31991R2318

No L 213 /50 Official Journal of the European Communities 1 . 8 . 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2318/91 of 31 July 1991 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of 300 000 tonnes of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 2. The regions in which the 300 000 tonnes of barley are stored are stated in Annex I to this Regulation . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Article 3 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) The export licences shall be valid from their date of issue, No 3577/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, until the end of the third month following. Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1581 /86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender intervention on the market in cereals (3), as amended by may not be accompanied by applications for export certi­ Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4), provides that cereals ficates under Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) held by the intervention agencies shall be disposed of by No 3719/88 0. invitation to tender ;

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 0, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2619/90 (6), lays Article 4 down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies ; 1 . Notwithstanding Article 7 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 the time limit for submission of tenders Whereas on 24 July 1991 Spain notified the Commission under the first partial invitation to tender shall expire on that it wished to put up for sale for export to the Soviet 7 August 1991 at 1 p.m. (Brussels time). Union 300 000 tonnes of barley 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 25 September 1991 .

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

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Article 5 The Spanish intervention agency may, on the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, open a standing invitation to tender for the export of 300 000 The Spanish intervention agency shall notify the tonnes of barley held by it. Commission of the tenders received not later than two hours after expiry of the time limit for the submission thereof. Notification shall be given as specified in the Article 2 ' table in Annex II to this Regulation .

1 . The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 300 000 tonnes of barley to be exported to the Soviet Article 6 Union .

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 O OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 36. European Communities. 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 5. 0 OJ No L 202, 9 . 7. 1982, p. 23. (4 OJ No L 249, 12. 9. 1990, p. 8. 0 OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .

1 . 8 . 91 No L 213/51 Official Journal of the European Communities

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

Done at Brussels, 31 July 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX I

(tonnes)

Place of storage Quantity

Alava 6 500 Albacete 10 000 Burgos 60 000 Ciudad Real 12 000 Cuenca 19 000 Guadalajara 9 000 Huesca 9 000 Lerida 8 500 Navarra 15 000 Palencia 54 000 Rioja 4 000 Soria 36 000 Valladolid 30 000 Teruel 6 000 Zaragoza 21 000

ANNEX II

Standing invitation to tender (or the export of 300 000 tonnes of barley held by the Spanish intervention agency

(Regulation (EEC) No 2318/91 )

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 I

2 | I I

3 1 I

etc.

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