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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1187/80
of12May1980
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidforSomalia
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstoSomalia;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteee forCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1547/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtogranttoSomaliatheequivalent
of4794tonnesofcommonwheat,intheformof
flour,i.e.3175tonnesofcommonwheatflour,under
its1978/79food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsonthequayorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading ;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,accountHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3175tonnesofcommonwheatflour
toSomaliabywayofCommunityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingproducershalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(<)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2.553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsonthequayorin
thelighterwhereapplicable,intheportofMoga­
discio.
6.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kilograms.
Theminimumweightofthesacksshallbe180grams.
7.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoSomalia/Forfreedistribution.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon23
May1980.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be23May1980at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetendererintheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshallbecorrectedbythemonetary
compensatoryamountapplicableontheclosingdate
forsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromtheMember
Statementionedinthetenderpursuanttoparagraph
2.Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciated ,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof2*25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
12ECUpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,forquanti­
tiesnotsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtoSomaliamustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedinthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
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2.TendersforsupplytoSomaliaofthegoods
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoproductswith
thefollowingcharacteristics :
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.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductsarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingtheaverageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheship;theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheagencyresponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotenderingisnottheinterventionagency
whichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,itshallsendas
soonaspossibletothelattertheinformationneces­
saryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardthistendertheinterventionagencyisautho­
rizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthevalue
ofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,onpresenta­
tionofthatdocumentandsubjecttothetakingofa
securityforanamountequaltotheinitialpayment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12May1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President