8.7.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 187)3 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1039/2006 of 7 July 2006 opening a standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of sugar held by the intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 318/2006 of 20 February 2006 on the common organisation of the market in the sugar sector (), and in particular Article 40(2)(d) thereof, Whereas: (1)  Article 39(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 of 29 June 2006 on the management of the internal sugar market and the quota regime (3, and in particular Article 40(2)(d) thereof, () Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden have intervention stocks of sugar. In order to respond to market needs, it is appropriate to make these stocks available on the internal market. (3)  To take account of the situation on the Community market, provision should be made for the Commission to fix a minimum selling price for each partial invitation to tender. (4 The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden should commu- nicate the tenders to the Commission. The tenderers should remain anonymous. (5)  The second paragraph of Article 59 of Regulation (EC) No 952/2006 provides that Commission Regulation (EC) No 1262/2001 of 27 June 2001 laying down detailed rules for implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 as regards the buying in and sale of sugar by intervention agencies (}) continues to apply to sugar accepted into intervention before 10 February 2006. However, for the resale of intervention sugar, this distinction is unnecessary and its implementation () OJ L 58, 28.2.2006, p. 1. () O] L 178, 1.7.2006, p. 39. (®) OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 48. Regulation repealed by Regulation (EC) No 952/2006. would create administrative difficulties for the Member States. It is therefore appropriate to exclude the appli- cation of Regulation (EC) No 12622001 to the resale of intervention sugar. (6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Sugar, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 The intervention agencies of Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia and Sweden shall offer for sale by standing invitation to tender on the Community internal market a total quantity of 1370 636,672 tonnes of sugar accepted into intervention and available for sale on the internal market. The quantities involved per Member State are set out in Annex L Article 2 1. The period during which tenders may be submitted in response to the first partial invitation to tender shall begin on 19 July 2006 and shall end on 26 July 2006 at 15.00, Brussels time. The periods during which tenders may be submitted in response to the second and subsequent partial invitations shall begin on the first working day following the end of the preceding period. They shall end at 15.00, Brussels time: — on 9 and 30 August 2006, — on 13 and 27 September 2006, — on 4 and 18 October 2006, — on 8 and 22 November 2006,