Commission Regulation (EC) No 670/2009 (repealed)Show full title

Article 3 Purchases

1. By means of a notice of call for tender, the intervention agencies shall purchase durum wheat or paddy rice following the opening of the tender by means of a Regulation adopted by the Commission, hereinafter referred to as ‘Regulation opening the tendering procedure’, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 195(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007.

2. The Regulation opening the tendering procedure shall state, in particular:

(a) the name of the product, with its CN code;

(b) the dates of the tenders;

(c) the deadline (date and time) for the submission of bids;

(d) the closing date of the tendering period;

(e) the Member State(s) or region(s) concerned, in the event of the second subparagraph of Article 18(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 applying.

3. With regard to paddy rice, the tender may be restricted to one or several types of rice as defined in Annex III, Part I, I.2 to Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 (‘round grain rice’, ‘medium grain rice’, ‘long grain rice A’ or ‘long grain rice B’).

4. A period of at least six days must separate the date of entry into force of the Regulation opening the tendering procedure and the scheduled deadline for the first submission of bids.

5. The call for tender published by the intervention agency shall stipulate in particular the minimum quantities to which bids must refer. These quantities shall be at least 10 tonnes for durum wheat and 20 tonnes for rice.

However, if the conditions and practices of the wholesale trade or environmental regulations in force in a Member State justify the application of minimum quantities larger than those laid down in the first subparagraph above, these quantities shall be laid down in the call for tender by the relevant intervention agency.

6. The obligations resulting from the tendering procedure shall not be transferable.