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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No293/77
of11February1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheCatholicReliefServices
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheCatholicRelief
Serviceswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
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(1),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason21December1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
7497tonnesofcommonwheat(inotherwords4965
tonnesofcommonwheatflour)totheCatholicRelief
Servicesunderits1976/77food-aidprogramme ;
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;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
CatholicReliefServicesbywayofCommunityaction,
of4965tonnesofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminthreelots.Theproductshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.*-!^productsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicableinoneoftheportsof
unloadinglistedintheAnnexhereto.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms.
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(<)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Harinadetrigo—DonacióndelaComunidadeco­
nómicaeuropeaparaCathwelChile—Destinadaala
distribucióngratuita.'Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—-inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :12%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2,Tendersforsupplyofthecommonwheatflour
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproductwith
thefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :12%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article7
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplyasupplementary
2%ofemptynewsacks,unmarkedandofthesame
qualityasthosewhichcontainthegoods.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedinArticle1shallbetakenon
25February1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe25February1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatory amountandtheacces­
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
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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
shallbepaid,afterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3),tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11February 1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Number
oflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Valparaiso 2480
2Coquimbo Customsoftheport 365
3Talcahuano 2120