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REGULATION (EEC)No143/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of18January1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflour
asaidfortheArabRepublicofEgypt
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheArabRepublicofEgypt;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldin
anyeventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvi­
tationtotender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972andon14May1973the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
bywayofCommunityactionitproposedtograntto
theArabRepublicofEgypttheequivalentof33000
metrictonsofcommonwheat,intheformofflour,
i.e.21854metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,under
its1971/72and1972/73food-aidprogrammes ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
3388/73(4)of14December1973openinganinvita­
tiontotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheat
flourasaidfortheArabRepublicofEgyptwasnotall
allocated;whereasanewinvitationtotendershould
thereforebeopened;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofshipment ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingbyArticle1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof10000metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheArabRepublicofEgyptbywayof
Communityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheAnnex.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)injutesacksofamaximumnetcapacityof
67-485kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity.'
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon1
February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be1February1974at12noon.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(*)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
P)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL345,15.12.1973,p.44.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles 1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheArabRepublicofEgyptmustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g
(calculatedonthedrymatter),—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedry
matter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheArabRepublicof
EgyptofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelate
toproductswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1 Communityports Customsoftheport10000metrictons