article 7 (1 ) of Regula­ Whereas on 18 Jul 1991 France notified the Commission tion (EEC) No 1836/82, the time limit for submission of that it wished to put up for sale for export to the People's tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall Republic of China 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making expire on 31 July 1991 at 1 p.m. (Brussels time). wheat held by its intervention agency ; whereas it is possible to accede to that request ; 2. The time limit for submission of tenders under the subsequent partial invitations to tender shall expire each Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Wednesday at 1 p.m. (Brussels time). in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, 3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 30 October 1991 .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 4. The tenders shall be lodged with the French intervention agency.

Article1¶

Article 5 The French intervention agency may, on the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, open a standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 000 000 The French intervention agency shall notify the Commis­ tonnes of bread-making wheat held by it. sion of the tenders received not later than two hours after expiry of the time limit for the submission thereof. Noti­ fication shall be given as specified in the table in Annex Article 2 II to this Regulation.

1 . The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat to be exported Article 6 the People's Republic of China.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. following its publication in the Official Journal of the 0 OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 36. European Communities. (4) OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 202, 9. 7. 1982, p. 23. (6) OJ No L 249, 12. 9 . 1990, p. 8 . 0 OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .

No L 204/28 Official Journal of the European Communities 27 . 7 . 91

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

Done at Brussels, 26 July 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

(tonnes) Place of storage Quantity

Amiens 100 000 Chalons-sur-Marne 75 000 Lille 150 500 Orleans 300 000 Poitiers 250 000 Rouen 125 000

ANNEX II

Standing invitation to tender for the export to the People's Republic of China of 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by the French intervention agency

(Regulation (EEC) No 2247/91 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Price increases (+) or Commercial Tender Offer price reductions Consignment Quantity costs Destination No No (ECU/tonne) (tonnes) (-) (') (ECU/tonne) (ECU/tonne) p.m .

1

2

3

etc.

(') This price includes the increases or reductions relating to the lot to which the tender refers.