16.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL73/29
REGULATION (EEC)No608/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheInternational Committee oftheRedCross
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityaction,of4350metrictonsofcommon
wheatflour,distributedasfollows:
—2800metrictonsdestinedforSyria(lotNo1),
—1000metrictonsdestinedforJordan(lotNo2),
—500metrictonsdestinedforU.A.R.(lotNo3),
—50metrictonsdestinedforNorthYemen(lotNo
4-.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/730;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof6612
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords4350
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)totheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCrossunderits1972/73
food-aidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedonthe
dockorinthelighterwhereapplicable;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminfourlots.Theproductshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable .
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
receptionofthegoods.
Anypossibledemurragecostsordispatchmoneyat
theportofunloadingshallbeachargeonorforthe
benefitoftheInternational Committee oftheRed
Cross.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentheautho­
rizedagentoftheCommunityandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheauthorized
agentandthereceivingagentoftherecipientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportslistedinthe
Annexinnewcottonsacks,havinganetcapacityof
50kilogrammes .
OnthesacksshallbeprintedaRedCross,15cmby
15cm,aswellasthefollowing :'Farinedefroment—
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne/Ac­
tionduComitéinternationaldelaCroixRouge'(lot
No1);(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(»)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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'Wheatflour—GiftfromtheEuropeanEconomic
Community/ActionoftheInternationalCommittee
oftheRedCross'(lotsNo2,3and4).
Article2—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
Committee oftheRedCrossofthecommonwheat
flourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproduct
withthefollowingcharacteristics :1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedinArticle1shallbetakenon
29March1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe29March1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan9daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders.—Moisture :12%maximum :
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
ArticleJArticle6
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddo
notappeartocorrespondtonormalmarketpricesand
costs,theinterventionagencymaycanceltheinvita­
tiontotender.
Article41.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :Article7
—Moisture :12%maximum ; ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
\
DoneatBrussels,15March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortof^unloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 Latakia)2800metrictons
2 AkabaI 1000metrictons
3 Alexandrie,Customsoftheport500metrictons
4 Hodeidah J 50metrictons