Article 1
1. The Spanish intervention agency, hereinafter known as SENPA, shall, under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, issue a standing invitation to tender for the resale of 120 000 tonnes of barley and 30 000 tonnes of rye held by it with a view to disposal to drought-stricken stockfarmers in Cádiz, Badajoz, Cáceres, Córdoba, Granada, Málaga, Sevilla, Ciudad Real, Toledo, Jaén, Salamanca, Ávila, Zamora and Huelva. 2. Without prejudice to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82, the following special rules shall apply to this invitation to tender: - the cereals shall be disposed of by invitation to tender in drought-stricken regions in the form of a mixture prepared by the SENPA of approximately 15 % rye and 85 % barley, - only stockfarmers in the regions listed or their authorized agents may submit tenders, - the offers are made with reference to the actual quality of the corresponding lot, - the security referred to in Article 13 (4) second indent of Regulation (EEC) No 1836/82 is not to be furnished, - the tender selected must be at least 95 % of the intervention price referred to in Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75, applicable on the last day on which tenders may submitted, - a security equal to the intervention price must be furnished by the successful tenderer to guarantee payment for the cereals disposed of by invitation to tender; the security is released on payment, - the final date for the invitation to tender shall be 31 May 1993.