15.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL41/17
REGULATION (EEC)No374/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of14February1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofrolledoatsasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof5000metrictonsofrolledoatsto
UNICEFbywayofCommunityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
Netherlandsin17lots.Theproductshallbemobi­
lizedontheCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedintheAnnexhereto.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsspecifiedinparagraph 1cifinsacksof25
kilogrammesnetaccordingtotheconditionslaid
downintheAnnexhereto.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,andinparti­
cularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
10000metrictonsofoats,intheformof5000
metrictonsofrolledoats,toUNICEFunderits
1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstoUNICEF ;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on28February1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be28February1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Coinmunitiesnotlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeititthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TherolledoatsreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtoUNICEFmustmeettherequirements
containedintheAnnexhereto.
Oatsnotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNICEFoftherolledoats
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproductwith
thecharacteristics containedintheAnnexhereto.
Article6
1.TheDutchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithMltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproductsand
theirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureofthevessels,the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARD1NOIS
MemberoftheCommission

15.2.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL41/19
ANNEX
SPECIFICATIONS
Productionofquick-cooking oat(lakes:
Rawoats:Firstqualityhigh-densityoats.
Cleaningandpreparation:Oatstobecleanedofextraneousmatter,debitteredandstabilizedby
treatmentwithsteam.
Dehulling:Oatstobesize-classified anddehulled.Afterseparationofhusksoatkernelstobe
scouredandpolished.
Groats:Oatkernelstobecut,sortedandair-cleaned .Groatsdampenedandpre-cookedwithsteam,
thenrolledtoflakes.
Oatflakes:Tobepackagedin25kgbags(2%emptybags).
Bagcomposition :
—fourbagsofKraftpaper,ofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedbagmadeoftarredpaperofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast
140g/m2;
—onedouble-bound polyethyleneinternalpocketatleast0-06mmthick;
—topandbottomsealsofbagtobepasted;
—insectrepellanttobeappliedtooutsideofbag.
Qualityofoatflakes:
Humidity :lessthan12%.
Ashcontent:lessthan2-3%ofdrymatter.
Crudefibre:lessthan1-5%ofdrymatter.
Huskcontent:lessthan0-10%ofdrymatter.
Proteincontent:notlessthan14%ofdrymatter.

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Numérodulot
N.dellapartita
Nr.derLose
Partietsnummer
Nooflot
Nr.vande
partijPortdedébarquement
Portodisbarco
Bestimmungshafen
Lossehavn
Portofunloading
HavenvanlossingTonnageàmettreencaf
Tonnellaggiodaconsegnarecif
NachcifzubringendeMenge
Mængdetilleveringcif
Tonnagecif
CifaanteleverenhoeveelheidPérioded'embarquement
Periodod'imbarco
Verschiffungszeitraum
Indskibningsperiode
Loadingperiod
PeriodevanladenInscriptionsurlessacs
Iscrizionesuisacchi
AufschriftaufdenSäcken
Paskriftpasækkene
Inscriptiononthesacks
Meldingopdezakken
1
2
3
4
5
6
7Saigon
Saigon
Saigon
Saigon
Saigon
Bangkok
Bangkok200
200
200
200
200
50
501.-30.4.1975
1.-30.5.1975
1.-30.6.1975
1.-30.7.1975
1.-30.8.1975
1.-30.4.1975
1.-30.6.1975IFLOCONSD'AVOINE/DON
!DELACOMMUNAUTÉ
ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE/ACTIONDUFONDSDES
1NATIONSUNIESPOUR
L'ENFANCE (UNICEF)
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17Chaîna
Chaîna
Chaîna
Chaîna
Chaîna
Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong
Chittagong375
400
375
400
400
375
400
375
400
4001.-30.4.1975
1.-30.5.1975
1.-30.6.1975
1.-30.7.1975
1.-30.8.1975
1.-30.4.1975
1.-30.5.1975
1.-30.6.1975
1.-30.7.1975
1.-30.8.1975\
ROLLEDOATS/GIFTOFTHE
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THEUNITEDNATIONS
1CHILDREN'S FUND(UNICEF;
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