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REGULATION (EEC)No288/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of1February1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflour
asaidfortheRepublicofSriLanka
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldinany
eventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/EEC
(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganizationof
themarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofSri
Lankatheequivalentof10000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.6623metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1972/73food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3320/73(4)of7December1973openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflour
asaidfortheRepublicofSriLankawasnotallocated;
whereasanewinvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
opened;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegualtion (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofshipment ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheRepublicofSriLanka;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3311metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheRepublicofSriLankabywayofCommu­
nityfoodaidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheannex.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)innewcottonsacksofamaximumnet
capacityof68-038kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon15
February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be15February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan9daysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(«)OJNoL339,8.12.1973,p.21.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheRepublicofSriLankamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSriLanka
ofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1 Atlanticport Customsoftheport 3311