L 130/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 12.5.2001 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 931/2001 of 11 May 2001 on the issuing of a standing invitation to tender for the sale of common wheat held by the German intervention agency for export to certain ACP countries THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 176692 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/ 2000 ). Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (}), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (%), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies. ()  With a view to supplying the markets of the ACP coun- tries, favoured partners of the Community, significant quantities of common wheat are required. These markets are usually supplied on the basis of regular contracts to ensure stable prices for the ACP countries over a certain period. It is therefore necessary to issue a specific invita- tion to tender to ensure that users in these countries have access to common wheat under conditions appro- priate to the highly competitive situation on the world market. (3)  The German intervention agency holds stocks of common wheat. Part of the wheat coming from the intervention stocks held by the aforementioned agency should therefore be resold to the ACP countries to meet their quantitative and qualitative needs. The common wheat successfully tendered for must be exported to the countries of destination by 30 September 2001 at the latest. (4)  The specific nature of the operation and the accounting position of the common wheat in question require greater flexibility in the mechanisms and obligations governing the resale of intervention stocks and also require exclusion of any refund, tax or monthly increase. Special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the operations and their monitoring are properly effected. To that end provision should be made for a security lodgment scheme which ensures that the aims are met while avoiding excessive costs for the operators. Deroga- tions should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/ 93. () O] L 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () O] L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 15. () O] L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. () O] L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24. (5)  In addition to the conditions laid down in Article 32 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (%), provi- sion should be made for the release for consumption in the ACP State(s) laid down in the Regulation. (6)  Where removal of the wheat is delayed by more than five days, or the release of one of the securities required is delayed, for reasons imputable to the intervention agency the Member State concerned will have to pay compensation. (7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 1. A standing invitation to tender is hereby issued for the export of 170 950 tonnes of common wheat held by the German intervention agency. 2. The common wheat must be exported to an ACP State or to several States within one of the groups of ACP States listed in Annex L 3. The regions in which the 170 950 tonnes of German common wheat are stored are listed in Annex IL 4. The intervention agency concerned shall prepare a notice of invitation to tender indicating for each lot or, where appro- priate, each part lot: — the location, — and at least the following features: — specific weight, — moisture content, — Hagberg falling number, — impurity contents and sprouted grains, — protein content. 5. It shall publish the notice of invitation to tender at least two days before the date set for the first partial invitation to tender. Article 2 Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the sales of common wheat referred to in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with the procedure and conditions laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. () O] L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1.