NoL203/24 11.8.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1778/79
of10August1979
openinganinvitationtotender(orthemobilization ofbarleyasfoodaidfor
Ethiopia
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
27/7/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1547/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecon­
ditionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid(3),
andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtograntEthiopia5962tonnesof
barleyunderthe1977/78and1978/79food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidactiontoEthiopia,of
5962tonnesofbarley(springbarley).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyinonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaNorthSeaport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplyinaddition
75270emptynewjutesacksofacapacityof80kilo­
grams,50needlesandsufficienttwine.C)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe700grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Barley/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
toEthiopia.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on24August1979.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be24August1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshallbecorrectedbythemonetary
compensatory amountapplicableontheclosingdate
forsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromtheMember
Statementionedinthetenderpursuanttoparagraph
2.Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciated ,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappeartoi
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven-i
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article6
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityofavalueof6
ECUpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article7
ThebarleyreferredtoinArticle1tobesuppliedto
Ethiopiamustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
qualityandcorrespondatleasttothestandardquality
forwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthat
thehumidityshallnotexceed14-5%andthata
maximumtoleranceof2%ofsproutedgrainsand
1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article8
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
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3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article9
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10August1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President