No L 92/24 Official Journal of the European Communities 13. 4. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 921/91 of 12 April 1991 on the opening of a sale by periodic invitation to tender for rape seed held by the Spanish intervention agency ‘ THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 136/66/EEC of 22 September 1966 on the establishment of a common organization of the market in oils and fats(!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3577/90 (3, and in particular Article 26 (3) thereof, Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 of 20 December 1982 on the procedure for sale of oilseeds held by the intervention agencies (®), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 676/89 (%), and in parti- cular Article 4 thereof, Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation No 724/67/EEC of 17 October 1967 laying down conditions for interven- tion in respect of oilseeds during the last two months of the marketing year and principles for the disposal of seeds bought in by intervention agencies(®), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2203/90 (¢), provides that oilseeds held by intervention agencies are to be sold by invitation to tender; ’ Whereas, in the present situation of the market, a periodic invitation to tender should be issued for the sale of 13 948 tonnes of rape seed -held by the Spanish intervention agency ; whereas, in view of the risk of a deterioration in the quality of a lot of the seed harvested in 1988 as a result of lengthy storage, the terms should be made more tlexible ; whereas to that end provision should be made notwithstanding Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 for a reduction in the minimum selling price which, while preventing disturbance of the market, is such as to facili- tate the disposal of such stocks; Whereas subsidies applying for Spain during the 1990/91 marketing year are much lower than those applicable in other Member States as a result of the application of the maximum guaranteed quantity system provided for in Article 96 of the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, leading to a significant reduction in the level of aid applied in Spain by application of Article 27a (3) of Regu- lation No 136/66/EEC; whereas subsidies applying for Spain during the 1990/91 marketing year are much lower () OJ No 172, 30. 9. 1966, p. 3025/66. () O] No L 353, 17. 12. 1990, p. 23. () OJ No L 360, 21. 12. 1982, p. 19. () O No L 73, 17. 3. 1989, p. 17. () OJ No 252, 19. 10. 1967, p. 10. (9 OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. . than those which may apply in Spain in the 1991/92 marketing year taking account of the Commission’s proposals for the fixing of prices for 1991/92 ; whereas in order to avoid the risk that rape seed sold from interven- tion reaps subsidies other than those applicable for Spanish rape seed during the 1990/91 marketing year, measures should be taken to ensure that the seeds sold can only benefit from the appropriate aids; whereas compliance with that aim should be guaranteed by the lodging of a security; Whereas the circumstances of this sale require a shortening of the period fixed in Article 10 (1) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3603/90 (*); 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 1. The Spanish intervention agency shall issue a peri- odic invitation to tender under the conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 3418/82 for the sale of 13 948 tonnes of rape seed which it holds. 2. By way of derogation from Article 8 (1) of Regula- tion (EEC) No 3418/82 the minimum price to be met for lot No 13/01/88 shall be the buying-in price referred to in that paragraph, minus 20 %. Article 2 1. The rape seed removed from intervention shall be - identified by 28 June 1991. Notwithstanding Article 10 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2681/83 the seed identified shall be processed by 31 August 1991 at the latest. 2. Each successful tenderer must lodge a security of ECU 21 per 100 kg before taking over the rape seed from intervention. The security shall be provided in one of the forms laid down in Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 (°) and it shall be constituted with the Spanish intervention agency. () OJ No L 266, 28. 9. 1983, p. 1. () OJ No L 350, 14. 12.-1990, p. 57. () OJ No L-205, 3. 8. 1985, p. .