31993R2364

No L 217/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 27. 8 . 93

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2364/93 of 26 August 1993 on the issue of a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the internal market of 150 000 tonnes of maize held by the French intervention agency with a view to its processing in Spain

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, graph of Article 13 (4) thereof, the following special rules shall apply to the present invitation to tender : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, — tenderers shall undertake to process the quantities of maize in Spain, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 — processing must be carried out by 31 December 1993 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the at the latest, except in cases of force majeure, market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2193/93 (2), and in particular Article 5 thereof, — a security of ECU 20 per tonne shall be lodged by the successful tenderer with the French intervention agency to ensure that the conditions laid down in the Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93 (') first and second indents are complied with. The secu­ lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies ; rity shall be lodged at the latest two working days following the day on which the statement of the award of contract was received, Whereas, in the present market situation, a standing invi­ tation to tender for the resale on the internal market of — the minimum resale price to be observed shall be 150 000 tonnes of maize held by the French intervention ECU 150 per tonne. agency with a view to its processing in Spain, should be issued ;

Article 2 Whereas, in the current situation it would be appropriate to reduce the minimum resale price to be observed to ECU 1 50 per tonne ; 1 . The obligations referred to in the frist and second indents of Article 1 (2) shall be considered as primary Whereas, moreover, as regards verification, the provisions requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (6). They shall 16 October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for be considered as having been fulfilled only if the verifying the use and/or destination of products from successful tenderer provides proof to that effect. intervention (4) as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1938/93 (5) are applicable ; 2. Proof that the cereals referred to in this Regulation have been processed shall be furnished in accordance Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not with Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92. delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, Processing shall be deemed to have taken place when the maize is delivered to a storehouse located in Spain.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3

Article 1 Apart from the endorsements provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, boy 104 of the T 5 control copy must 1 . The French intervention agency shall issue a stan­ contain one or more of the following : ding invitation to tender for the redisposal on the internal market of 1 50 000 tonnes of maize with a view to its — Destinados a la transformación [Reglamento (CEE) processing in Spain. n° 2364/931. — Til forarbejdning (forordning (EØF) nr. 2364/93). 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation — Zur Verarbeitung bestimmt (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. (EEC) No 2131 /93 and in particular the second subpara­ 2364/93). (') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 . — Προοριζόμενο για μεταποίηση [κανονισμός 0 OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993 , p. 22. ( ΕΟΚ ) αριθ . 2364/931. (') OJ No L 191 , 31 . 7. 1993, p. 76 . O OJ No L 301 , 17. 10 . 1992, p . 17. 0 OJ No L 176, 20 . 7. 1993, p. 12. (") OJ No L 205, 3 . 8 . 1985, p. 5.

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— For processing (Regulation (EEC) No 2364/93). 3. Tenders must be lodged with the French interven­ — Destinées à la transformation [règlement (CEE) tion agency : n° 2364/931. Office national interprofessionel des cereales, — Destinate alla trasformazione [regolamento (CEE) 21 , avenue Bosquet n. 2364/931. F-75326 Paris Cedex 07 — Bestemd om te worden verwerkt (Verordening (EEG) (telex OFIBLE A 20 04 90 F). nr. 2364/93). Article 5 — Destinadas à transformação [Regulamento (CEE) n? 2364/931. The French intervention agency shall communicate to the Commission, at the latest by Tuesday of the week follo­ Article 4 wing the closing date for the submission of tenders, the quantity and the average prices of the various lots sold. 1 . The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender is hereby fixed at 31 August 1993. Article 6

2. The final date for the submission of tenders for the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its last partial invitation to tender shall expire on publication in the Official Journal of the European 28 September 1993. Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 26 August 1993 .

For the Commission Rene STEICHEN Member of the Commission