NoL51/26 OfficialjournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No455/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22February1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofgrainsorghum,maizeand
commonwheatasfoodaidforthecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
Ethiopia,Mali,Mauritania,NigerandUpperVolta
bywayofCommunityfood-aidactionof32200
metrictonsofmaize,14000metrictonsofcommon
wheatand3200metrictonsofgrainsorghum,
dividedasfollows:
—EmpireofEthiopia:
5000metrictonsofwheat(lotNo1)
2500metrictonsofwheat(dotNo2)
2500metrictonsofwheat(lotNo3)
—IslamicRepublicofMauritania:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(8)of3August1972layingdownthecon­
ditionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
anidinparticularArticle6thereof;
Wihereason28December1973theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities .declaredthatbywayof
Communityactionitproposedtograntthecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia130000metrictonsof
cerealsunderits1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityce­
realsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
applied,accordingtowhichtheproductsmustbe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Wihereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredunloadedor
loadedatthedeliverycentresorcifportofun­
loading,thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsare
actuallyremovedfromtheship'shold;
Whereasdieawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Wihereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begivenforthepurposeofguaranteeing^fiat the
Obligationsarisingby'virtueofparticipationinthe
invitationtotenderforsuppliestotheSahelcoun­
triesand'Ethiopiawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould
bemaderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedurein
question;4000metrictonsofwheat(lotNo4)
2000metrictonsofwheat(lotNo5)
—RepublicofMali:
3000metrictonsofmaize(lotNo6)
6000metrictonsofmaize(lotNo7)
—RepublicofNiger:
(lotNo8)400metrictonsofmaize j
200metrictonsofsorghum!
800metrictonsofmaize I
4000metrictonsofmaize y
1200metrictonsofmaize )
2800metrictonsofmaize )(lotNo9)
RepublicofUpperVolta:
6000metrictonsofmaize(lotNo10)
4000metrictonsofmaize (
i(lotNo11)2000metrictonsofmaize )
2600metrictonsofsorghum )„,, >(lotNo12)400metrictonsofsorghum )
2.Thetendering .procedureshalltakeplacein
Francein12lots.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(«)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(»)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsudhsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshall(beforfeitifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofagua­
ranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
thecriterialaiddownbytheMemlberState.3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproducts
—deliveredcif,thatisatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareactuallyremovedfromtheship'shold
asregardsEthiopiaandMauritaniaattheports
listedintheAnnex,
—deliveredunloadedorloadedasregardsMali,
NigerandUpperVoltaatthecentreslistedinthe
Annex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeflivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingsthallbe
printedonthesacks:
—AsregardsEthiopia:
'Wheat—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity—
Forfreedistribution'
—AsregardstheSahelcountrieswiththeexception
ofUpperVolta:Article5
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne—Distributiongratuite'
'Mais—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne'
'Froment—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne—Distributiongratuite'.
—AsregardsUpperVolta:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunautééconomique
européenne—Distributiongratuite'
Mais—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne—Distributiongratuite'.
Article21.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheSahel
countriesandEthiopiamustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
Grainsorghum:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,withamoisture
contentnotexceeding14°/o,atoleranceof4°/oof
miscellaneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
Maize:mustbeoiffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleast
tothestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed.
Commonwheat:mustbeoffairandsoundmer­
chantablequality,befreefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed14-5°/oandthatamaximumtole­
ranceof3°/oofsprputedgrainsand1°/oofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheSahelcountriesand
EthiopiaoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1must
relatetoproductshavingthefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
Grainsorghum:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,withamoisture
contentnotexceeding14°/o,atoleranceof4°/«of
miscellaneous impuritiesshaill'beallowed.
Maize:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleast
tothestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed.1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponse
totheinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon8March1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shaillbe8March1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan9daysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.

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Commonwheat:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityiforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshall
notexceed14-5°/oandthatamaximumtolerance
of3°/oofsproutedgrainsand1°/oofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshall'beallowed­3.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthesuc­
cessfultenderertosupplythefollowinginformation :
(a)atftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthe
quantitiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproducts
andtiheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpec­
teddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestin­
ation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportationofdieproducts.
Theinformationindicatedaboveshallibeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberes­
ponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderpro­
videdforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCom­
missionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1

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ANNEX
NooflotRecipientcountry Deliverycentre PortofunloadingTonnagecif
(inmetrictons)Quantitydeliveredtothe
deliver)centre(inmetrictons)
unloaded notunloaded
1Ethiopia Djibouti 5000
2Ethiopia Assab 2500
3Ethiopia Massawa 2500
4Mauritania Nouakchott 40(10
5Mauritania Nouakchott 2000
6Mali Kayes Dakar 3000 3000
7Mali Bamako Dakar 6000 6000
8Niger Zinder Apapa 400 400
8Niger Zinder Apapa 200 200
8Niger Maradi Apapa 800 800
8Niger Niamey Cotonou 4000 4000
9Niger Dosso Cotonou 1200 1200
9Niger Tamoua Cotonou 2800 2800
10UpperVolta Ouagadougou Abidjan 6000 6000
11UpperVolta Ouagadougou Abidjan 4000 4000
11-UpperVolta Bobo-Dioulasso Abidjan 2000 2000
12UpperVolta Ouagadougou Abidjan 2600 2600
12UpperVolta Bobo-Dioulasso Abidjan 400 400