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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1974/79
of7September1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheInternational Committee oftheRedCross
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipation intheinvitationtotender
forsuppliestotheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCross;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(l),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No15.S2/79(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed,bywayof
Communityaction,togrant103-5tonnesofmilled
longgrainricetotheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossunderits1978/79food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75goodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoPortSudan,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthequayorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityfood-aidaction,of103-5tonnesofmilled
longgrainrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.
TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.ShipmentshallbefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredtoPort
Sudan,thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactu­
allyplacedonthequayorinthelighterwhereappli­
cable.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesackslinedwith
cottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kilograms .(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.9.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross15x15cm,
aswellasthefollowing :
'ER-56/Milledrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/ActionoftheInternationalCommittee
oftheRedCross/Forfreedistribution.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging ,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on17September1979.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe17September1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TheratesusedforconvertingintoECUthose
offersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshallbe:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof12ECUpertonne;thesecurityisintended
toguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedinArticle 1
aredulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitif
thoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithinthepres­
cribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliv­
eredowingtoforcemajeure .2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
1.ThemilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeof
theRedCrossmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ,
—spottedgrains:15%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum ,
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossofthemilledlonggrain
ricereferredtoinArticle 1mustrelatetoaproduct
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum ,
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer .
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer .
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
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Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtoinArticle3(2)to
thetendererinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheoperationsrelatingtothetenderingare
completed .
4.Theintervention agencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received .5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentation ofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Com>nunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7September1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President