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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1187/77
of3June1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofroundgrainmilledrice
asfoodaidfortheInternational Committee oftheRedCross
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted ;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(2),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
2151-29tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords
1667-5tonnesofroundgrainmilledrice)totheInter­
nationalCommittee oftheRedCrossunderits
1975/76and1976/77food-aidprogrammes ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductstothedockorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforsupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityaction,of1667-5tonnesofroundgrain
milledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
infivelots.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicableintheportofManila.
6.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesackslinedwith
cottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kilograms.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(<)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15cmx15
cmaswellasthefollowing:
'Milledrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity/ActionoftheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCross/Forfreedistribution.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin
Article1aredulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
Article2
1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeof
theRedCrossmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture:15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on20June1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe20June1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.—chalkygrains:5%maximum;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum ;
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum;
Article3 —ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossoftheroundgrain
milledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate ,becorrected
bytheaccessioncompensatory amountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender.
3.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:5%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum ;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum;be:
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum.—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.Article7
Article4
rhecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
hebestterms.
however,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
:orrespondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
nterventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
ender.1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer .Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
^alueof10unitsofaccountpertonne;thesecurityis

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(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Futhermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultendershall
bepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingtheaverage
ofthespotratesreferredtointhesecondsubpara­
graphofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthecurrency
oftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperationsrelating
tothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3June1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President