NoL20/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.75
REGULATION (EEC)No182/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of24January1975
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidfortheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritaniawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(?);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtogranttheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritania4000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
its1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2596/74(4)of11October1974openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
aidtoMauritaniawasnotallocated ;whereasanew
invitationtotendershouldthereforebeopened;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforceniiijenremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liability,foranyresultingcosts;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
IslamicRepublicofMauritaniabywayofCommunity
food-aidactionof4000metrictonsofcommon
wheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph 1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading .
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofNouakchott
innewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
'Filefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(•?)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.0OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL277,12.10.1974,p.25.'Froment—DondelaCommunaute economique
europeenne -—Distributiongratuite.'

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Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on7February1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be7February1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle 1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
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.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .>
Article5
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheIslamicRepublicofMauritaniamust
beoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityandcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24January1975.
I:ortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI