7.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL327/23
REGULATION (EEC)No3091/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of6December 1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheArabRepublicofSyria
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof8500
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords,5629
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)totheArabRepu­
blicofSyriaunderits1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheArabRepublicof
Syriawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof5629metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheArabRepublicofSyriabywayofCommu­
nityfood-aidaction.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromaMediterranean sea-port.
3.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammestotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplace
nominatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,the
timingofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererand
therecipientcountry'sagent.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on20December1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe20December1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddo
notappeartocorrespondtonormalmarketpricesand
costs,theinterventionagency*maycanceltheinvita­
tiontotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(3)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotenderspecifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination .
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheArabRepublicofSyriamust
meetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheArabRepublicofSyria
ofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
—moisture :14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Fran?ois-Xavier ORTOLI