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REGULATION (EEC)No1488/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of4June1973
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommon
wheatasfoodaidfortheKingdomofAfghanistan
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/730;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
290/69(3)of17February1969layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodforaid,as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No832/69(4),the
periodofvalidityofwhichwasextendedbyRegula­
tions(EEC)No2338/69(*)andNo2046/70(<>),andin
particularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereason6April1971theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitites declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheKingdomof
Afghanistan 10000metrictonsofcommonwheat
underits1970/71foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketasregardsinterventioninFranceindicatesthat
Article2(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No290/69
shouldbegivenapplication ,andinparticularthatthe
cerealsstockedinthestoragedepotsoftheinterven­
tionagencyoftheabovementioned MemberStates
shouldbemobilizedandthetermsofmobilization
laiddown;
Whereasinthecaseofcerealsheldbyintervention
agenciesaninvitationtotendermustbeissuedas
regardsloading,transportanddeliveryfob.'
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthebagging,loading,transportanddeliveryfob(sea
port)of10000metrictonsofcommonwheattotbe
suppliedasCommunityfoodaidtotheKingdomof
Afghanistan .
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofasinglelot.
3.ThewheatshallbecollectedfromtheFrench
interventionagencyatthestoragedepotsspecifiedin
theAnnex.
4.Thefoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
deliveredfobbythesuccessfultendererinnewjute
sacksof50kgnetcapacity,thequalityofthesacks
beingCS370grorbetter,totheportspecifiedinthe
Annex.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheat—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon12
June1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be12June1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthansevendaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(>)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67:
(2)OJNo141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL41,18.2.1969,p.2.
(4)OJNoL107,6.5.1969,p.3.
(5)OJNoL298,27.11.1969,p.8.
(6)OJNoL228,15.10.1970,p.1.

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Article3 Article6
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappearshowever
thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflectnormal
marketrates,theinterventionagencymaycancelthe
invitationtotender.ThecommonwheattobesuppliedtotheKingdomof
AfghanistanpursuanttoArticle1mustbeofsound,
fairandmarketablequalityandcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheinterventionprice
isfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontentshallnot
exceed15.5%andthatamaximumtoleranceof3%
inrespectofsproutedgrainsand1.5%inrespectof
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.Article4
Article7If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbyseatotheKingdomofAfghan­
istan,thesuccessfultendererisunabletodeliverthe
cerealsfobonthedatefixedintheinvitationto
tender,thecostsresultingfromsuchdelayshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.
Article51.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionalistofthefirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameof
thesuccessfultenderer.
Article81.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;the
purposeofsuchsecurityistoguaranteeperformance
oftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withinthetimestipulated,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutitonwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStateconcerned .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallapplyfrom5June1973.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Nooflot Portofshipment Tonnagefob Addressofstore Townatwhichstored
1 Rouen 10000twhereof:
168
1500
8332SilosdeGivet
SilosdeGivet
SilosdeSaint-Ouen-
l'AumôneGivet
Givet
Saint-Ouen-
l'Aumône