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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1722/78
of24July1978
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofhuskedlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties
whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1260/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant1000tonnesof
huskedlonggrainricetotheLeagueofRedCross
Societiesunderits1976/77food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredJakarta,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
LeagueofRedCrossSocieties,bywayofCommunity
food-aidaction,of1000tonnesofhuskedlonggrain
rice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.
TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.ShipmentshallbefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredJakarta
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable.
(>)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
P)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms.
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15x15
cm,aswellasthefollowing:
'Huskedrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/ActionoftheLeagueofRedCross
Societies/ForfreedistributionJakarta.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter*R\
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
:heinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on7August1978.
I.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe7August1978at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
:losingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
urrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
dtenderwasissued.
Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
ccountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
e:
-thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2*25%,
-inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article4
lecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
ebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
•terventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
ender.Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpertonne;thesecurityis
intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin
Article1aredulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
ThehuskedlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle1to
besuppliedtotheLeagueofRedCrossSocietiesmust
meetthefollowingrequirements :
(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarketable
quality;
(b)moisturecontent:15%;
(c)percentageofricegrainswhicharenotofunim­
pairedquality:
—paddygrains:1%,
—brokenrice:5%,
—greengrainsorgrainsshowingnaturalmalfor­
mation5%(includingupto0.5%ofred
grains);
(d)toleranceofextraneousmatter,consistingof:
—mineralorvegetableinediblesubstances
providedthattheyarenottoxic0.01%,
—extraneousgrainsorpartsthereof,edible
0.10%;
(e)whenwhollymilled,percentageofwhollymilled
ricegrainswhicharenotofunimpairedquality:
—chalkygrains:5%,
—spottedgrains:1*5%,
—yellowgrains:0.05%,
—stainedgrains:maximum 1%,
—ambergrains:0.20%.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.

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(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistender,theinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination :
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President