NoL316/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.11.73
REGULATION (EEC)No3121/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16November 1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheRepublicofTunisia
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,byway
ofCommunityfood-aidaction,totheRepublicof
Tunisia25000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceinthreelots.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromaport
oftheCommunity .
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
loadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloadinginbulkbythetenderer.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;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Tunisia25000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
the1972/73food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipation intheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheRepublicofTunisia;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,atall
events,bemaderesponsibleforthetenderingproce­
dureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andoftheseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponsetothe
invitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on26November1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshallbe
26November1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthansixdaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1973,p.3.

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Article4 ofsproutedgrainsand1-5ofmiscellaneous impurities
shallbeallowed.
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfob
onthedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotender
asaresultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobe
usedforseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.Article7
Article51.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Article6Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofTunisiamustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnot
exceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16November1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI