L 25316 Official Journal of the European Union 29.7.2004 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1364/2004 of 22 July 2004 laying down transitional measures for the sale of a maximum quantity of 54 000 tonnes of wheat and 40 000 tonnes of maize from the national security stocks held by Hungary THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, (4)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Treaty of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, Having regard to the Act of Accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia, and in particular the first subparagraph of Article 41 thereof, Whereas: (1) Pursuant to Article 6 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1972/2003 of 10 November 2003 on transitional measures to be adopted in respect of trade in agricultural products on account of the accession of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia ('), the Hungarian authorities have informed the Commission that they intend to sell a maximum quantity of 54 000 tonnes of wheat and 40 000 tonnes of maize from national security stocks as part of a rotation procedure. (2)  The sale of such a large quantity of wheat and maize is liable to disturb the Community market in cereals. Tran- sitional measures should therefore be taken to lay down conditions for sale similar to those provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 of 28 July 1993 laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held by intervention agencies (%) to ensure that operators are treated equally and market conditions respected. (3)  Since any restocking operation could also disturb the Community market, a procedure should be introduced allowing the Commission to approve the restocking arrangements. () OJ L 293, 11.11.2003, p. 3. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 735/2004 (O] L 114, 21.4.2004, p. 13). (® OJ L 191, 31.7.1993, p. 76. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 777/2004 (O] L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 50). accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 This Regulation lays down transitional rules for the sale of a maximum quantity of 54 000 tonnes of wheat and 40 000 tonnes of maize from the national security stocks held by the Hungarian authorities on 1 May 2004 and any subsequent restocking operations. Atrticle 2 The agency responsible for managing the Hungarian security stocks, details of which are set out in the Annex hereto, shall sell the quantity referred to in Article 1 on the Community market by standing invitation to tender until 30 October 2004. For the purposes of this Regulation, selling by tender means offering for sale by inviting tenders, the contract being awarded to the person tendering the best price and observing the requirements of this Regulation. Atrticle 3 The agency referred to in the first paragraph of Article 2 shall publish a notice of invitation to tender at least three days before the closing date of the first period for submission of tenders. The invitation shall indicate in particular: (a) the tendering periods for each partial tendering procedure and the address for submission of tenders; (b) the minimum quantities which tenders may cover; (c) the securities to be lodged and the terms of their release; d) the main physical and technical characteristics of the various phy: lots; (e) the places of storage and the name and address of the storer; (f) the payment terms.