NoL256/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.9.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2403/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of20September1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization oflonggrainmilledriceas
foodaidfortheUnitedNationsHighCommissionforRefugees
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(^of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
16^3/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof435
metrictonsofhuskedrice,(inotherwords,300metric
tonsoflonggrainmilledrice)totheUnitedNations
HighCommissioner forRefugeesunderits1973/74
foodaidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation
totenderforsuppliestotheUnitedNationsHigh
CommissionforRefugeeswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
UnitedNationsHighCommissionforRefugeesby
wayofCommunityaction,of300metrictonsoflong
grainmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromaportoftheMediterranean Sea.
3.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewcottonsacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammestotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplace
nominatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,the
timingofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererand
therecipientcountry'sagent.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanCommunityto
theUNHCRforfreedistributiontoCypruspopula­
tion.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on30September1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe30September1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthansixdaysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the(•)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
«—stainedgrains:0-5%maximum;
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successful,tenderer,actingasageptfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(3)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tioninterventionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbycreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthecriteria
laiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThelonggrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheUnitedNationsHighCommis­
sionforRefugeesmustmeetthefollowingrequire­
ments:
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum;
—chalkygrains:3%maximum;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum;
—spottedgrains:1%maximum;
stainedgrains:0-50%maximum ;
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheUnitedNationsHigh
Commission forRefugeesofthelonggrainmilled
ricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproduct
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:3%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1%maximum ;Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,20September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Fi;an?ois-Xavier ORTOLI