NoL139/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.5.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1396/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of25May1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflourasaidfor
theRepublicofSriLanka
tionwithinthesettimelimits,itmustbemade
clearwhoistobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begiventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligations
arisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationto
tenderforthesupplyofwheatflourtotheRepublic
ofSriLanka;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshould,at
allevents,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvita­
tionandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningthe
AccessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22
January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(4)of3August1972layingdownthecon­
ditionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofSri
Lankatheequivalentof11000metrictonsof
commonwheator7285metrictonsofwheatflour,
underits1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andthattheproduct
shouldbeboughtontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipin
theportofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,incaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasons
offorcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinques­1.Tenderersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheRepublic
ofSriLankaof7285metrictonsofcommonwheat
flour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
theKingdomofBelgiuminonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromthe
CommunityintheportindicatedintheAnnex.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph1isto
beloadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloadinginnewjutesacksofanetcapacity
of68-038kgbythetenderer.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'WheatFlour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponse
totheinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon15June1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe15June1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean(«)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(»)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(«)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Communities notlessthantendaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15°/omaximum,
—acidity:maximum4mlNaOHnper100g(on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0·7%>maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeetoneoftheabove
requirementsitshallberejectedandshallbecome
thepropertyofthetenderer.
2.TendersforthesupplytotheRepublicofSri;
LankaoftheproductreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoflourwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15°/omaximum,
—acidity:maximum4mlNaOHnper100g(on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0·7°/omaximumreferredtodry
matter.Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotender
asaresultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselsto
beusedforseatransportation ,theresultingcosts
shallbebornebytheinterventionagency.
ArticleS
Article71.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethat
theoperationsspecifiedinArticle1and6areduly
completed.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph1may
beprovidedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tocriterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomof,
Belgiumshallberesponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotheinvitationtotenderprovidedforby
thisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.
Article6 Article8
1.TheproductreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofSriLankamustmeetthe
followingrequirements :ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberof
lotPortfromwhich
consignedMinimumrateofloadingperday Tonnagefob
1 Anvers Customsoftheport 7285