22.6.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L 164/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1080/2002 of 21 June 2002 opening a standing invitation to tender for the export to certain third countries, 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 (EEC) No 1766/92 of 30 June 1992 on the common organisation of the market in cereals (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1666/ 2000 (3, and in particular Article 5 thereof, Whereas: (1)  Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 (), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1630/2000 (%), lays down the procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals held by intervention agencies. (2)  Given the current market situation, a standing invitation to tender should be opened for the export to third coun- tries, with the exception of the countries in Zone VII as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2145/ 92 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3304/94 (°), and with the exception of Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Po- land, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Nor- way, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, former Republic of Yu- goslavia with the exception of Slovenia, Croatia and Bos- nia Herzegovina, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakstan, Kyr- gyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan of 1 000 000 tonnes of rye held by the German interven- tion agency. (3)  Special procedures must be laid down to ensure that the operations and their monitoring are properly effected. To that end, provision should be made for a security lod- gement scheme which ensures that aims are met while avoiding excessive costs for the operators. Derogations should accordingly be made to certain rules, in particular those laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. (4)  Where removal of the rye is delayed by more than five days or the release of one of the securities required is de- layed for reasons imputable to the intervention agency the Member State concerned must pay compensation. (5)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in ac- cordance with the opinion of the Management Commit- tee for Cereals, () OJL 181, 1.7.1992, p. 21. () OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 1. () OJL 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. ( OJ L 187, 26.7.2000, p. 24. () OJ L 214, 30.7.1992, p. 20. () OJ L 341, 30.12.1994, p. 48. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Subject to the provisions of this Regulation the German inter- vention agency issues a standing invitation to tender for the ex- port of rye held by it in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93. Article 2 1. The invitation to tender shall cover a maximum of 1 000 000 tonnes of rye for export to third countries, with the exception of the countries in Zone VII as defined in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2145/92, and with the exception of Es- tonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Repub- lic, Hungary, Norway, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Russia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, former Republic of Yugoslavia with the exception of Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Moldova, Ukraine, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbeki- stan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. 2. The regions in which the 1000 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 ex- port 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 Regulation. 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 applications sub- mitted pursuant to Article 49 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1291/2000 (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 2299/ 2001 (®). () OJ L 152, 24.6.2000, p. 1. (¥ OJ L 308,27.11.2001, p. 19.