11.5.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL129/17
REGULATION (EEC)No1179/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of10May1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheArabRepublicofSyria
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972andon14May1973the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
bywayofCommunityactionitproposedtograntto
theArabRepublicofSyriatheequivalentof22000
metrictonsofcommonwheat,intheformofflour,
i.e.14570metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,under
its1971/72and1972/73food-aidprogrammes ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofshipment ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheArabRepublicofSyria;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldin
anyeventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvi­
tationtotender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedinHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof14570metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheArabRepublicofSyriabywayofCommu­
nityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromoneportoftheCommu­
nity.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)incottonand/orpolyestersacksofa
maximumnetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Farinedefroment—dondelacommunaute econo­
miqueeuropeenne'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon27
May1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be27May1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
I3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles 1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure .
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheArabRepublicofSyriamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent :15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOHmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle 1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheArabRepublicofSyria
ofthegoodsreferredtoinArticleImustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent :15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductis
despatchedthroughafrontierpostoftheMember
Statewherethesuccessfultendererisestablished ,the
interventionagencyofthelatterMemberStateshall
beresponsiblefortheoperationsrelatingtothe
tendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdespatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
ArticleH
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficiiilJournalofthe/•'urojn'iin
(.(immunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1974.
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