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REGULATION (EEC)No3191/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of5December 1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghumand
maizeasfoodaidfortheRepublicofNiger
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75(!)of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75(2)of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofNiger
7000metrictonsofmaizeunderits1974/75food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoNigerwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi-,
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129(3)onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticularArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproducts,cif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading; HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofNigerbywayofCommunityfood-aid
actionof:
—5000metrictonsofgrainsorghum(lotNo1),
—2000metrictonsofmaize(lotNo2).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockattheportlistedintheAnnex.
(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62. (>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89. (4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kg.Thefollowingshallbeprintedon
thesacks:—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.'Sorgho—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenne—Distributiongratuite.'
'Maïs—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenne—Distributiongratuite.'
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
fiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicence,dulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheRepublicof
Nigermustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%;
maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on19December1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be19December1975at12npon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlaterthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatoryamountandtheacces­
sioncompensatory amountapplicableontheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuantto
paragraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,

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2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofNigerof
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productshavingthefollowingcharacteristics :
grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%;
maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
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,5December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Number
oflotPortofunloading MinimumrateofunloadingMetric
tonnagecif
1
2CotonouorApapa
Cotonou |Customsoftheport5000
2000