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REGULATION (EEC)No3447/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of21December 1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
(UNRWA)
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :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 declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
16888metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords
11184metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)to
UNRWAunderits1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beappliedandthattheproductshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNRWAwillbe
fulfilled;
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure ;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNRWA,bywayofCommunityaction,of11184
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Germanyintwolots.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromtheCommunityportslisted
inAnnexI.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'WheatFlour—giftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on10January1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe10January1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.197.3,p.8.
3OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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—Moisture :14%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article6
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
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.Theinter­
ventionagencyshalltransmittheinformation
providedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.ArticleJ
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle 1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—Moisture :14%maximum ;
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAofthecommon
wheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEXI
PortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob Numberoflot
1
2Communityports Customsoftheport5500metrictons
5684metrictons
ANNEXU
Numberoflot Portofunloading !Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 Ashdod ) :5500metrictons
/Customsortheport2 Ashdod '■) 5684metrictons