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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No307/79
of16February1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestineRefugees
(UNRWA)
limitsspecifieditmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation
totenderforsuppliestoUNRWAwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1260/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason30January1978theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof220
tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords171tonnesof
roundgrainmilledrice)toUNRWAunderits
1977/78food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredAshdod,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetimeArticle1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNRWAbywayofCommunityfood-aidaction,of
171tonnesofroundgrainmilledrice.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredAshdod,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable .
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms(pre-slung).
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytoUNRWA/ForfreedistributiontoPalestine
refugees.'(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.

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Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on2March1979.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be2March1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—inothercases,theaverageofthespotratesofthe
currenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tion"agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityofavalueof10
unitsofaccountpertonneoftheproduct;forthe
successfultendererthesecurityisintendedto
guaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1are
dulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofaguaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-20°/omaximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAoftheround
grainmilledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
aproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:15%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender,
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.

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4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andthetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships:theesti­
mateddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdesti­
nation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President