PPA - Pôdohospodárska platobná agentúra

The Agricultural Paying Agency (hereinafter Agency) is noticing the invitation to tender for the sale of 100 000 tonnes of maize held by the intervention agency of the Slovak Republic for the sale on the Community market. The invoitation to tender is announced in accordance with the

Commission Regulation (EC) No 1586/2006

of 24 October 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

The announcement of the invitation to tender for the sale of maize (hereinafter tender) together with the terms of trade for the intervention sale of maize on the Community market (hereinafter terms of trade) form the rules in compliance which the sale of the intervention stocks has to be carried out and at the same time they are the component of the contract between the Agency and the successful tenderer.

The announcement of the invitation to tender and the terms of trade are established in compliance with the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2131/1993 of 28 July laying down the procedure and conditions for the sale of cereals held intervention agencies.

We would like to urge the potential tenderers to read the terms of trade for the intervention sale of maize on the Community market thoroughly.

It is possible to send offers to tender by post, personally delivered to the Registry Office of the Agricultural Paying Agency (Dobrovičova 12, groundfloor, Room No 33 ) or by courier at form produced by the Agency and published at the website www.apa.sk. Offer to tender accompanied by valid copy from the Bussiness Registry (not older than 1 month) may be delivered by fax too, on condition, that the origin documents will be sent to Agricultural Paying Agency within the period of 5 working days after the expiry of the deadline of the partial tender, at latest. The determining time for adoption by fax is the time of acception by the Agency. Tenders shall be valid only if they are accompanied by proof that the tenderer has lodged a security.

The offers to tender has to be delivered in the sealed envelope and marked by the following scripture : "TOP SECRET - OFFER TO TENDER FOR SALE of MAIZE - DO NOT OPEN" to the following address:

Agricultural Paying Agency
Department for cereals and starch
Dobrovičova 12
815 26 Bratislava
Slovak Republic

FAX No: 00 421 2 53 412 665 (secretariat of the Section)

FAX No: 00 421 2 53 412 659 (Division of the Market Organization with the Plant Commodities)

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the first partial invitation to tender shall be 13.00 (Brussels time) on 8 th November (wednesday).

The closing dates for the submission of tenders for subsequent partial invitations to tender shall be each Wednasday at 13.00 (Brussels time), with the exception of 27 December 2006, 4 April 2007 and May 2007, i.e. weeks when no invitation to tender shall be made.

The closing date for the submission of tenders for the last partial invitation to tender shall be 27 June 2007 at 13.00 Brussels time.

The documents requested for the announcement of the partial invitation to tender No: 2/2006 are as follows:

• Terms of trade for the intervention sale of cereals intented for sale on the Community
• Form "Offer to tender for sale of maize intended for the sale on the Community market"
• Form " Application on using of the block security lodged providing by bank transfer"
• Form " Application on Taking Samples"
• Form: "Binding plan on Removal from the Storage"
• Form: " Statement on Movement of Goods"
• List of sales
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1483/2006 of 6th October 2006 opening statnding invitations to tender for the resale on the Communitz market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States
• Commission Regulation (EC) No 1586/2006 of 24th October 2006 amending Regulation No 1483/2006 as regards the quantities covered by the standing invitation to tender for the resale on the Community market of cereals held by the intervention agencies of the Member States.

More detailed information is available at the Phone No: +421 2 58243 271