31993R0353

No L 41 /28 Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 2. 93

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 353/93 of 17 February 1993 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 150 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Italian intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, of 1 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by it in accor­ dance with Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European, Economic Community,

Article 2 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) 1 . The final date for the submission of tenders for the No 1738/92 (2), and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, first partial invitation to tender shall be 25 February 1993.

Whereas Article 3 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1581 /86 of 23 May 1986 laying down general rules for 2. The final date for the submission of tenders for the intervention on the market in cereals (3) as last amended last partial invitation to tender shall expire on 29 April by Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (4), provides that cereals 1993 . held by the intervention agency are to be sold by tender ;

3. Tenders must be lodged with the Italian interven­ Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 (*), tion agency : as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3043/91 (*), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo cereals held by intervention agencies ; (AIMA), via Palestro 81 , Whereas, in the present market situation, a standing invi­ 1-00100 Roma ; tation to tender for the resale on the internal market of (telex : 620331 — tel. : 47 49 91 ). 1 50 000 tonnes of durum wheat held by the Italian inter­ vention agency should be issued ;

Whereas, in order to ensure that tenders lodged represent Article 3 current market trends, the minimum price should be raised to the level of the intervention price ; Notwithstanding Article 5 (1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, in no case may successful tenders be lower than Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not the intervention pri'ce applicable on the final date for delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its submission of tenders. chairman,

Article 4 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION Not later than Tuesday of the week following the final date for the submission of tenders, the Italian intervention agency shall notify the Commission of the quantities and Article 1 average prices of the various lots sold.

The Italian intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market Article 5 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 180, 1 . 7. 1992, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 139, 24. 5. 1986, p. 36. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its 0 OJ No L 201 , 31 . 7. 1990, p. 5. O OJ No L 202, 9 . 7. 1982, p. 23. publication in the Official Journal of the European b) OJ No L 288, 18 . 10. 1991 , p. 21 . Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 17 February 1993.

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission