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REGULATION (EEC)No3132/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of19November 1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason15October1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof5000
metrictonsofhuskedrice,(inotherwords,3875
metrictonsofround-grained milledrice)tothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliaunderits1971/72
foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityrice
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductsshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosayactually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation
totenderforsuppliestotheDemocraticRepublicof
Somaliawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliabywayofCommu­
nityaction,of3875metrictonsofround-grained
milledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductsshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromtheCommunityportslistedinAnnex
I.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcafthatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on3December1973.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe3December1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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ArticleJ
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.—Yellowgrains:0·050%
—Ambergrains:0·125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliaoftheround-grained milledricereferredto
inArticle1mustrelatetoaproductwiththe
followingcharacteristics :
nedennaevnte Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximum
—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0·5%maximum
—Yellowgrains:0·050%maximum
—Ambergrains:0·125%maximum .Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Article6
artikel1,51.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.1.Theround-grained milledricereferredtoin
Article1tobesuppliedtotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliamustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximum
—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0·50%maximumArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19November1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1 Communityports Customsoftheport3875metrictons
ANNEXII
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Mogadiscio Customsoftheport3875
metrictons