NoL8/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.1.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No55/80
of11January1980
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofdurumwheatasfoodaid
fortheRepublicofPeru
whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1547/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979,theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed,bywayof
Communityaction,togrant4500tonnesofdurum
wheattotheRepublicofPeruunderits1978/79food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninItaly,indi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2750/75shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidactiontotheRepublicof
Peru,of4500tonnesofdurumwheat.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbeloadedfordeparture
fromanyCommunityport.
3.Theproduceshallbetakenfromtheinterven­
tionagencyoftheRepublicofItalyfromthestores
specifiedintheAnnex.
4.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
gramstotheportofshipmentinthevicinityofthe
vessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,thetiming
ofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererandtherecip­
ientcountry'sagent.
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
P)OJNoL281,1.11.197.5,p.89.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Trigo/DonacióndelaComunidadeconomica
europeaalPeru'.Article6
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable quality,befreefromodour,
andcorrespondatleasttothequalitystandardlaid
downinCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1569/77
of11July1977,asamendedbyRegulations (EEC)No
1600/78of7July1978and(EEC)No3017/78of21
December1978.Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theItalianinterven­
tionagencyshallberesponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtothetendering.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on25January1980.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be25January1980at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(4)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof6ECUpertonneoftheproduct;thesecurity
isintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecified
inArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitedifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11January1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofshipment Tonnagefob Addressofstore Townatwhichstored
1Communityport 2870
210
155
223
578
464Fedit
CAP—Cagliari
CAI—Roma
CAI—Roma
CAI—Roma
CAI—RomaFangariù
Cagliarisilo
BivioFregene
Isolasacra
Pomezia
Bracciano
4500