Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/482 of 1 April 2016 closing intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price for the intervention period ending 30 September 2016 and opening the tendering procedure for buying-in

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/482
• Articles: 5

Article 1 Closing of the intervention buying-in at fixed price

1.   The intervention buying-in of skimmed milk powder at fixed price is closed for the intervention period ending on 30 September 2016.

The total quantity of the offers of skimmed milk powder for intervention which were received from each offerer by the intervention agencies of the Member States on 31 March 2016 shall be accepted after being multiplied by an allocation coefficient of 60,09 %, and rounded down to the closest multiple of 25 kg.

2.   Offers at fixed price received by the intervention agencies of the Member States on and after 1 April 2016 until 30 September 2016 shall be rejected.

Article 2 Opening of the tendering procedure

The intervention buying-in by a tendering procedure of skimmed milk powder, in excess of the limit set out in Article 3(1)(c) of Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013, is open until 30 September 2016, under the conditions provided for in Section III of Chapter I of Title II of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 and in this Regulation.

Article 3 Submission of tenders

1.   The time limit for the submission of tenders for the first individual tender is 19 April 2016 at 12.00 (Brussels time).

The closing date for the submission of tenders for subsequent individual tenders is the first and the third Tuesday of the month at 12.00 (Brussels time).

If Tuesday is a public holiday the time limit shall be 12.00 (Brussels time) on the previous working day.

2.   Tenders shall be submitted to the intervention agencies approved by the Member States  ( 6 ) .

Article 4 Notification to the Commission

The notification provided for in Article 18(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009 shall be made by 16.00 (Brussels time) on the closing dates for submission of tenders as referred to in Article 3 of this Regulation, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 792/2009.

By way of derogation from Article 18(3) of Regulation (EU) No 1272/2009, where a Member State does not notify the Commission of an admissible tender within the time limits referred to in the first paragraph, it shall be deemed to have notified the Commission of a nil return.

Article 5 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .