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REGULATION (EEC)No289/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of1February1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghum,maize
andcommonwheatasfoodaidforthecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.TendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytoEthi­
opia,Mali,MauritaniaandNigerbywayofCommu­
nityfoodaidactionof21800metrictonsofmaize,
9000metrictonsofcommonwheatand48000
metrictonsofgrainsorghum,dividedasfollows:
(lotNo1)
(lotNo2)
(lotNo3)
(lotNo4)THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)pf3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthefriobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason28December1973theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatbywayof
Communityactionitproposedtograntthecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia130000metrictonsof
cerealsunderits1973/74foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,accordingtowhichtheproductsmustbe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredunloadedor
loadedatthedeliverycentresorcifportofunloading,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'shold;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limits ,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheSahelcountriesand
Ethiopiawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;EmpireofEthiopia:
5000metrictonsofwheat
2500metrictonsofmaize
2500metrictonsofmaize
IslamicRepublicofMauritania
4000metrictonsofwheat
RepublicofMali:
4000metrictonsofmaize
4000metrictonsofmaize
3000metrictonsofmaize
RepublicofNiger:
2800metrictonsofsorghum
2300metrictonsofmaize
2000metrictonsofsorghum
3500metrictonsofmaize(lotNo5)
(lotNo6)
(lotNo7)
(lotNo8)
(lotNo9)
(lotNo10)
(lotNo11).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Francein11lots.
TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.TheProductsshallbeloadedfordeparture
fromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproducts.
—deliveredcif,thatisatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareactuallyremovedfromtheship'sholdas
regardsEthiopiaandMauritaniaattheportslisted
intheannex,
—deliveredunloadedorloadedasregardsMaliand
NigeratthecentreslistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:
—AsregardsEthiopia:
'Maize—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity—Forfreedistribution'
'Wheat—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community—Forfreedistribution',
—AsregardstheSahelcountries:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunauteeconomique
europeenne—Distributiongratuite'
'Mais—DondelaCommunaute economique
europeenne'
'Froment—DondelaCommunauteeconomique
europeenne—Distributiongratuite'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on15February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be15February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan9daysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.countriesandEthiopiamustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
Grainsorghum:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,withamoisture
contentnotexceeding14%,atoleranceof1%of
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Maize:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed.
Commonwheat:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnot
exceed14-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%
ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheSahelcountriesand
EthiopiaoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1must
relatetoproductshavingthefollowingcharacteristics :
Grainsorghum:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,withamoisture
contentnotexceeding14%,atoleranceof1%of
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Maize:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed.
Commonwheat:mustbeoffairandsoundmerchan­
tablequality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnot
exceed14-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%
ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoods;
thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguaranteeper­
formanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.The
securityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedforhumanconsumption totheSahelArticle6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:

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Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproductsand
theirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Noof
lot Recipientcountry Deliverycentr^Portofunloading TonnagecifQuantitydeliveredtothe
deliverycentre
unloaded notunloaded
1Ethiopia Djibouti 5000t
2Ethiopia Assab 2500t
3Ethiopia Massawa 2500t.
4 Mauritania Nouakchott 4000t
5 Mali Mopti Abidjan 4000t
6 Mali Mopti Abidjan 4000t
7 Mali Kayes Dakar 3OOOt
8Niger Agadès Cotonou 2800t
9Niger Agadès Cotonou 2300t
10 Niger Diffa Apapa 2000t
11 Niger Diffa Apapa 3500t