NoL20/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.75
REGULATION (EEC)No183/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of24January1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheRepublicofthePhilippines
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofthe
Philippinestheequivalentof5000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.3311metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1973/74food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereasshippingpossibilitiesonlyallowforan
immediatetenderforonelotof1900metrictonsof
flour;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheRepublicofthePhilip­
pines;Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof1900metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheRepublicofthePhilippinesbywayof
Communityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomofBelgiumandshallbeinrespectofa
singlelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromAntwerp.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammestotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplace
nominatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,the
timingofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererand
therecipientcountry'sagent.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunities to
theRepublicofthePhilippines.'
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon7
February1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be7February1975at12noon.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performance oftheoperationspecifiedinArticles 1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
tobesuppliedtotheRepublicofthePhilippines
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofthePhilip­
pinesofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoin
Article 1mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowing
characteristics :—moisture :14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6*25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article7
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer .
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
C.omnmnities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24January1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI