No L 123/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 18. 5. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1312/91 of 17 May 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 for the supply of sunflower oil to Romania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of- 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricul- tural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria (), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof, : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (?), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (°), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 provides for urgent action for the free supply of agricultural products to Bulgaria and Romania : whereas the costs of supplying these products are to be met by the European Community ; Whereas Romania has requested the supply of 20 000 tonnes of unrefined sunflower oil, in view of the urgent situation and the capacity of its processing plants; whereas this request should be granted and detailed rules shouyld be laid down for the supply of an initial lot on a trial basis ; whereas, since this product is not available from intervention stocks, it must be mobilized on the Community market ; Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, suppliers are to be chosen by tendering procedure; whereas this procedure must enable the most advanta- geous supply costs to be determined, in particular as regards the price of the product and the cost of transport for delivery to the destination in Romania indicated ; Whereas, in order to ensure that the suppliers are effected properly, it is necessary determine the conditions for lodging securities together with the necessary detailed rules for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securi- ties for agricultural products (*), as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 3745/89 (%); Whereas, for the purposes of determining the supply costs and the securities to be lodged, and in order to avoid market distortions as a result of monetary factors, provi- () OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 17. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. {) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. () OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. sion should be made for the use of the representative market rates referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3237/90 (); Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Qils and Fats, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the supply of 5000 tonnes of crude (unrefined) sunflower oil to Romania pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 and in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regula- tion. The supply shall comprise : . — the mobiiization on the Community market of unre- fined sunflower oil of sound, fair and merchantable quality with the following characteristics : — basic acidity (FFA) 2 %, not more than 3 % — water and impurities : not more than 0,5 % ; — bulk delivery, — if by sea: to the port of Constanta, product unloaded on the quay (FRIAL A.A, Constanta. Tel. 916/83300) — in other cases: to destination, product unloaded (ULCOM S.A,, Sloboyia, Chaussée AMARA, 3. Tel. 910/13650) before 10 July 1991. Article 2 1. Tenderers may participate in the tendering proce- dure as follows : — tenders may be sent in writing by registered mall to the Commission. office indicated below or the written tender may be lodged, against acknowledgment of receipt, with that office. In such cases, tenders shall be placed in an envelope bearing the words ‘Emergency aid to Romania, Regulation (EEC) No 1312/91, the ) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 310, 5. 11. 1990, p. 18.