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REGULATION (EEC)No2598/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of11October1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheUnitedArabRepublicofEgypt
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheUnitedArab
RepublicofEgypttheequivalentof20000metric
tonsofcommonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.
13245metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,underits
1973/74foodaidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurtiytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheUnitedArabRepublicof
Egypt;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof13245metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheUnitedArabRepublicofEgyptbywayof
Communityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof
67-485kilogrammes totheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity.'
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon25
October1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be25October1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
(,'oniinunitiesnotlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(')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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Article7
1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
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
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles 1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure ,
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbycreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthecriteria
laiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheUnitedArabRepublicofEgypt
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ;
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximum100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheUnitedArabRepublic
ofEgyptofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoproductswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ;
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.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,11October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI