NoL201/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.7.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1976/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of20July1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizatiohofcommonwheatasaid'
fortheRepublicofPeru
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tenderersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheRepublicof
Peru13500metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceinonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfroma
portoftheCommunity .
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
loadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipintheport
ofloadinginbulkbythetenderer.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo.120/
67/EEC(l)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof; -
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofPeru
13500metrictonsofcommonwheatunderthe
1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesetlimits,itmustbemadeclearwhoisto
bearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligations "arising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheRepublicofPeru;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,atall
events,bemaderesponsibleforthetenderingproce­
dureinquestion;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on6August1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be6August1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(■)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4 sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneousimpuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.Article7
Article5 *1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
TTiesecurityshallbeforfeitediftheseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Article6Theinformationindicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article81.ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofPerumustbeoffairand
soundmerchantablequalityandcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnotexceed
15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%ofThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI