No L 53/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 9.3.95 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 517/95 of 8 March 1995 on the sale on the Portuguese domestic market of 250 000 tonnes of maize held by the Portuguese intervention agency THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organization of the market in cereals (!), as last amended by the Act of Acces- sion of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in pamcular Article 5 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 of 22 December 1993 on.special arrangements for imports of maize into Portugal (), and in particular Article 3 (2) thereof, Whereas the Portuguese intervention agency (INGA) is to buy 250 000 tonnes of maize on the world market in accordance with the Commission Decision on the purchase of the said maize (%) ; whereas the INGA should sell this maize on the Portuguese domestic market; whereas, in accordance with Article 3 (2) of Regulation (EC) No 3670/93, these sales should be effected in such a way as to avoid disturbances on the Portuguese market ; Whereas provision should be made for these sales to be staggered over May and August 1995 in order to avoid disturbing the harvest in Portugal ; whereas any maize still remaining at 31 August 1995 should be sold in the following montbhs ; Whereas Regulation (EC) No 3670/93 provides that the purchase of this maize shall rank as an intervention to stabilize the agricultural markets; whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (%), as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 120/94 (%), lays down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies ; whereas the sales of maize should, however, be carried out at a fixed price, namely the intervention price applicable in May, increased by two monthly increases for sales from August 1995 onwards ; whereas it is therefore necessary to derogate from Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 ; whereas additional rules are needed for the sale of the imported maize ; Whereas, in view of the price advantage enjoyed by purchasers of the maize held by the INGA, provision () OJ No L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. ) OJ No L 338, 31. 12. 1993, p. 35. %) Unpublished decision. () OJ No L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. () O No L 21, 26. 1. 1994, p. 1. should be made for strict control measures and it should be stipulated, in particular, who is authorized to purchase such imported maize ; Whereas, in order to ensure that the sale of maize imported into Portugal does not create difficulties on the Community market, a system of tendering securities and performance guarantees should be introduced and provi- sion should be made whereby the performance guarantee is not to be released until proof has been furnished that the maize in question has been processed or used in Portugal ; Whereas it is essential that Portugal take all the necessary measures which are compatible with Community rules, on the one hand to ensure that this Regulation is properly applied and, on the other hand, to ensure, by introducing effective control arrangements, that the Community market is not disturbed ; Whereas 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 Notwithstanding Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the Portuguese intervention agency (INGA) shall put up for sale on the Portuguese market 250 000 tonnes of maize purchased in pursuance of the Commission Decision of February 15995. The sale shall take place in two instalments : the first, of 150 000 tonnes, during May 1995, the second, of 100 000 tonnes, during August 1995 and, where necessary, during the following months, in accordance with the provisions laid down by the INGA. Article 2 INGA shall draw up a notice indicating, for each lot or, where applicable, part of a lot: (a) the location; and ' (b) at least the following information : — the specific weight, — the moisture content, — the percentage of broken grains and extraneous matter.