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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2459/76
of8October1976
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheUnitedNationsHighCommissionforRefugees
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason27July1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheUnitedNations
HighCommissionforRefugees4411metrictonsof
commonwheatunderthe1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninBelgiumindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2750/75shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredLimassol,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearcostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheUnitedNations
HighCommissionforRefugeeswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
UnitedNationsHighCommission forRefugeesby
wayofaCommunityfood-aidactionof4411metric
tonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheBelgian
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromany
Communityport.
5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredLimassol,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable .
6.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacks,havinga
netcapacityof50kg.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Softwheat—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytothepeopleofCyprus'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on22October1976.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.h)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be22October1976at12noon.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article42.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostof\theMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithallinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthe
quantitiesdispatchedandthequalityofthe
products;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Artiee5
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheUnitedNationsHighCommissionfor
Refugees,mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
qualityandcorrespondatleasttothestandardquality
forwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthat
themoisturecontentshallnotexceed15%andthata
maximumof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%of
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article7
Artiee6
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8October 1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXE—ANHANG—ALLEGATO—BIJLAGE—BILAG—ANNEX
Numérodulot Portd'embarquement Quantitéàmettreenfob Lieudestockage
NummerderLose Verschiffungshafen NachfobzubringendeMenge OrtderLagerhaltung
Numerodellapartita Portod'imbarco Tonnellaggiodametterein.fobLuogodiaccantonamento
Nummervandepartij Havenvaninlading Fobaanteleverenhoeveelheid Adresvandeopslagplaats
Partietsnummer Indskibningshavn Mængdetilleveringfob Lagerplads
Numberoflot Portofshipment Metrictonnagefob Townatwhichstored
1 Ports 4411tonnes
communautaires dont:
Gemeinschaftshäfen davon:
Porticomunitari dicui:
Havensvande
Gemeenschap waarvan :
Fællesskabshavne deraf:
Communityports whereof :
878tFloreffe
594tAth
199tGent
2740tAntwerpen