8.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL63/15
REGULATION (EEC)No600/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of7March1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheRepublicofGambia
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof1000
metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,690metric
tonsofmilledlonggrainrice)totheRepublicof
Gambiaunderits1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
moment,whenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicofGambia
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofGambiabywayofCommunityaction,of
690metrictonsofmilledlonggrainrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsai?actuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading .
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofBanjulin
newjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity—to
distributefreeofcharge.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on24March1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe24March1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.(«)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
C)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThemilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheRepublicGambiamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:3%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1%maximum ;
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum ;
—yellowgrains:0-050%;
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofGambiaof
themilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:3%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1%maximum ;
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum ;—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderers .
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtotendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission