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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1121/77
of27May1977
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofdurumwheatasfood
aidfortheRepublicofMalta
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidaction,totheRepublicof
Malta,of1000tonnesofdurumwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheBelgian
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.ShipmentshallbefromAntwerp.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofMalta
1000tonnesofdurumwheatunderthe1976/77food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninBelgiumindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2750/75shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStatesasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearcostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofdurumwheattotheRepublicof
Malta;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on10June1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be10June1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.

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Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tiontheresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article53.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommission
immediatelyuponreceipt.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpertonneofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
Article8 TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantablequality,befreefromodour,
andcorrespondatleasttothestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.Article7
Article91.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27May1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofshipment Tonnagefob Townatwhichstored
1 Antwerp 1000tonnes Antwerp