NoL235/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.9.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2290/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of5September1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheat,flourof
commonwheatandsorghumasfoodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheWFP;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheenvisaged
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129(4)onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EECC)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheWorldFood
Programme (WFP)40000metrictonsofcerealsunder
its1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
WorldFoodProgrammebywayofCommunityfood­
aidactionof:
—500metrictonsofflourofcommonwheatfor
Yemen(lotNo1).
—1570metrictonsofsorghumforSenegal(lotNo
2),
—20000metrictonsofcommonwheatforIndia
(lotNo3),
—2000metrictonsofcommonwheatforSudan(lot
No4),
—1200metrictonsofcommonwheatforEthiopia <
(lotNo5). (
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(l\OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
(3jOJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinfivelots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Thecommonwheatistobedeliveredinbulk,
whereasthesorghumistobedeliveredinnewjute
sacksandtheflourinnewcottonsacksofanet
capacityof50kgtotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
4.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
LotNo1:'Wheatflour—Hodeidah—giftofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheWorldFood
Programme'.
LotNo2:'Sorgho—Dakar—dondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneauprogrammealimen­
tairemondial'.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,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(3)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article6
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
fiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure .■
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on19September1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be19September 1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate ,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatory amountandtheacces­
sioncompensatory amountapplicableontheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuantto
paragraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.

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Article7 otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .1.ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheWFPmustbeoffairandsound
merchantable qualityandcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontentshallnot
exceed 15-5%andthatamaximumof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
2.ThesorghumreferredtoinArticle1whichisto
besuppliedtotheWFPmustbeoffairandsound
merchantable qualityandbefreefromodour.
3.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheWFPmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisture :14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:052%maximumreferrredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
Article8
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
AiemberoftheCommission