NoL156/24 25.6.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1369/77
of24June1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofroundgrainmilledrice
asfoodaidfortheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrincipe
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderwillbefulfilled;
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,togranttheequivalentof449
tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords,348tonnesof
roundgrainmilledrice)totheDemocraticRepublic
ofSaoTomeandPrincipeunderits1976/77food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotenderihouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductstothedockorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
DemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrincipeby
wayofCommunityaction,of348tonnesofround
grainmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading .
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms .
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2.553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Arroz—DomdaComunidadeeconomicaeuropeiaa
RepublicademocraticadeSâoToméePrincipe'.Article1aredulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.Article6
Article2 1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtoSaoTomeandPrincipemustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :15/o,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on11July1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbeon11July1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
Article3—ambergrains:020%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoSaoTomeandPrincipeof
theroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle1
mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bytheaccessioncompensatory amountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender.
3.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Article7
Article41.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberepon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpertonne;thesecurityis
intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin

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Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24June1977.
FortheCommission
GuidoBRUNNER
S MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Number
oflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1SaoTome Customsoftheport 348