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REGULATION (EEC)No2399/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20September1974
openingainvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971coveringcertainmeasures
ofconjuncturalpolicytobetakenintheagricultural
sectorfollowingthetemporarywideningofthe
marginsoffluctuationinthecurrenciesofcertain
MemberStates,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3450/73(5),andinparticularArticle6(1)thereof;
Whereason14May1973,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof4000
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords2649
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)totheDemoc­
raticRepublicofSomaliaunderits1972/73foodaid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;Whereasthepricesofsoftwheatflourontheworld
marketexceedatthistimetoamarkedextentthe
pricesrulingintheCommunityforthatproduct;
whereasonthebasisofdatacurrentlyavailableno
immediatechangeinthispositionistobeforeseen;
whereasundertheseconditionstendererscanreason­
ablyexpectthatatthetimeofdeliveryoftheproducts
inthetendernomonetarycompensatory amountwill
beappliedtotheexportbyvirtueofArticle4a(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No974/71;whereashoweverthe
CommissionhasproposedtotheCouncilthesuppres­
sionofArticle4a(2)aforesaid;whereasthismeasure
willhavetheeffectofapplyingunderallcircum­
stancesthemonetarycompensatory amountfortran­
sactionswithMemberStateswithdepreciatedcurren­
ciesandinparticularthelevyingofthisamounton
exports;whereasinordernottohindertheexecution
ofthispresentfoodaiditisexpedienttoprovidethat
anycompensatory amountthatmightbeapplied
followingthesuppressionofArticle4a(2)aforesaid
shallnotbeleviedfortheproductstobedeliveredby
virtueofthispresentinvitationtotender;
(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.0OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals, (5)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25.

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rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourTeferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture:12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliaofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoin
Article1mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowing
characteristics :
—moisture :12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliabywayofCommu­
nityaction,of2649metrictonsofcommonwheat
flour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
intwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
market.Theproductsshallbeloadedfordeparture
fromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading !
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontractbet­
weentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityandthe
carriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebythe
authorizedagentandthereceivingagentoftherecip­
ientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportslistedinthe
Annexinnewcottonsacks,havinganetcapacityof
50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on4October1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe4October1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddo
notappeartocorrespondtonormalmarketpricesand
costs,theinterventionagencymaycanceltheinvita­
tiontotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
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4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.
Article7
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothesuccessfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article8
Themonetarycompensatory amountshallnotbe
leviedfortheproductstobedeliveredunderthis
Regulation .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Metrictonnagecif
1
2Berbera
MogadiscioCustomsoftheport1000
1649