9. 11. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 285/5 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2448/77 of 8 November 1977 laying down conditions for the disposal of oranges withdrawn from the market to the processing industry and amending Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 on the common organization of the market in fruit and  vegetables (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1034/77 (3), and in particular Article 21 (4) thereof, Whereas Article 21 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72 provides thaf certain categories of blood oranges with- drawn from the market during the 1977/78, 1978/79 and 1979/80 marketing year may be disposed of to the processing industry; whereas only the varieties traditionally used for processing should be disposed of in this way; Whereas the said Article also provides that the disposal of such oranges must be carried out by way of tender by the agency appointed by the Member State concerned ; whereas, in order that the tender can be held, criteria must be fixed to ensure the most favour- able conditions for tendering and to ensure equal treat- ment for all interested parties in the Community; whereas standing invitations to tender and public auctions may facilitate the marketing of the products and in certain cases may be the forms of sale best adapted to trade practice ; Whereas the said Article also lays down that such operations may take place only where they entail no distortion of competition between the industries concerned ; whereas to that end a minimum selling price should be fixed before the start of each marketing year ; Whereas, in order to allow any industrial undertaking to submit a tender, processors should be given adequate information of the relevant notice ; Whereas the notice of invitation to tender and the notice of sale by auction must state the general condi- tions of the procedure; whereas, however, to ensure that the tender proceeds correctly, provision should be made for certain particulars to appear in the tender, in (') ©J No L 118, 20. 5. 1972, p. 1. {?) O] No L 125, 19. 5. 1977, p. 1. particular as regards the price and quantities in respect of which the tender is made; Whereas tenders submitted by those interested must be assessed on the basis of the price offered ; whereas quantities are allocated as and when they become available and in the order in which the tenderers are listed, beginning " with those offering the highest prices ; Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures to ensure that the allocated product is actually processed; whereas to this end a processing security must be lodged, the amount of which should be so calculated as to ensure the respect of this obligation ; Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1687/76 of 30 June 1976 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 (*), laid down common detailed rules for veri- fying the use and/or destination of products from intervention ; whereas an addition should therefore be made to the Annex to the said Regulation; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage- ment Committee for Fruit and Vegetables, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 The disposal of oranges of the Sanguinello and Sanguigno varieties, withdrawn from the market during the 1977/78, 1978/79 and 1979/80 marketing years, to the processing industry shall be undertaken by the agency appointed by the Member State concerned, either by way of a standing invitation to tender or by public auction. Article 2 A minimum selling price shall be fixed before the start of each marketing year, taking account of the industry’s normal supply price for the product concerned. This minimum selling price shall be fixed in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 33 of Regulation (EEC) No 1035/72. () OJ No L 190, 14. 7. 1976, p. 1. () OJ No L 251, 1. 10. 1977, p. 60.