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REGULATION (EEC)No144/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18January1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidfortheArabianRepublicofYemen
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheArabianRepublicof
Yemenwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheArabianRepublic
ofYemen4000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
its1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
3189/73(4)of23November1973openinganinvita­
tiontotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheat
asfoodaidfortheArabianRepublicofYemenwas
notallocated;whereasanewinvitationtotender
shouldthereforebeopened;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimit,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
ArabianRepublicofYemenbywayofCommunity
foodaidactionof4000metrictonsofcommon
wheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdinbulkattheportofunloading .
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityand
thecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvanceby
theauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountry.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
HOJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(■»)OJNoL323,24.11.1973,p.23.

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Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on1February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be1February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities tendaysbeforetheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle 1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,saveas
regardquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1may
giveninformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle 1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumption totheArabian
RepublicofYemenmustbeoffairandsound
merchantable quality,befreefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoler­anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheArabianRepublicof
YemenoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1must
relatetoproductsofcommonwheatoffairandsound
merchantable quality,freefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoler­
anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproductsand
thetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships,theestimated
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)incidentslikelytooccurduringtransportofthe
products.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 Hodeidah Customsoftheport4000metrictons