9.0.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL283/37
REGULATION (EEC)No2652/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18October1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofgrainsorghumasfood
aidfortheRepublicofNiger
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
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,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoNigerwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofNigerbywayofCommunityfood-aid
actionof5000metrictonsofgrainsorghum.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockattheportlistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunaute economiqueeuro­
peenne—Distributiongratuite'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on.5November1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be5November1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycancel,theinvitationtotender.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TheproductreferredtoinArticle1whichisto
besuppliedforhumanconsumptiontoNigermustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable quality,befreefrom
odour,andwithamoisturecontentnotexceeding
14%.
2.TendersforsupplytoNigeroftheproductspeci­
fiedinArticle1mustrelatetograinsorghumoffair
andsoundmerchantable quality,freefromodour,and
withamoisturecontentnotexceeding14%.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
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
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading MinimumrateofunloadingMetrictonnage
cif
1Cotonou i 3750
Apapa ^Customsoftheport 2 1250