L 267/16 Official Journal of the European Union 27.9.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1414/2006 of 26 September 2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of maize held by the Hungarian intervention agency THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 17842003 of 29 September 2003 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (1), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (?) provides in particular that cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance. (2)  Hungary has intervention stocks of maize, which should be used up. (3) It is therefore appropriate to make the stocks of maize held by the Hungarian intervention agency available on the internal market. (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) It is also important for the Hungarian intervention agency’s notification to the Commission to maintain the anonymity of the tenderers. (6)  With a view to modernising management, the infor- mation required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail. (7)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, () O) L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1154/2005 (O] L 187, 19.7.2005, p. 11). (® OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 749/2005 (O] L 126, 19.5.2005, p. 10). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The Hungarian intervention agency shall open a standing invi- tation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 200 000 tonnes of maize held by it. Atrticle 2 The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. However, notwithstanding that Regulation: (a) tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply; (b) the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market; it may not in any event be lower than the intervention price in force for the month in question, including any monthly increases. Atrticle 3 Notwithstanding Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security is set at EUR 10 per tonne. Atrticle 4 1. The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 27 September 2006. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Wednesday at 15.00 (Brussels time). The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 18 October 2006 at 15.00 (Brussels time). 2. Tenders must be lodged with the Hungarian intervention agency at the following address: Mez8gazdasigi és Vidékfejlesztési Hivatal Soroksdri ut 22-24. H-1095 Budapest Tel. (36-1) 219 45 76 Fax (36-1) 219 89 05 E-mail: ertekesites@mvh.gov.hu