L 276/58 Official Journal of the European Union 7.10.2006 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1483/2006 of 6 October 2006 opening standing invitations to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (5)  To permit the efficient administration of the system, the 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 and the second paragraph of Article 24 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Under Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedures and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (3), cereals held by intervention agencies are to be sold by tendering procedure at prices preventing market disturbance. (2)  The Member States have intervention stocks of maize, common wheat, barley and rye. To meet market needs, these stocks of cereals should be made available on the Community market. To this end, standing invitations to tender should be opened for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States. Each of them should be considered to be a separate invitation to tender. (3)  Derogations should be made from the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 as regards the level of the security required. This security should be set at a sufficiently high level. (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. () 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). information required by the Commission should be sent by electronic mail. It is important for the notification by the intervention agencies to the Commission to maintain the anonymity of the tenderers. (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 The intervention agencies of the Member States listed in An- nex [ shall open standing invitations to tender for the sale on the Community market of cereals held by them. The maximum quantities of the different cereals covered by these invitations to tender are shown in Annex L Atrticle 2 The sales referred to in Article 1 shall be carried out under the terms laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. However, notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 13(4) of that Regulation, the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne. Atrticle 3 1. The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 13.00 (Brussels time) on 11 October 2006. The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Wednesday at 13.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 1 November 2006, 27 December 2006, 4 April 2007 and 16 May 2007, ie. weeks when no invitation to tender shall be made.