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REGULATION (EEC)No3042/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21November 1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheInternational Committee oftheRedCross
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75(J)of29October1975onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketincereals;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75(2)of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheInternational
Committee oftheRedCross1400metrictonsof
commonwheatunderthe1973/74food-aid
programme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninBelgiumindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2750/75shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearcostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidaction,totheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCrossof1400metric
tonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminfourlots.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheBelgian
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromany
Communityport.
5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isfQrsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedintheAnnex.
6.Successfultenderersshalldelivertheproducts
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportindicatedin
AnnexII,innewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
OnthesacksshallbeprintedaRedCross,15cmby
15cm,aswellasthefollowing:
'Wheat—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity/ActionoftheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossforfreedistributioninIndia'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on5December1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be5December1975at12noon.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
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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.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
TTiesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article5
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRed
Crossmustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality
andcorrespondatleasttothestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthe
moisturecontentshallnotexceed15%andthata
maximumof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%of
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article6
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Portofshipment Metrictonnagefob Townatwhichstored
Communityports 14001 whereof:
400 Waremme
500 MarbaisI500 Floreffe
ANNEXII
Number
oflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Bombay
Customsoftheport350metrictons
2CalcuttaII 350metrictons
3BombayII 350metrictons
4CalcuttaII350metrictons