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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1318/77
of20June1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCross
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyviruteofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
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 ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof5275
tonnesofcommonwheat(inotherwords3493
tonnesofcommonwheatflour)totheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossunderits1976/77food­
aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoAshdodand
Aqaba,thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactu­
allyplacedonthedockorinthelighterwhereappli­
cable;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe,
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcedmajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetimeHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityaction,of3493tonnesofcommonwheat
flour,distributedasfollows:
—2500tonnesdestinedforCis-JordanandGaza­
Sinai(lots1,2and3),
—993tonnesdestinedforJordan(lot4).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminfourlots.Theproductshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
(<)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89. (5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.

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3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredAshdod,
andAqaba,thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsare
actuallyplacedonthedockorinthelighterwhere
applicable.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesackslinedwith
cottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kilograms.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15cmby15
cm,aswellasthefollowing:
'Wheatflour/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/ActionoftheInternationalCommittee
oftheRedCross/Forfreedistribution.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedinArticle1shallbetakenon
1July1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe1July1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
ablethepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatoryamountandtheacces­
sioncompensatoryamountapplicableontheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuantto
paragraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,

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—moisture:12%maximum,
—proteincontent:10*5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
Committee oftheRedCrossofthecommonwheat
flourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproduct
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:12%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article7
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
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
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXE—ANHANG—ALLEGATO—BIJLAGE—BILAG—ANNEX
Numérodulot
N.dellapartita
Nr.desLoses
Partietsnummer
Nooflot
Nr.vandepartijPortdedébarquement
Portodisbarco
Bestimmungshafen
Lossehavn
Portofunloading
HavenvanlossingTonnageàmettreencaf
Tonnellaggiodaconsegnarecif
NachcifzubringendeMenge
Mængdetilleveringcif
Tonnagecif
CifaanteleverenhoeveelheidPérioded'embarquement
Perìodod'imbarco
Verschiffungszeitraum
Indskibningsperiode
Loadingperiod
PeriodevanladenInscriptionsurlessacs
Iscrizionesuisacchi
AufschriftaufdenSäcken
Påskriftpisækkene
Inscriptiononthesacks
Meldingopdezakken
1 Ashdod 800 1to15.8.1977WheatFlour/Giftofthe
2
3Ashdod
Ashdod800
9001to15.9.1977
1to15.10.1977EuropeanEconomicCommuni­
ty/ActionoftheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCross/
4Aqaba 993 1to15.8.1977Forfreedistribution