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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 of 6 July 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency

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Commission Regulation (EC) No 1302/2005of 9 August 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency, 305R1302, August 10, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1606/2005of 30 September 2005amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency, 305R1606, October 1, 2005
Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2006of 19 April 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency, 306R0608, April 20, 2006
Commission Regulation (EC) No 741/2006of 17 May 2006amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005 as regards the quantity covered by the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency, 306R0741, May 18, 2006

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005of 6 July 2005opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cerealsOJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78., and in particular Article 6 thereof,Whereas:(1)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 749/2005 (OJ L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10). lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies.(2)Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 770/96 (OJ L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13). lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention.(3)Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 30000 tonnes of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency.(4)Special rules must be laid down to ensure that the operations are properly carried out and monitored. To that end, securities should be lodged to ensure that the goals of the operation are achieved without excessive cost to the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.(5)To forestall reimportation, exports under this invitation to tender should be limited to certain third countries.(6)Article 7(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 allows the successful exporting tenderer to be reimbursed the lowest transport costs between the place of storage and the actual place of exit, up to a certain ceiling. In view of Slovakia’s geographical location, this provision should be applied.(7)With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission.(8)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1As provided for in this Regulation, the Slovak intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 for the export of common wheat held by it.

Article 2The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 258678 tonnes of common wheat for export to third countries with the exception of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Liechtenstein, Romania, Serbia and Montenegroincluding Kosovo as defined by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999. and Switzerland.

Article 31.No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be granted on exports carried out under this Regulation.2.Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not apply.3.Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the export shall be that quoted in the tender, without monthly increase.4.Under Article 7(2a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the lowest transport costs between the place of storage and the actual place of exit shall be reimbursed to the successful tenderer, up to the ceiling set in the invitation to tender.

Article 41.Export licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter.2.Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender need not be accompanied by export licence applications submitted under Article 49 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 636/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 25)..

Article 51.Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time limit for the submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) on 14 July 2005.The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter, with the exception of 21 July 2005, 4 August 2005, 18 August 2005, 1 September 2005, 3 November 2005, 29 December 2005, 13 April 2006 and 25 May 2006, i.e. weeks in which no invitation to tender shall be made.The last partial invitation to tender shall expire at 9.00 (Brussels time) on 22 June 2006.2.Tenders must be lodged with the Slovak intervention agency:Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra oddelenie obilnín a škrobuDobrovičova 12SK-815 26 BratislavaTel. 421-2-58243271Fax 421-2-58243362.

Article 6The intervention agency, the storer and a successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and by common agreement, either before or at the time of removal from storage as the tenderer chooses, take reference samples for counter-analysis at the rate of at least one sample for every 500 tonnes and shall analyse the samples. The intervention agency may be represented by a proxy, provided this is not the storer.Reference samples for counter-analysis shall be taken and analysed within seven working days of the date of the successful tenderer’s request or within three working days if the samples are taken on removal from storage.In the event of a dispute, the analysis results shall be forwarded electronically to the Commission.

Article 71.The successful tenderer must accept the lot as established if the final result of the sample analyses indicates a quality:(a)higher than that specified in the notice of invitation to tender;(b)higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention but below the quality described in the notice of invitation to tender, providing that the differences do not exceed the following limits:one kilogram per hectolitre as regards specific weight, which must not, however, be less than 75 kg/hl,one percentage point as regards moisture content,half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred to in points B.2 and B.4 of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EC) No 824/2000OJ L 100, 20.4.2000, p. 31. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 777/2004 (OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50).,half a percentage point as regards the impurities referred to in point B.5 of Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 824/2000, the percentages admissible for noxious grains and ergot remaining unchanged, however.2.If the final result of the analyses carried out on the samples indicates a quality higher than the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention but below the quality described in the notice of invitation to tender and the difference exceeds the limits set out in paragraph 1(b), the successful tenderer may:(a)accept the lot as established, or(b)refuse to take over the lot concerned.In the case of (b) above, the successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations relating to the lot in question and the securities shall be released provided the Commission and the intervention agency are immediately notified using the form in Annex I.3.If the final result of the sample analyses indicates a quality below the minimum characteristics laid down for intervention, the successful tenderer cannot remove the lot in question. The successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations relating to the lot in question and the securities shall be released provided the Commission and the intervention agency are immediately notified using the form in Annex I.

Article 8Should the cases mentioned in Article 7(2)(b) and 7(3) arise, the successful tenderer may ask the intervention agency to supply an alternative lot of common wheat of the requisite quality, at no extra cost. In that case, the security shall not be released. The lot must be replaced within three days of the date of the successful tenderer’s request. The successful tenderer shall immediately inform the Commission thereof using the form in Annex I.If, as a result of successive replacements, the successful tenderer has not received a replacement lot of the quality laid down within one month of the date of the request for a replacement, the successful tenderer shall be discharged of all obligations and the securities shall be released, provided the Commission and the intervention agency have been immediately informed using the form in Annex I.

Article 91.If the common wheat is removed before the results of the analyses provided for in Article 6 are known, all risks shall be borne by the successful tenderer from the time the lot is removed, without prejudice to any means of redress the tenderer might have against the storer.2.The costs of taking the samples and conducting the analyses provided for in Article 6, with the exception of those referred to in Article 7(3), shall be borne by the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) for up to one analysis per 500 tonnes, with the exception of the cost of inter-bin transfers. The costs of inter-bin transfers and any additional analyses requested by a successful tenderer shall be borne by that tenderer.

Article 10Notwithstanding Article 12 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the documents relating to the sale of common wheat under this Regulation, and in particular the export licence, the removal order referred to in Article 3(1)(b) of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92, the export declaration and, where applicable, the T5 copy shall carry one of the entries set out in Annex II.

Article 111.The security lodged under Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall be released once the export licences have been issued to the successful tenderers.2.Notwithstanding Article 17(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the obligation to export shall be covered by a security equal to the difference between the intervention price applying on the day of the award and the price awarded but not less than EUR 25 per tonne. Half of the security shall be lodged when the licence is issued and the balance shall be lodged before the cereals are removed.

Article 12Within two hours of the expiry of the time limit for the submission of tenders, the Slovak intervention agency shall electronically notify the Commission of tenders received. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in Annex III.

Article 13This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

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

Communication of refusal of lots under the standing invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the Slovak intervention agency(Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005)Name of successful tenderer:Date of award:Date of refusal of the lot by the successful tenderer:

Lot number	Quantityin tonnes	Address of the silo	Reason for refusal to take over
			PS (kg/hl)% of sprouted grains% of miscellaneous impurities (Schwarzbesatz)% of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired qualityOther

ANNEX IIEntries referred to in Article 10—in SpanishTrigo blando de intervención sin aplicación de restitución ni gravamen, Reglamento (CE) no 1060/2005—in CzechIntervenční pšenice obecná nepodléhá vývozní náhradě ani clu, nařízení (ES) č. 1060/2005—in DanishBlød hvede fra intervention uden restitutionsydelse eller -afgift, forordning (EF) nr. 1060/2005—in GermanWeichweizen aus Interventionsbeständen ohne Anwendung von Ausfuhrerstattungen oder Ausfuhrabgaben, Verordnung (EG) Nr. 1060/2005—in EstonianPehme nisu sekkumisvarudest, mille puhul ei rakendata toetust või maksu, määrus (EÜ) nr 1060/2005—in GreekΜαλακός σίτος παρέμβασης χωρίς εφαρμογή επιστροφής ή φόρου, κανονισμός (ΕΚ) αριθ. 1060/2005—in EnglishIntervention common wheat without application of refund or tax, Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005—in FrenchBlé tendre d'intervention ne donnant pas lieu à restitution ni taxe, règlement (CE) no 1060/2005—in ItalianFrumento tenero d'intervento senza applicazione di restituzione né di tassa, regolamento (CE) n. 1060/2005—in LatvianIntervences parastie kvieši bez kompensācijas vai nodokļa piemērošanas, Regula (EK) Nr. 1060/2005—in LithuanianIntervenciniai paprastieji kviečiai, kompensacija ar mokesčiai netaikytini, Reglamentas (EB) Nr. 1060/2005—in HungarianIntervenciós búza, visszatérítés, illetve adó nem alkalmazandó, 1060/2005/EK rendelet—in DutchZachte tarwe uit interventie, zonder toepassing van restitutie of belasting, Verordening (EG) nr. 1060/2005—in PolishPszenica zwyczajna interwencyjna niedająca prawa do refundacji ani do opłaty, rozporządzenie (WE) nr 1060/2005—in PortugueseTrigo mole de intervenção sem aplicação de uma restituição ou imposição, Regulamento (CE) n.o 1060/2005—in SlovakIntervenčná pšenica obyčajná nepodlieha vývozným náhradám ani clu, nariadenie (ES) č. 1060/2005—in SloveneIntervencija navadne pšenice brez zahtevkov za nadomestila ali carine, Uredba (ES) št. 1060/2005—in FinnishInterventiovehnä, johon ei sovelleta vientitukea eikä vientimaksua, asetus (EY) N:o 1060/2005—in SwedishInterventionsvete, utan tillämpning av bidrag eller avgift, förordning (EG) nr 1060/2005.ANNEX III

FormStanding invitation to tender for the export of common wheat held by the slovak intervention agency(Regulation (EC) No 1060/2005)To be sent to DG AGRI (Unit D.2)This price includes the increases and reductions relating to the lot covered by the tender.The commercial costs corresponding to insurance and services provision borne after the exit of the intervention stock up to the FOB stage at the port of export, with the exception of transport costs. The notified costs shall be established on the basis of the average real costs recorded by the intervention agency in the six months preceding the opening of the tendering period and shall be expressed in euro per tonne.