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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1750/77
of29July1977
openinganinvitationtotender(orthemobilizationofrolledoatsasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1-,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,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof4704
tonnesofoats,intheformof2352tonnesofrolled
oats,toUNICEFunderits1976/77food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductstothedockorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstoUNICEF;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof2352tonnesofrolledoatsto
UNICEFbywayofCommunityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
Netherlandsinfourlots.Theproductshallbemobi­
lizedontheCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicableinoneoftheportsof
unloadinglistedintheAnnexhereto.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsspecifiedinparagraph 1insacksof25kilo­
gramsnetaccordingtotheconditionslaiddownin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on12August1977.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be12August1977at12noon.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
:0OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
.(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(•>)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.TherolledoatsreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtoUNICEFmustmeettherequirements
containedintheAnnexhereto.
Oatsnotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNICEFoftherolledoats
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproductwith
thecharacteristics containedintheAnnexhereto.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,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.Article7
1.TheDutchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwiththeinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.

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tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article84.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofthedepartureofthevessels,the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
SPECIFICATIONS
Productionofquick-cooking oatflakes:
Rawoats:Firstqualityhigh-densityoats.
Cleaningandpreparation:Oatstobecleanedofextraneousmatter,debitteredandstabilizedby
treatmentwithsteam.
Hulling:Oatstobesize-classifiedandhulled.Afterseparationofhusksoatkernelstobescoured
andpolished.
Groats:Oatkernelstobecut,sortedandair-cleaned.Groatsdampenedandpre-cookedwithsteam,
thenrolledtoflakes.
Oatflakes:Tobepackagedin25kgbags(2%emptybags).
Bagcomposition :
—fourbagsofKraftpaper,ofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedbagmadeoftarredpaperofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast140
g/m2;
—onedouble-bound polyethyleneinternalpocketatleast006mmthick;
—topandbottomsealsofbagtobepasted;
—insectrepellenttobeappliedtooutsideofbag.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,thesuccessfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthegoodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Qualityofoatflakes:
Humidity :lessthan12%.
Ashcontent:lessthan2-3%ofdrymatter.
Crudefibre:lessthan1-5%ofdrymatter.
Huskcontent:lessthan010%ofdrymatter.
Proteincontent:notlessthan14%ofdrymatter.
Numérodulot
N.dellapartita
Nr.desLoses
Partietsnummer
Nooflot
Nr.vandepartijPortdedébarquement
Portodisbarco
Bestimmungshafen
Lossehavn
Portofunloading
HavenvanlossingTonnageàmettreencaf
Tonnellaggio daconsegnarecif
NachcifzubringendeMenge
Mængdetilleveringcif
Tonnagecif
CifaanteleverenhoeveelheidPérioded'embarquement
Periodod'imbarco
Verschiffungszeitraum
Indskibningsperiode
Loadingperiod
PeriodevanladenInscriptionsurlessacs
Iscrizionesuisacchi
AufschriftaufdenSäcken
Påskriftpisækkene
Inscriptiononthesacks
Meldingopdezakken
1Aden 300 1,—30.9.1977Rolledoats/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity/Actionof
theUnitedNationsChildren's
Fund(UNICEF)
2
3
4Lomé(Togo)
Haiphong
Haiphong250
901
9011.—30.9.1977
1,—30.9.1977
1,—30.11.1977Floconsd'avoine/Dondela
Communauté ÉconomiqueEuro­
péenne/ActionduFondsdes
NationsUniespourl'Enfance
(UNICEF)