20.7.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 188/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1169/2005 of 19 July 2005 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the German intervention agency THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003 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 (3 lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies. (2)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 (%) lays down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or desti- nation of products from intervention. (3)  Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 500 000 tonnes of rye held by the German intervention agency. (4)  Special rules must be laid down to ensure that the operations are properly carried out and monitored. To that end, securities should be lodged to ensure that the goals of the operation are achieved without excessive cost to the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. (5)  With a view to modernising the management of the system, provision should be made for the electronic transmission of the information required by the Commission. (6)  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 Subject to this Regulation, the German intervention agency shall issue a standing invitation to tender in accordance with Regu- lation (EEC) No 2131/93 for the export of rye held by it. () OJ L 270, 21.10.2003, p. 78. (®» 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). () OJ L 301, 17.10.1992, p. 17. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 770/96 (O] L 104, 27.4.1996, p. 13). Article 2 The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum quantity of 500 000 tonnes for rye for export to all third countries. Article 3 1.  No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be granted on exports carried out under this Regulation. 2. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not apply. 3. Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article 16 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the price to be paid for the export shall be that quoted in the tender, without monthly increase. Article 4 1. Export licences shall be valid from their date of issue within the meaning of Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 until the end of the fourth month thereafter. 2. Tenders submitted in response to this invitation to tender need not be accompanied by export licence applications submitted under Article 49 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (4. Article 5 1. Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time limit for the submission of tenders under the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) on 28 July 2005. The time limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9.00 (Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter, with the exception of 4 August 2005, 18 August 2005, 1 September 2005, 3 November 2005, 29 December 2005, 13 April 2006, 25 May 2006 and 15 June 2006, i.e. weeks in which no invitation to tender shall be made. () OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1741/2004 (O] L 311, 8.10.2004, p. 17)