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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No626/77
of25March1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheUnitedRepublicoftheCameroons
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheUnitedRepublicofthe
Cameroons ;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason6April1971theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof1500
tonnesofcommonwheat,intheformof993tonnes
ofcommonwheatflour,totheUnitedRepublicofthe
Cameroonsunderits1970/71food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimit,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof993tonnesofcommonwheatflourto
theUnitedRepublicoftheCameroonsbywayof
Communityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomofBelgiumandshallbeinrespectofa
singlelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.LoadingshallbecarriedoutinaCommunity
portwhichhasregularservicestotheCameroons .
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
gramstotheportofshipmentinthevicinityofthe
vessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,thetiming
ofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererandtherecip­
ientcountry'sagent.
;>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
;2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
'3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.HOJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Theminimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Farinedefroment—DondelaCEEauCameroun
—Destinéeålavente.Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article6
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedourwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article7
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheUnitedRepublicofthe
Cameroonsmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture:14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10*5%minimum(NX6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheUnitedRepublicofthe
Cameroonsofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoin
Article1mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowing
characteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(NX6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on13April1977.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be13April1977,at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate ,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatoryamountandtheacces­
sioncompensatory amountapplicableontheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuantto
paragraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate;
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotsratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
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Article8
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article9
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President