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REGULATION (EEC)No2250/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of17August1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofmaizeasfoodaidforthe
countriesoftheSahel
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewithOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
countriesoftheSahelbywayofCommunityfoodaid
actionof12400tonsofmaizedistributedasfollows:
RepublicofUpperVolta:4900tonsofmaize(lot
No1).
RepublicofMali:5000tonsofmaize(lotNo2).
RepublicofNiger:2500tonsofmaize(lotNo3).
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinthreelots.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloadingaslisted
intheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks: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;
Whereason14Mayand25June1973theCouncilof
theEuropeanCommunities declaredthatbywayof
Communityactionitproposedtograntthecountries
oftheSahel58400metrictonsofmaizeunderits
1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestothecountriesofthe
Sahelwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;'Mais—DondelaCommunaute economiqueeuro­
peenne—Distributiongratuite.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on31August1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be31August1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlaterthanthreedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.0)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3 productsofmaizehavingthefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
Maize:Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthehighestoffer.However,ifthetenders
submitteddonotappeartocorrespondtonormal
marketpricesandcosts,theinterventionmaycancel
theinvitationtotender.—tobeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
Article4
Article6
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivensecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofmaize;
thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethattheopera­
tionsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.The
securityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
giveninformofacashdespositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmit,theinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumption tothecountriesof
theSahel:
Maize:
—tobeoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
IftheproductsprovidedforinArticle1donotcorres­
pondtotheabovecharacteristics ,theyshallberefused
andshallbereturnedtothetenderer.
2.TendersforsupplytothecountriesoftheSahel
oftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelatetoArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DonaatBrussels,17August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1
2
3Tema
Abidjan
Cotonou49001
5000t
2500tCustomsoftheport