14.12.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL334/21
REGULATION (EEC)No3151/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghumas
foodaidfortheRepublicofNiger
whereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of.13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofNiger
5000metrictonsofgrainsorghumunderits1973/74
food-aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2652/74(4)of18October1974openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilizationofsorghumasfoodaid
fortheRepublicofNigerwasnotallocated;whereas
anewinvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
opened;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedonthe
dockattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoNigerwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofNigerbywayofCommunityfood-aid
actionof5000metrictonsofgrainsorghum.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockattheportlistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuro­
peenne—Distributiongratuite'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionoftendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on30December1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be30December1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdatesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,(i)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL283,19.10.1974,p.37.

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however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
ArtHe5
1.TheproductreferredtoinArticle1whichisto
besuppliedforhumanconsumptiontoNigermustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable quality,befreefrom
odour,andwithamoisturecontentnotexceeding
14%.
2.TendersforsupplytoNigeroftheproductspeci­
fiedinArticle1mustrelatetograinsorghumoffair
andsoundmerchantablequality,freefromodour,and
withamoisturecontentnotexceeding14%.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformationindicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading MinimumrateofunloadingMetrictonnage
cif
1Cotonouor
Apapa jCustomsoftheport5000