
Article 1 
The German intervention agency shall open a standing invitation to tender for the sale on the Community market of 200 000 tonnes of rye held by it.
Article 2 
The sale provided for in Article 1 shall take place in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93.
However, notwithstanding

((a)) Article 13(1) of that Regulation, tenders shall be drawn up on the basis of the actual quality of the lot to which they apply;
((b)) Article 5 of that Regulation, the minimum selling price shall be set at a level which does not disturb the cereals market.
Article 3 
Notwithstanding the second subparagraph of Article 13(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2131/93 the tender security shall be set at EUR 10 per tonne.
Article 4 

1. The first partial invitation to tender shall expire at 15.00 (Brussels time) on 25 January 2006.The time-limit for submitting tenders under subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be 15.00 (Brussels time) each Wednesday thereafter, with the exception of 12 April 2006 and 24 May 2006, there being no invitation to tender in the weeks concerned.The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 28 June 2006 at 15.00 (Brussels time).
2. Tenders must be lodged with the German intervention agency at the following address:Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE),Deichmannsaue 29D-53179 BonnFax 1 (49) 228 68 45 39 85Fax 2 (49) 228 68 45 32 76.
Article 5 
The German intervention agency shall send the Commission the tenders received, no later than two hours after expiry of the time-limit for submitting tenders. This notification shall be made by e-mail, using the form in the Annex hereto.
Article 6 
Under the procedure laid down in Article 25(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1784/2003, the Commission shall set the minimum selling price or decide not to award any quantities. In the event that tenders are submitted for the same lot and for a quantity larger than that available, the Commission may fix this price separately for each lot.
Where tenders are offering the minimum sale price, the Commission may fix an award coefficient for the quantities offered at the same time as it fixes the minimum sale price.
Article 7 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
ANNEX


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Serial numbers of tenderers Lot No Quantity(t) Tender price(EUR/t)
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