28.9.74 NoL262/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No2445/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of27September1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghumasfood
aidfortheRepublicofNiger
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
Whereasthepricesofgrainsorghumontheworld
marketexceedatthistimetoamarkedextentthe
pricesrulingintheCommunityforthatproduct;
whereasonthebasisofdatacurrentlyavailableno
immediatechangeinthispositionistobeforeseen;
whereasundertheseconditionstendererscanreason­
ablyexpectthatatthetimeofdeliveryoftheproducts
inthetendernomonetarycompensatory amountwill
beappliedtotheexportbyvirtueofArticle4a(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No974/71;whereashoweverthe
CommissionhasproposedtotheCouncilthesuppres­
sionofArticle4a(2)aforesaid ;whereasthismeasure
willhavetheeffectofapplyingunderallcircum­
stancesthemonetarycompensatory amountfortran­
sactionswithMemberStateswithdepreciatedcurren­
ciesandinparticularthelevyingofthisamounton
exports;whereasinordernottohindertheexecution
ofthispresentfoodaiditisexpedienttoprovidethat
anycompensatory amountthatmightbeapplied
followingthesuppressionofArticle4a(2)aforesaid
shallnotbeleviedfortheproductstobedeliveredby
virtueofthispresentinvitationtotender;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971coveringcertainmeasures
ofconjuncturalpolicytobetakenintheagricultural
sectorfollowingthetemporarywideningofthe
marginsoffluctuationinthecurrenciesofcertain
MemberStates,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No3450/73(5),andinparticularArticle6(1)thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofNiger
5000metrictonsofgrainsorghumunderits1973/74
food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedonthe
dockattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcenni/enremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoNigerwillbefulfilled;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
ArticleI
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofNigerbywayofCommunityfoodaid
actionof5000metrictonsofgrainsorghum .
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theComnumi'Nmarket.-Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturenoniaCommunisport
i.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedtorinpara­
graph 1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-')OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(>)OJNoL178,5.X.1972,p.3.
(•»)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(*)O'lNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25.

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atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockattheportlistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityofSOkilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuro­
peenne—Distributiongratuite.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on11October1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be11October1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle 1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
I.TheproductreferredtoinArticle 1whichisto
besuppliedforhumanconsumption toNigermustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable quality,befreefrom
odour,andwithamoisturecontentnotexceeding
<14%.
^2.TendersforsupplytoNigeroftheproductspeci­
ofiedinArticle 1mustrelatetograinsorghumoffair
nandsoundmerchantable quality,freefromodour,and
12withamoisturecontentnotexceeding14%.Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespor*
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovic
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article7
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article8
Themonetarycompensatory amountshallnotbe
leviedfortheproductstobedeliveredunderthis
Regulation .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading MinimumrateofunloadingMetrictonnage
cif
1CotonouiCustomsoftheport3000
Apapa2 2000