NoL29/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 3.2.79
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No207/79
of2February1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofhuskedlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(*),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1260/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason30January1978theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant137-5tonnesof
huskedlonggrainricetotheLeagueofRedCross
Societiesunderits1977/78food-aidprogrammes ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductstothedockorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
LeagueofRedCrossSocieties,bywayofCommunity
food-aidaction,of137-5tonnesofhuskedlonggrain
rice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.
TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.
ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicable,intheportofBoma.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms.(!)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.

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Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Aredcross,15x15cmfollowedby:
Rizdécortiqué/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenne/ActiondelaLiguedessociétés
delaCroix-Rouge/Àdistribuergratuitement/
Borna.'forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
ThehuskedlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle1to
besuppliedtotheLeagueofRedCrossSocietiesmust
meetthefollowingrequirements :
(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarketable
quality;
(b)moisturecontent:15%;
(c)percentagieofricegrainswhicharenotofunim­
pairedquality:
—paddygrains:1%,
—brokenrice:5%,
—greengrainsorgrainsshowingnaturalmalfor­
mation5%(includingupto0-5%ofred
grains);
(d)toleranceofextraneousmatter,consistingof:
—mineralorvegetableinediblesubstances
providedthattheyarenottoxic:001%,
—extraneousgrainsorpartsthereof,edible:
010%;
(e)whenwhollymilled,percentageofwhollymilled
ricegrainswhicharenotofunimpairedquality:
—chalkygrains:5%,
—spottedgrains:1-5%,
—yellowgrains:0-05%,
—stainedgrains:1%,
—ambergrains:0*20%.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on19February1979.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe19February1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
offers.
Atticle4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
ArticleJ
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpertonne.Thesecurityis
intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin
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Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtoinArticle3(2)to
thetendererinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheoperationsrelatingtothetenderingare
completed .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Wheretheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistender,theinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentation ofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President