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REGULATION (EEC)No211/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheHashemite
KingdomofJordantheequivalentof5000metric
tonsofcommonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.3311
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1972/73
foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedinthetioldoftheshipatthe
portofshipment ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheHashemiteKingdomof
Jordan;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldinany
eventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvita­
tiontotender;Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3311metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheHashemiteKingdomofJordanbywayof
Communityfoodaidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)innewcottonsacksofamaximumnet
capacityof50kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon8
February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be8February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
P)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappearshowever
thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflectnormal
marketpricesandrates,theinterventionagencymay
canceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbycreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthecriteria
laiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle 1whichareto
besuppliedtotheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirements itshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheHashemiteKingdom
ofJordanofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoproductswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationstotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Number
oflotPortfromwhich
consignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1 Communityports Customsoftheport3311metrictons