1.6.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL143/39
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1275/76
of31May1976
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflour
asfoodaidfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
(UNRWA)
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNRWAwillbe
fulfilled;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof3700
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords2450
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)toUNRWA
underits1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspurusanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasthesuccessfultendererappointedunder
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No671/76of26
March1976openinganinvitationtotenderforthe
mobilization ofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidfor
theUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyfor
Palestine(UNRWAX 4),hasnotbeenabletocarryout
theexecutionofthisaid;whereasitisnecessaryto
openanewtender;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredAshdod,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityandWhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgencythemeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(5),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(6),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,(')OJNoL281,1.II.1975,p.1.
(-)O'lNoL130,19.5.1976,p.I.
(->)O'jNoL281,I.II.1975,p.89,
HO'lNoL81,27.3.1976,p.12.(5)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(*>)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—inothercases,theaverageofthespotratesofthe
currenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNRWAbywayofCommunityfood-aidaction,of
2450metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredAshdod,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kg­
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoUNRWA—ForPalestinerefugees.'Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article2
Article51.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on11June1976.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be11June1976at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article31.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicence,dulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
'MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article61.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderer
comparable ,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,be
correctedbythemonetarycompensatory amountand
theaccessioncompensatory amountapplicableonthe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfrom
theMemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toparagraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisture :14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(NX6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-55%referredtodrymatter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
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2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAofthecommon
wheatflourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(NX6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-55%referredtodrymatter.
Article7Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtoinArticle3(3)to
thetendererinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheoperationsrelatingtothetenderingare
completed .
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentastatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andthetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;theesti­
mateddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdesti­
nation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach>tender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpayment atothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyand-directly,applicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission