NoL104/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.4.74
REGULATION (EEC)No889/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of16April1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatand
commonwheatflourasaidfortheRepublicofthePhilippines
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofthe
Philippines5000metrictonsofcommonwheatand
eithertheequivalentof5000metrictonsofcommon
wheat,or3311metrictonsofcommonwheatflour
underthe1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms.
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheRepublicofthePhilip­
pines;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheRepublicof
thePhilippinesof5000metrictonsofcommon
wheatand3311metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceintwolots.
3.TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfroma
portoftheCommunity .
5.Thecommonwheatistobeloadedfob,thatis
tosayatthemomentwhenthegoodsareloadedinto
theholdoftheshipintheportofloading,inbulkby
thetenderer.Thecommonwheatflouristobeloaded
fob,innewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kgby
thetenderer .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunities to
theRepublicofthePhilippines'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on27April1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be27April1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(})OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3 Iftheproductsdonotmeetoneoftheaboverequire­
mentstheyshallberejectedandshallbecomethe
propertyofthetenderer.
2.TendersforthesupplytotheRepublicofthe
PhilippinesofproductsreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoflourwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Commonwheat:
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable qualityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthe
humidityshallnotexceed15.5%andthata
maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand
1.5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Commonwheatflour:
—Moisture :12%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10.5%minimum(Nx6.25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0.52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofflour
and5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofcommon
wheat;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticles 1and6areduly
completed .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article7
Article6
1.TheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofthePhilippinesmust
meetthefollowingrequirements :1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Commonwheat:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable qualityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theintervention priceisfixed,exceptthatthe
humidityshallnotexceed15.5%andthata
maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand
1.5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Commonwheatflour:
Article8—Moisture :12%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10.5%minimum(Nx6.25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0.52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI