# Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 of 22 June 2007 opening standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States EU Regulation No 712/2007 · adopted 22 June 2007 Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 of 22 June 2007 opening standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States ## Introductory text Commission Regulation (EC) No 712/2007 of 22 June 2007 opening standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States 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 cereals, and in particular Article 6 and the second paragraph of Article 24 thereof, Whereas: (1) Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedures and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies, cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance. (2) The Member States have intervention stocks of maize, common wheat, barley and rye. To meet market needs, these stocks of cereals should be made available on the Community market. To this end, standing invitations to tender should be opened for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States. Each sale should be considered to constitute a separate invitation to tender. (3) Derogations should be made from the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 as regards the level of the security required. This security should be set at a sufficiently high level. (4) To 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. (5) With a view to the sound management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission. It is important for the notification by the intervention agencies to the Commission to maintain the anonymity of the tenderers. (6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: ## 1 The intervention agencies of the Member States listed in Annex I shall open standing invitations to tender for the sale on the Community market of cereals held by them. The maximum quantities of the different cereals covered by these invitations to tender are shown in Annex I. ## 2 The sales referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out under the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. However, notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 13(4) of that Regulation, the tender security shall be set at EUR 25 per tonne. ## 3 1. The deadline for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 13.00 (Brussels time) on 4 July 2007. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Wednesday at 13.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 1 August 2007, 15 August 2007, 22 August 2007, 5 September 2007, 19 September 2007, 3 October 2007, 17 October 2007, 31 October 2007, 14 November 2007, 28 November 2007, 12 December 2007, 26 December 2007, 2 January 2008, 16 January 2008, 23 January 2008, 6 February 2008, 20 February 2008, 5 March 2008, 19 March 2008, 2 April 2008, 16 April 2008, 30 April 2008, 14 May 2008, 21 May 2008, 4 June 2008 and 18 June 2008, i.e. weeks when no invitation to tender shall be made. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 13.00 (Brussels time) on 25 June 2008. From 1 July 2008 , the closing dates for the submission of tenders for partial invitations to tender shall be 13.00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday, 9 July 2008 , 23 July 2008 , 6 August 2008 , 27 August 2008 and 10 September 2008 . From 15 September 2008 , the closing dates for the submission of tenders for partial invitations to tender shall be 13:00 (Brussels time) on Wednesday 24 September 2008 , 15 October 2008 , 29 October 2008 , 12 November 2008 , 26 November 2008 , 3 December 2008 and 17 December 2008 . 2. Tenders must be lodged with the intervention agencies concerned at the addresses shown in Annex I. ## 4 Within four hours of the expiry of the deadline for the submission of tenders laid down in Article 3(1), the intervention agencies concerned shall notify the Commission of tenders received. If no tenders are received, the Member State shall notify the Commission within the same time limits. If the Member State does not send a communication to the Commission within the given deadline, the Commission shall consider that no tender has been submitted in the Member State concerned. The communications referred to in the first subparagraph shall be sent electronically, in accordance with the model in Annex II. A separate form for each type of cereal shall be sent to the Commission for each invitation to tender. The tenderers shall not be identified. ## 5 1. Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum selling price for each cereal or decide not to award any quantities. 2. If the fixing of a minimum price, in accordance with paragraph 1, would lead to an overrun on the maximum quantity available to a Member State, an award coefficient may be fixed at the same time for the quantities offered at the minimum price in order to comply with the maximum quantity available to that Member State. ## 6 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. ## Signature This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. ## Annex I LIST OF INVITATIONS TO TENDER ‘ — ’ means no intervention stock of this cereal in this Member State. Member State Quantities made available for sale on the Community market (tonnes) Intervention Agency Name, address and contact details Common wheat Barley Maize Rye Belgique/België 0 — — — Bureau d'intervention et de restitution belge Rue de Trèves, 82 B-1040 Bruxelles Tel.: (32-2) 287 24 78 Fax: (32-2) 287 25 24 e-mail: webmaster@birb.be Web site: www.birb.be БЪЛГАРИЯ — — — — State Fund Agriculture 136, Tzar Boris III Blvd. 1618, Sofia, Bulgaria Tel.: (+359 2) 81 87 202 Fax: (+359 2) 81 87 267 e-mail: dfz@dfz.bg Web site: www.mzgar.government.bg Česká republika 0 0 — — Statní zemědělsky intervenční fond Odbor rostlinných komodit Ve Smečkách 33 CZ-110 00, Praha 1 Tel.: (420) 222 871 667 – 222 871 403 Fax: (420) 296 806 404 e-mail: dagmar.hejrovska@szif.cz Web site: www.szif.cz Danmark — — — — Direktoratet for FødevareErhverv Nyropsgade 30 DK-1780 København Tel.: (45) 33 95 88 07 Fax: (45) 33 95 80 34 e-mail: mij@dffe.dk and pah@dffe.dk Web site: www.dffe.dk Deutschland 0 0 — 38 422 Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung Deichmanns Aue 29 D-53179 Bonn Tel.: (49-228) 6845-3704 Fax: 1 (49-228) 6845-3985 Fax: 2 (49-228) 6845-3276 e-mail: pflanzlErzeugnisse@ble.de Web site: www.ble.de Eesti — — — — Pŏllumajanduse Registrite ja Informatsiooni Amet Narva mnt. 3, 51009 Tartu Tel.: (372) 7371 200 Fax: (372) 7371 201 e-mail: pria@pria.ee Web site: www.pria.ee Eire/Ireland — — — — Intervention Operations, OFI, Subsidies & Storage Division, Department of Agriculture & Food Johnstown Castle Estate, County Wexford Tel.: 353 53 91 63400 Fax: 353 53 91 42843 Web site: www.agriculture.gov.ie Elláda — — — — Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aids (O.P.E.K.E.P.E) 241, Acharnon str., GR-104 46 Athens Tel.: (30-210) 212 47 87 & 47 54 Fax: (30-210) 212 47 91 e-mail: ax17u073@minagric.gr Web site: www.opekepe.gr España — — — — S. Gral. Intervención de Mercados (FEGA) C/Almagro 33 — 28010 Madrid — España Tel.: (34-91) 3474765 Fax: (34-91) 3474838 e-mail: sgintervencion@fega.mapa.es Web site: www.fega.es France 0 13 218 — — Office national interprofessionnel des grandes cultures (ONIGC) 12, rue Henri-Roltanguy TSA 20002 F-93555 Montreuil-sous-Bois Cedex Tel.: (33-1) 73 30 20 20 Fax: (33-1) 73 30 20 08 e-mail: Catherine.LESCOUARC’H@onigc.fr; Philippe.BONNARD@onigc.fr Web site: www.onigc.fr Italia — — — — Agenzia per le Erogazioni in Agricoltura — AGEA Via Torino, 45, 00184 Roma Tel.: (39) 0649499558 Fax: (39) 0649499761 e-mail: b.pennacchia@agea.gov.it Web site: www.agea.gov.it Kypros — — — — Latvija 0 0 — — Lauku atbalsta dienests Republikas laukums 2, Rīga, LV–1981 Tel.: (371) 702 7893 Fax: (371) 702 7892 e-mail: lad@lad.gov.lv Web site: www.lad.gov.lv Lietuva — — — — The Lithuanian Agricultural and Food Products Market regulation Agency L. Stuokos-Gucevičiaus Str. 9–12, Vilnius, Lithuania Tel.: (370-5) 268 5049 Fax: (370-5) 268 5061 e-mail: info@litfood.lt Web site: www.litfood.lt Luxembourg — — — — Office des licences 21, rue Philippe II Boîte postale 113 L-2011 Luxembourg Tel.: (352) 478 23 70 Fax: (352) 46 61 38 Telex: 2 537 AGRIM LU Magyarország 124 214 0 2 199 355 — Mezőgazdasági és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Soroksári út. 22–24 H-1095 Budapest Tel.: (36) 1 219 45 76 Fax: (36) 1 219 89 05 e-mail: ertekesites@mvh.gov.hu Web site: www.mvh.gov.hu Malta — — — — Nederland — — — — Dienst Regelingen Roermond Postbus 965, NL-6040 AZ Roermond Tel.: (31) 475 355 486 Fax: (31) 475 318939 e-mail: p.a.c.m.van.de.lindeloof@minlnv.nl Web site: www.minlnv.nl Österreich — — — — AMA (Agrarmarkt Austria) Dresdnerstraße 70 A-1200 Wien Tel.: (43-1) 33151 258 (43-1) 33151 328 Fax: (43-1) 33151 4624 (43-1) 33151 4469 e-mail: referat10@ama.gv.at Web site: www.ama.at/intervention Polska — 0 — — Agencja Rynku Rolnego Biuro Produktów Roślinnych Nowy Świat 6/12 PL-00-400 Warszawa Tel.: (48) 22 661 78 10 Fax: (48) 22 661 78 26 e-mail: cereals-intervention@arr.gov.pl Web site: www.arr.gov.pl Portugal — — — — Instituto Nacional de Intervenção e Garantia Agrícola (INGA) R. Castilho, n. o 45-51, 1269-163 Lisboa Tel.: (351) 21 751 85 00 (351) 21 384 60 00 Fax: (351) 21 384 61 70 e-mail: inga@inga.min-agricultura.pt edalberto.santana@inga.min-agricultura.pt Web site: www.inga.min-agricultura.pt România — — — — Agenția de Plăți și Intervenție pentru Agricultură B-dul Carol I, nr. 17, sector 2 București 030161 România Tel.: + 40 21 3054802, + 40 21 3054842 Fax: + 40 21 3054803 Web site: www.apia.org.ro Slovenija — — — — Agencija Republike Slovenije za kmetijske trge in razvoj podeželja Dunajska 160, 1000 Ljubjana Tel.: (386) 1 580 76 52 Fax: (386) 1 478 92 00 e-mail: aktrp@gov.si Web site: www.arsktrp.gov.si Slovensko — — — — Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra Oddelenie obilnín a škrobu Dobrovičova 12 SK-815 26 Bratislava Tel.: (421-2) 58 243 271 Fax: (421-2) 53 412 665 e-mail: jvargova@apa.sk Web site: jvargova@apa.sk Suomi/Finland 0 0 — — Maaseutuvirasto PL 256 FI-00101 HELSINKI Tel.: +358 (0)20 772 007 Fax: +358 (0)20 7725 506, +358 (0)20 7725 508 e-mail: markkinatukiosasto@mavi.fi Web site: www.mavi.fi Sverige 0 0 — — Statens Jordbruksverk S-551 82 Jönköping Tel.: (46) 36 15 50 00 Fax: (46) 36 19 05 46 e-mail: jordbruksverket@sjv.se Web site: www.sjv.se United Kingdom — — — — Rural Payments Agency Lancaster House Hampshire Court Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 7YH Tel.: (44) 191 226 5882 Fax: (44) 191 226 5824 e-mail: cerealsintervention@rpa.gsi.gov.uk Web site: www.rpa.gov.uk ## Annex II Communication to the Commission of tenders received under the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals from intervention stocks Indicate the total quantities offered (including rejected offers made for the same lot): … tonnes. 1 2 3 Serial number of tenderers Lot No Quantity(t) Tender priceEUR/tonne 1 2 3 etc. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2007/712 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2007-712 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.