26. 4. 90 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 106/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1022/90 of 25 April 1990 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 fixing the procedure and conditions for the taking-over of cereals by intervention agencies THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201/90 (%, and in particular Article 7 (6) thereof, Whereas experience gained in the application of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1663/89 (), shows that the procedure to be followed by the intervention agencies- for taking over cereals should be set out in greater detail ; Whereas the differences noted between the Member States relate in particular to checks on the quantity and quality of the lots offered ; whereas those checks should therefore be set out in greater detail; Whereas where the intervention agency delegates a third party to carry out checks the agency must ensure that the latter. provides all guarantees of independence vis-@-vis the offerer; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3247/81 of 9 November 1981 on the financing by the European Agri- cultural Guidance and - Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section, of certain intervention measures, particularly those involving the buying-in, storage and sale of agricul- tural products by intervention agencies (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3757/89 (¥, already provides for an annual inventory of-actual stocks ; whereas the quanti- tative inventory should be accompanied by a-check on quality ; Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : . Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1569/77 is hereby amended as - follows : () OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1. () OJ No L 22, 27. 1. 1990, p. 7. () OJ No L 174, 14. 7. 1977, p. 15. () OJ No L 163, 14, 6. 1989, p. 13. () OJ No L 327, 14. 11. 1981, p. 1. (9 OJ No L 365, 15. 12. 1989, p. 11. 1. Articles 3 and 4 are replaced by the following: Article 3 1. To be valid, all offers for intervention shall be made using a form issued by the intervention agency, containing the following details : — name of the offerer, — cereal offered, — place of storage of the- cereal offered, — quantity, main characteristics and harvesting year of the cereal offered, . — the intervention centre to which the offer relates.- The form shall also contain a declaration that the products are of Community origin or, in the case of cereals admitted to intervention under specific condi- tions according to their zone of production, details of the region in which they were produced. However, the intervention agency may regard as valid offers submitted in another written form, in particular telecommunications, provided that all the details to be shown on the- form referred to in the first subpara- graph are included. Without prejudice to the . validity from the date of presentation of an offer submitted in accordance with the third subparagraph, Member States may require that it be followed by the forwarding or direct submis- sion to the competent agency of the form provided for in the first subparagraph. 2. Should .an offer be inadmissible, the operator concerned shall be informed by the intervention agency accordingly within five working days following - receipt of the offer. 3.  Should an offer be admissible, operators shall be informed as soon as possible of the store at which the cereals are to be taken over and of the delivery schedule. At the request of the offerer or the storekeeper, the said schedule may be amended -by the intervention agency. The last delivery shall be made not later than the end of -the. second. month following the month during which the offer was received. 4. The cereals offered shall be taken over by the intervention agency when the quantity and the minimum required standards, as set out in the Annex, have been established by the intervention agency or its representative for the entire lot in respect of the goods delivered to the intervention store.