25. 4. 92 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 108/21 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1022/92 of 24 April 1992 on the supply of white sugar as urgent aid for the people of St Petersburg, Saratov, Chellabinsk and Nizhny-Novgorod pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 of 10 February 1992 on urgent action for the supply of agri- cultural products to the people of Moscow and St Peters- burg (*), and in particular Article § (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 (3, as last amended by Regu- lation (EEC) No 2205/90 (?), and in particular Article 5 (3) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 provides for urgent action for the free supply of agricultural products intended for the people of Moscow and St Petersburg and possibly other towns and cities ; whereas those cities have also requested the supply of white sugar; whereas this request should be granted ; whereas pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation suppliers are to be chosen by tendering procedure ; Whereas it is necessary to determine the conditions for participating in the tendering procedure for the award of supply contracts and the obligations of the successful tenderers ; Whereas, as regards the securities to be lodged by suppliers, Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (%), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3745/89 (%), should apply; Whereas the goods delivered do not qualify for export refunds and are not subject to compensatory amounts ; Whereas the appropriate communications to ensure the optimal monitoring of operations until the taking over at destination should be provided for; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 5 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91, () OJ No L 36, 13. 2. 1992, p. 1. () 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. . () OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of contracts for the supply pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 330/92 of 7 000 tonnes of white C sugar in accordance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation. ' The definition of the supplies given in Annex I, as regards the geographical allocation of quantities, shall be subject to amendment on the basis of the tenders submitted within the framework of the different invita- tions to tender. 2. Each delivery shall cover: (a) the mobilization of white C sugar produced in the Community within the meaning of point (c) of the sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (1a) of Council Regu- lation (EEC) No 1785/81 (%); (b) the sugar to be supplied must satisfy the quality and characteristic requirements laid down in Annex IL The product must be packed and labelled in accor- dance with the instructions in that Annex; (c) transport to the destination provided for in Annex I at the expense of the successful tenderer, by 6 June 1992 at the latest. Delivery shall include unloading and storing in the storehouse at destination. Where the last subparagraph of Article 2 (2) applies, trans- port must be effected by 16 June 1992 at the latest. Tenderers shall take out at their own expense the appro- priate insurance to cover the goods up to the delivery stage fixed. Article 2 1.  Tenders shall be transmitted by written telecommu- nication to the intervention agency of the Member State in which the goods are packed and stored prior to ship- ment. 2. Tenders must be lodged in their entirety before 12.00 noon (Brussels time) on 29 April 1992. () OJ No L 177, 1. 7. 1981, p. 4.