31994R1077
11 . 5 . 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 120/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1077/94 of 10 May 1994 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, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93 (2), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Article 1
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93 (3), The French intervention agency may, on the conditions as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1 20/94 (4), lays down laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93, open a the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 000 000 held by intervention agencies ; tonnes of bread-making wheat held by it.
Whereas, given the current market situation, a standing Article 2 invitation to tender should be opened for the export at the beginning of the 1994/95 cereals marketing year of 1 . The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by the French intervention agency ; 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat to be exported to all third countries. Customs export formalities must be completed during the period 1 July to 30 September Whereas the proposed invitation to tender for the export 1994. of intervention stocks is special in that it will be opened at the end of the marketing year, from May 1994, but for 2. The regions in which the 1 000 000 tonnes of deliveries which will not be possible until the new bread-making wheat are stored are stated in Annex I to 1994/95 marketing year between 1 July and 30 this Regulation. September 1994 ; whereas there should therefore be a derogation from the first paragraph of Article 16 of Regu lation (EEC) No 2131 /93, which provides for a maximum Article 3 delay of one month between acceptance of the tender and payment and also a derogation from the second paragraph of Article 16 of the said Regulation, application of which 1 . The export licences shall be valid from their date of would have led to the price accepted already being issue, within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation increased by monthly increments for the removal of the (EEC) No 2131 /93, until 30 September 1994. cereals from the intervention store in July, whereas export was not scheduled previously ; 2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender shall be admissible only if they are accompanied by a written undertaking to export during the period 1 Whereas the operative event for the conversion of tenders July to 30 September 1994. They may not be accompa submitted for intervention stocks is the date of payment nied by applications for export licences pursuant to for cereals as fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 Q, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3719/88 0 547/94 (6) ; whereas this rule should be applied to the sales provided for in this Regulation without prejudice to the possibility of fixing the agricultural conversion rate in Article 4 advance in accordance with Articles 13 to 17 of Regula tion (EEC) No 1068/93 ; 1 . Notwithstanding Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93 , the time limit for submission of tenders (') OJ No L 181 , 1 . 7. 1992, p. 21 . (2) OJ No L 196, 5. 8 . 1993, p. 22. under the first partial invitation to tender shall expire on 3) OJ No L 191 , 31 . 7. 1993, p. 76. 19 May 1994 at 9 a.m. (Brussels time). (4) OJ No L 21 , 26. 1 . 1994, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106. 6) OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 331 , 2. 12. 1988, p. 1 .
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2. The time limit for submission of tenders under the converted using the agricultural conversion rate appli subsequent partial invitations to tender shall expire each cable on the date on which the cereals are paid for. Thursday at 9 a.m. (Brussels time). Article 6 3. The last partial invitation to tender shall expire on Notwithstanding Article 17 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 25 August 1994 at 9 a.m. (Brussels time). 2131 /93, the security referred to in the second indent of 4. The tenders shall be lodged with the French inter Article 17 (2) of the said Regulation shall not be released vention agency. until proof is furnished that the customs export formali ties have taken place during the period 1 July to 30 September 1994. Article 5 Article 7 The following provisions shall apply to tenders submitted The French intervention agency shall notify the Commis before 1 July 1994 : sion of the tenders received not later than two hours after — notwithstanding the first subparagraph of Article 1 6 of expiry of the time limit for the submission thereof. Noti Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93, the products must be fication shall be given as specified in the table in Annex removed not later than 31 July 1994, II to this Regulation, to the telex or telefax numbers in Annex III . — notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131 /93, the price to be Article 8 paid for products for export shall be that indicated in the tender, This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day — without prejudice to the possibility of fixing the agri following its publication in the Official Journal of the cultural conversion rate in advance, tenders shall be European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 May 1994.
For the Commission René STEICHEN Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
(tonnes)
Place of storage Quantity
Amiens 270 000 Bordeaux 3 000 Châlons-sur-Marne 75 000 Lille 270 000 Nancy 20 000 Nantes 15 000 Paris 15 000 Poitiers 4 000 Rennes 58 000 Rouen 270 000
ANNEX II
Standing invitation to tender for the export of 1 000 000 tonnes of bread-making wheat held by the French intervention agency
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Price increases ( + ) or Commercial Tender Offer price reductions Consignment Quantity costs Destination No No (ECU/tonne) (tonnes) (-) 0) (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.
ANNEX III
The only numbers to use to call Brussels are (DG VI-C-1 (Attention : Messrs Thibault and Brus)) : — telex : 22037 AGREC B 22070 AGREC B (Greek characters) — telefax : — 295 01 32 — 296 10 97 — 295 25 15.