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REGULATION EECNo3265/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30November 1973
openinganinvitajtiontotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghum,maize
andcommonwheatasfoodaidfortheRepublicofChad
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofChadbywayofCommunityfood-aid
actionof:
—2000tonsofgrainsorghum(lotNo1)
—2000tonsofmaize(lotNo2)
—2000tonsofcommonwheat(lotNo3).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinthreelots.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredto
N'Djamena (FortLamy)viaApapa.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofChad
6000metrictonsofmaizeunderits1972/73food-aid
programme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoN'Djamena ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limits ,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicofChad
will,befulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Sorgho—DondelaCommunautéÉconomiqueEuro­
péenne—Distributiongratuite'
'Maïs—DondelaCommunautéÉconomiqueEuro­
péenne—Distributiongratuite'
'Fromenttendre—DondelaCommunauté Écono­
miqueEuropéenne—Distributiongratuite'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on14December1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be14December1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlaterthantendaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
ArticleJ
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthehighestoffer.However,ifthetenders
submitteddonotappeartocorrespondtonormal
marketpricesandcosts,theinterventionagencymay
canceltheinvitationtotender.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4 Maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
Commonwheat:1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofproduct;
thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethattheopera­
tionsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .The
securityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithintheprescribedtime-limit,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
giveninformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnotexceed
15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscellaneous impurities
shallbeallowed.
Article5 Article6
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheRepublicof
Chadmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
Grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%.
Maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedtorbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging.
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination .
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.Commonivheat:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
Standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnotexceed
15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscellaneousimpurities
shallbeallowed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofChadof
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productshavingthefollowingcharacteristics :Article7
Grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 2000
2 ? Apapa Customsoftheport 2000
3 2000