NoL256/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.9.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2401/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20September1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheRepublicofSriLanka
virtueofparticpationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheRepublicofSriLanka;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
Whereasthepricesofcommonwheatflouronthe
worldmarketexceedatthistimetoamarkedextent
thepricesrulingintheCommunityforthatproduct;
whereasonthebaisofdatacurrentlyavailableno
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;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971coveringcertainmeasures
ofconjuncturalpolicytobetakenintheagricultural
sectorfollowingthetemporarywideningofthe
marginsoffluctuationinthecurrenciesofcertain
MemberStates,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3450/73(5),andinparticularArticle6(1)thereof;
Whereason21March1974,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofSri
Lankatheequivalentof16000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.10596
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1973/74
foodaidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommjjnitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingbyHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
(»)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof10596metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheRepublicofSriLankabywayofCommu­
nityfoodaidaction.(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
4OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(5)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25.

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2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammestotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplace
nominatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,the
timingofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererand
therecipientcountry'sagent.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon4
October1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be4October1974at12noon.
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
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbycreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthecriteria
laiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheRepublicofSriLankamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ;
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximum100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSriLanka
ofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ;
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
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.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article9
Themonetarycompensatory amountshallnotbe
leviedfortheproductstobedeliveredunderthis
Regulation .
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1^74.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI