NoL154/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1535/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of8June1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflourasaidfor
theHashemiteKingdomofJordan
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithindelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
respectofthesupplyof3311metrictonsof
commonwheatflourtotheHashemiteKingdom
ofJordanbywayofCommunityfoodaidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
theKingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbein
respectofasinglelot.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegijlation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthe
criteriaforthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedan
foodaid,andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheHashemite
KingdomofJordantheequivalentof5000metric
tonsofcommonwheat,intheformofflour,ie
3311metrictonsofcommonwheatflour,underits
1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthat
thegoodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,ieuptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipat
theportofshipment;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsof
forcemajeuretheoperationinquestionisnot
completedwithinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begiventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligations
arisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvitationto
tenderforthesupplyofgoodstotheHashemite
KingdomofJordan;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldin
anyeventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotender;3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheport
ofshipment)innewcottonsacksofamaximumnet
capacityof50kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon
25June1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe25June1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthan10daysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(*)O}No117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28..5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g
(calculatedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-7"°/omaximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementsitshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheHashemiteKingdom
ofJordanofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoproductswiththefollowingcharacteris­
tics:Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15°/omaximum,
Article5—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g
(calculatedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-7°/omaximumonthedrymatter.
Article71.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityin
anamountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseopera­
tionsarenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,
saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasons
offorcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatis­
fiesthecriterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomof
theNetherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizing
theinvitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegula­
tion.
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationstotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheHashemiteKingdomofJordan
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :Article8
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15°/omaximum,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisregulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
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