23. 7. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 206/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1579/98 of 22 July 1998 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by the Danish 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 organisation of the market in cereals ("), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 923/96 (3, and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2193/96 (), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies; Whereas, given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export of 100 000 tonnes of rye held by the Danish intervention agency; Whereas special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the operations and their monitoring are properly effected; whereas, to that end, provision should be made for a security lodgement scheme which ensures that aims are met while avoiding excessive costs for the operators; whereas derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93; Whereas, where removal of the rye is delayed by more than five days or the release of one of the securities required is delayed for reasons imputable to the interven- tion agency the Member State concerned must pay compensation; 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 Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the Danish intervention agency issues a standing invitation to tender for the export of rye held by it in accordance with Regu- lation (EEC) No 2131/93. Article 2 1.  The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 100 000 tonnes of rye for export to third countries. () OJ L 181, 1. 7. 1992, p. 21. () OJ L 126, 24. 5. 1996, p. 37. () OJ L 191, 31. 7. 1993, p. 76. () OJ L 293, 16. 11. 1996, p. 1. 2. The regions in which the 100 000 tonnes of rye are stored are set out in Annex L Article 3 1. 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. 2. No export refund or tax or monthly increase shall be granted on exports carried out pursuant to this Regula- tion. 3. Article 8(2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 shall not apply. Article 4 1. The 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 may not be accompanied by export licence appli- cations submitted pursuant to Article 44 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88 (). Article 5 1.  Notwithstanding Article 7(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93, the time limit for submission of tenders in respect of the first partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m. (Brussels time) on 23 July 1998. 2. The time limit for submission of tenders in respect of subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 9 a.m. (Brussels time) each Thursday thereafter. 3. The last partial invitation to tender shall be 9 a.m. (Brussels time) on 27 May 1999. 4. Tenders shall be lodged with the Danish interven- tion agency. Article 6 1. The intervention agency, the storer and the successful tenderer shall, at the request of the latter and () OJ L 331, 2. 12. 1988, p. 1.