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REGULATION (EEC)No3152/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheRepublicofPeru
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofcommonwheattotheRepublicof
Peru;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofPeru
5000metrictonsofcommonwheatunderthe
1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2597/74(4)of11October1974openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidfortheRepublicofPeruwasnotallocated;
whereasanewinvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
opened;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninBelgiumindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1693/72shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidaction,totheRepublicof
Peru,of5000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheBelgian
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromany
Communityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on30December 1974.(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL277,12.10.1974,p.27.

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2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be30December1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article7
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendereris'established ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.Article6
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofPerumustbeoffairand
soundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontentshallnot
exceed15%andthatamaximumof3%ofsprouted
•grainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbe
pallowed.Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofshipment Metrictonnagefob Townatwhichstored
1AnyCommunityport 5000
whereof:
2600 Racour
2400 Liège