NoL96/14 6.4.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No814/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of5April1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheDemocraticandPopularRepublicofAlgeria
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheDemocratic
andPopularRepublicofAlgeriaof40000metrictons
ofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceinfourlots.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromone
oftheportslaiddownintheAnnex.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
loadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipintheport
ofloadinginbulkbythetenderer.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June<1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincerealsaslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972and14May1973the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
bywayofCommunityactionitproposedtograntthe
DemocraticandPopularRepublicofAlgeria40000
metrictonsofcommonwheatunderthe1971/72and
1972/73foodaidprogrammes ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms.
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheDemocraticand
PopularRepublicofAlgeria;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on19April1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be19April1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
ArticleJ
Thecontractshallbeawardedto
makesthemostfavourableoffer.thetendererwho
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1973,p.3.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.

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Article4 maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5
ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article7Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.
1Article51.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdespatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article6
Article8ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheDemocraticandPopularRepublicof
Algeriamustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
qualityandcorrespondatleasttothestandardquality
forwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthat
thehumidityshallnotexceed15*5%andthataThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsigned MinimumrateofloadingperdayTonnagefob
Antwerp,Rotterdam,i
2
3
4Customsoftheport10000metrictons
10000metrictons
10000metrictons
10000metrictonsDunkerque,Rouen
and/orMediterranean
ports