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REGULATION (EEC)No1019/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13April1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheWorldFoodProgramme
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
whereasadepositshouldalsobemadeatastandard
rateofvalueinrespectofthecerealsplacedinthe
chargeofthetenderer,toguaranteethatthesecereals
willbeprocessedintoflourfortheFAO;
WhereastheinterventionagencyoftheMemberState
onwhoseterritorythewheatwillbemobilized
assumedresponsibility forthesaidwheatatthetime
ofintervention ;whereastheabovementioned interven­
tionagencyhassincethenbeenresponsibleforadmi­
nistrativemattersconcerningthestocksinitsposses­
sion,andwhereasitshouldthereforebemaderespon­
sibleforthetenderingprocedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheacces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
CommunityandtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo290/69(4)of
17February1969layingdowntheconditionsforthe
mobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No832/69(5),asprolongedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)Nos2338/69(6)and2046/70(7),andin
particularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereason6April1971theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheFAOtheequiva­
lentof9000metrictonsofcommonwheat,inthe
formofflour,underits1970/71foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket,
asfarasinterventioninGermanyisconcerned,indi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle2(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No290/69shouldbeapplied,andthat
thecerealsinstockinthewarehousesoftheinterven­
tionagencyoftheabovementioned MemberState
shouldbemobilizedandtheconditionsofmobiliza­
tionlaiddown;
Whereasinthecaseofcerealsheldbytheinterven­
tionagenciestendersshouldbeinvitedforthe
loading,transportation ,processingandloadingfob;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,incaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasons
offorcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinques­
tionwithinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclear
whoistobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheFAOof
5960metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyinpnelot.
3.Theinvitationtotendershallbeforthetranspor­
tationandloadingof9000metrictonsofcommon
wheatforcarriageinbulkfromtheplaceofstorageto
theprocessingestablishment ,andtheprocessingand
theloadingfobofthecommonwheatflour,
by-productsbecomingthepropertyofthetenderer.
Theabovementioned quantityofcommonwheatisto
becollectedfromthewarehouses ,listedintheannex,
oftheinterventionagencyoftheMemberStatecon­
cerned.
4.Thecommonwheatflourreferredtoinpara­
graph1istobeloadedfob,innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes ,bythetenderer,ina
CommunityC2port,allstowagecostsbeingcharged(i)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(J)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL41,18.2.1969,p.2.
(5)OJNoL107,6.5.1969,p.3.
(6)OJNoL298,27.11.1969,p.8.V)OJNoL228,15.10.1970,p.1.

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totheFAO.However,onlyseaportsaccessibleto
ocean-goingshipsandusedforinternationalfreight
trafficcanbedesignatedasportsofshipment.
5.Thefollowingshallbeprintedontheoutsideof
thesacks:
'WHEATFLOUR—GIFTOFTHEEURO­
PEANCOMMUNITY 'wheat,representingaflatratevalueforthecommon
wheatinhischarge.Thisdepositshallbeforfeitedif
thecommonwheatflourtobesupplieddoesnotmeet
theminimumandmaximumrequirements listedin
Article6(1).
3.Thesecurityandthedepositrequiredunderpara­
graphs1and2maybeprovidedintheformofacash
depositorofaguaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitution
conformingtocriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Article2
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedintheFAOmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on2May1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be2May1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.—moisturecontent:14%maximum
Article3—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx625on
drymatter)
—ashcontent:052%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Iftheflourdoesnotmeetoneoftheaboverequire­
mentsitshallberejectedandshallbecometheprop­
ertyofthetenderer.
2.TendersforthesupplytotheFAOofthe
commonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoflourwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Whenmakinghisoffer,thetenderershalltakeinto
considerationthevalueoftheby-productswhichhe
willacquire.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
effectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.—moisturecontent:14%maximum
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx625on
drymatter)
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.Article7
Article51.TheinterventionagencyoftheFederalRepublic
ofGermanyshallberesponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotheinvitationtotenderprovidedforbythis
Regulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
commonwheat;thesecurityisintendedtoguarantee
thattheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1and6are
dulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallgiveadepositof
110unitsofaccountpermetrictonofcommonArticle8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13April1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Wheatflour Softwheat
Portfromwhichconsigned Tonnagefob Addressofstore QuantitytobemilledTownatwhichstored
Communityports 5960t
Reitbergeru.Schüssler
87Würzburg
Heinestraße 3
Reitbergeru.Schüssler
87Würzburg
Heinestraße 39000twhereof:
6860t
2140tNürnberg
Bergtheim