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REGULATION (EEC)No345/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of8February1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tenderersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheDemocratic
RepublicoftheSudan,of5000metrictonsof
commonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
RepublicofFranceinonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromone
oftheCommunityportsindicatedintheAnnex.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
loadedfob,thatistosayatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareloadedintotheholdoftheshipintheport
ofloadinginbulkbythetenderer.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheDemocraticRepu­
blicoftheSudan5000metrictonsofcommonwheat
underthe1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
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
forthesupplyofwheattotheDemocraticRepublicof
theSudan;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on22February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be22February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepub­
lishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.h)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4 maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand
1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article7Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
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
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article6
Article8ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheDemocraticRepublicoftheSudan
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theintervention priceisfixed,exceptthatthe
humidityshallnotexceed15-5%andthataThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1AtlanticorNorthSeaportsCustomsoftheport 5000metrictons