31991R3558

No L 336/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 7. 12. 91

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3558/91 of 5 December 1991 authorizing the Italian intervention agency to put up for sale by invitation to tender 10 000 tonnes of round grain paddy rice with a view to export in the form of milled rice

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Article 2

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 1 . The invitation to tender shall be open from 17 Economic Community, December 1991 to 23 January 1992.

2. The paddy rice awarded must be converted into Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76 milled rice for human consumption and exported to a of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) destination in zone I as indicated in Annex I to Regula­ tion (EEC) No 11 24/77 (6). No 1 806/89 (2), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof,

Tenders shall not be valid unless accompanied by : Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1424/76 of 21 June 1976 laying down general rules for — an application for an export licence for milled rice in intervention on the market in rice (3), as last amended by bulk and/or in packages of more than five kilograms, Regulation (EEC) No 794/91 (4), provides that sales of rice falling within CN code 1006 30 92, together with an held by intervention agencies are to be organized by invi­ application for advance fixing of the refund for the tation to tender ; product in question, — evidence that the tenderer has lodged the security Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 (*) lays provided for in Article 1 3 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No down the procedures and the conditions for the sale of 75/91 , paddy rice held by intervention agencies ; — a written undertaking by the tenderer to lodge, on payment of the goods at the latest, the security Whereas on 28 November 1991 Italy notified the provided for in the fifth paragraph of Article 17 of Commission of its wish to sell 10 000 tonnes of round Regulation (EEC) No 75/91 . grain paddy rice held by its intervention agency with a view to export to third countries in the form of milled rice ; whereas that request can be acceded to ; Article 3

Whereas the quantity of milled rice to be exported The minimum selling price shall be ECU 235,86 per following treatment of the paddy rice should be specified ; tonne .

Whereas Italy is to take all further action compatible with the provisions in force to ensure that the operation runs Article 4 smoothly and to inform the Commission thereof ; 1 . Notwithstanding Article 21 ( 1 ) of Commission Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 Q, export licences issued in accordance with the opinion of the Management shall be deemed, for the purposes of determining their Committee for Cereals, term of validity, to have been issued on the day of submission of the tender.

2. Export licences issued within the framework of this invitation to tender shall carry the following entry in HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : section 22 :

'Invitation to tender opened by Regulation (EEC) No 3558/91 — Tender of '. Article 1

The Italian intervention agency is hereby authorized to Article 5 put up for sale on the Community market by invitation to tender 10 000 tonnes of round grain paddy rice held by it. For the purposes of determining the quantity of milled rice to be exported, the quantity of paddy rice awarded (') OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . shall be multiplied by a coefficient based on the milling (2) OJ No L 177, 24. 6. 1989, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 24. (4) OJ No L 82, 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 5. (6) OJ No L 134, 28 . 5. 1977, p. 53 . 0 OJ No L 9, 12. 1 . 1991 , p. 15. O OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .

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yields in whole grains recorded when the rice was taken Regulation and shall immediately inform the Commis­ into intervention and indicated for each lot in the notice sion thereof. of invitation to tender published by the intervention It shall inform the Commission each week, through the agency. Management Committee for Cereals, or progress in the sale by invitation to tender.

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This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its The Italian intervention agency shall take all necessary publication in the Official Journal of the European action to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 December 1991 .

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission