31990R2610

11 . 9. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 248/5

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2610/90 of 10 September 1990 opening an invitation to tender for the sale for export of baled tobacco held by the Greek intervention agency

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Article 3

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European The deadline for the submission of tenders at the head­ Economic Community, quarters of the Commission of the European Communi­ ties shall be at 12 noon local time, on 26 October 1990 . Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 727/70 of 21 April 1970 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) Article 4 No 1 329/90 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof,

The closing date referred to in Article 9 ( 1 ) of Regulation Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73 (J), (EEC) No 3389/73 for removal of the tobacco by the as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 395/90 (4), lays successful tenderer shall be : down the procedure and conditions for the sale of tobacco held by intervention agencies ; (a) at the end of the fourth month following the date of publication of the result of the tendering procedure in Whereas, on account of the problems caused by the the Official Journal of the European Communities, storage of baled tobacco, and in particular the costs of in respect of at least one-third of the lots ; storage, an invitation to tender should be opened for the (b) at the end of the sixth month following the said date sale of the tobacco in lots ; whereas this tobacco should be for the remaining tobacco. intended for export, without refund ;

Whereas payment for all these lots is made before the tobacco is removed ; whereas it should be provided that, Article 5 at the request of the successful tenderer, the security should be released progressively as the quantities of 1 . The security referred to in Article 5 of Regulation tobacco are exported ; (EEC) No 3389/73 must be lodged with and made payable to the Ypiresia Diachirisis Agoron Georgikon Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are Proionton (YDAGEP), Acharnon 241 , GR- 10446 Athens. in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Tobacco, 2. The Commission shall inform the relevant interven­ tion agency forthwith of the result of the sale by tender. The agency shall immediately release the securities of tenderers whose tenders were inadmissible or who were unsuccessful . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Save as otherwise provided in the second subparagraph of Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73, the securities Article 1 of the successful tenderer or tenderers shall be released once the conditions laid down in Article 7 (c) of that Three lots of baled raw tobacco from the 1986 and 1987 Regulation have been fulfilled. harvests, held by the Greek intervention agency, with a total weight of 3751 592 kilograms divided by varieties as 3. On application by the person concerned, the secu­ shown in the Annex hereto, shall be sold for export. rity shall be released in instalments in proportion to the quantities of tobacco in respect of which the proof referred to in Article 7 (c) of the said Regulation has been Article 2 furnished.

The sale shall take place in accordance with the tendering procedure provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 3389/73. Article 6

(') OJ No L 94, 28. 4. 1970, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day ft OJ No L 132, 23. 5. 1990, p. 25. (3) OJ No L 345, 15. 12. 1973, p. 47. following its publication in the Official Journal of the 0 OJ No L 42, 16. 2. 1990, p. 46. European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 September 1990.

For the Commission Ray MAC SHARRY Member of the Commission

ANNEX

Lot Weight Variety Harvest No (kilograms)

1 Mavra 1986 306 491 Kaba Koulak classic and Elassona 1986 623 250 Kaba Koulak non-classic 1986 155 308 Katerini 1986 229 960 Burley EL 1986 252 050 Basmas 1986 238 844 1 805 903 I

2 Mavra 1986 306 491 Kaba Koulak classic and Elassona 1986 567 740 Kaba Koulak non-classic 1986 163 155 Katerini 1986 229 988 Burley EL 1986 252 617 1 519 991 I

3 Mavra 1987 333 872 Basmas 1987 91 826 425 698 I I

Total 3 751 592