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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1696/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eur/2005/1696",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1696/2005 of 17 October 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Spanish market of common wheat held by the French intervention agency",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2005-1696",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Regulation (EC) No 1696/2005\nof 17 October 2005\nopening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Spanish market of common wheat held by the French intervention agency\nTHE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,\nHaving regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,\nHaving regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals, and in particular Article 6 thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies, provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance.\n(2)\nBecause of the difficult weather conditions in much of Spain, cereals production has been significantly reduced in the 2005/06 marketing year. This situation has already resulted in high local prices, causing supply difficulties at competitive prices.\n(3)\nFrance has significant intervention stocks of common wheat, outlets for which are hard to find and which should therefore be disposed of.\n(4)\nThe stocks of common wheat held by the French intervention agency should therefore be made available on the Spanish cereals market as they are particularly suited to the traders’ needs.\n(5)\nTo take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to manage this invitation to tender. In addition, provision must be made for an award coefficient for tenders offering the minimum selling price.\n(6)\nIt is also important that the French intervention agency’s notification to the Commission should maintain the anonymity of the tenderers.\n(7)\nWith a view to modernising management, the information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail.\n(8)\nThe measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (OJ L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ 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)."
    }
  ],
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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