NoL280/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.10.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2720/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of5October1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheEmpireofEthiopia
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972laying,downthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaidiand
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason4October1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheEmpireofEthi­
opia,5000metrictonsofcommonwheatunderits
1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limits ,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheEmpireofEthiopia
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
EmpireofEthiopia,bywayofCommunityfoodaid
action:
—of5000metrictonsofcommonwheat
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
referredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreeduponinadvancebytheauthorizedagentand
thereceivingagentoftherecipientcountryreferredto
inArticle5.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:
'SoftWheat—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28..5.1973,p.8.b)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on17October1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be17October1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities sixdaysbeforetheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.2.TendersforsupplytotheEmpireofEthiopiaof
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofcommonwheatoffairandsound
merchantable quality,freefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoler­
anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
IftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
Article3
Article6Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithintheprescribedtime-limit,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
giveninformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproductsand
theJypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships,theestimated
dateofthearrivaloftheproductsattheirdestina­
tion;
(c)incidentslikelytooccurduringtransportofthe
products.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumption totheEmpireof
Ethiopiamustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnotexceed
15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscellaneous impurities
shallbeallowed.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1973.
FurtheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1
2Assab
DjiboutiCustomsoftheport2500
2500