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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2949/76
of3December1976
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheRepublicofUpperVolta
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofUpper
Volta3500metrictonsofcommonwheatunderits
1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninGermanyindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No2750/75shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoBanfora;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplybyway
ofCommunityfood-aidactiontotheRepublicof
UpperVoltaof3500metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyinfourlots.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheGerman
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredto
Banfora.
6.Theproductshallbedeliveredinbulk.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on17December1976.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be17December1976at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(J)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.

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Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article5
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed14%andthatamaximumof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
Article6
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforwithcommunicate totheCommission
thelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvita­
tiontotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheonecollectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscasetheinterventionagencychosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXE—ANHANG—ALLEGATO—BIJLAGE—BILAG—ANNEX
NumérodulotPortd'embarquement Tonnageàmettreenfob Nometadressedustockeur Lieudestockage
NummerderLoseVerschiffungshafen NachfobzubringendeMengeNameundAdressedesLagerhalters OrtderLagerhaltung
Numerodellapartita Portod'imbarco TonnellaggiodamettereinfobNomeeindirizzodeldetentore Luogodiaccantonamento
NummervandepartijHavenvaninlading Fobaanteleverenhoeveelheid Naamenadresvandeentrepothouder Adresvandeopslagplaats
Partietsnummer Indskibningshavn Mængdetilleveringfob Lagerindehaverens navnogadresse Lagerplads
Numberoflot Portofshipment Metrictonnagefob Addressofstore Townatwhichstored
Ports 3500t
communautaires dont:
Gemeinschaftshäfen davon:
Porticomunitari dicui:
Havensvande
Gemeenschap waarvan :
Fællesskabshavne deraf:
Communityports whereof:
1 1000tHeymannundCo.
2 1000tKG-SaargetreideNiederlosheim3 1000tPostfach264
4 500t4150Krefeld11