29.6.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL175/67
REGULATION (EEC)No1668/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of28June1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflour
asfoodaidfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
(UNRWA)
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNRWAwillbeful­
filled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommittedforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1125/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcereals ,asfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972and19December1972the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
itproposed,bywayofCommunityaction,tograntthe
equivalentof13129metrictonsand4636metric
tonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords11765metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour)toUNRWAunderits
1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1293/73(4)of15May1973openinganinvitationto
tenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheUNRWAwasnotallexecuted;whereasa
newinvitationtotendershouldthereforebeopened;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beappliedandthattheproductshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNRWAbywayofCommunityaction,of5465
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayoftheportof
Ashdod.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1cifinnewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheat'flour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto.
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on12July1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe12July1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(*)OJNoL128,10.5.1974,p.12.
(>)OJNoL17«,5.8.1972,p.3.b)OJNoL131,18.5.1973,p.26.
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Cominunitiesnotlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle 1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—Moisture :14%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbere­
fused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAofthecommon
wheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—Moisture :14%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article6
1.;TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require..
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityofthe.products
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortoth£Commission assoonasitis
received.1
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28June1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI