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REGULATION (EEC)No607/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheRepublicofIndonesia
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tenderersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheRepublicof
Indonesia24000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceinonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromthe
portofLeHavre.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
loadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipintheport
ofloadinginbulkbythetenderer.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincerealsaslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972and14May1973the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
bywayofCommunityactionitproposedtograntthe
RepublicofIndonesia24000metrictonsofcommon
wheatunderthe1971/72and1972/73foodaid
programmes ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;thatistosayatthemomentwhen
thegoodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipinthe
portofloading;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms.
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheRepublicofIndonesia ;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on29March 1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be29March1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
«
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketprices^osts.theinterac­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1973,p.3.Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa

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Article7 resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.
Article51.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1isdulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownby'eachMemberState.
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Article6Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofIndonesiamustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnot
exceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%
ofsproutedgrainsand1-5ofmiscellaneous impurities
shallbeallowed.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI