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REGULATION (EEC)No2703/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25October1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheRepublicofLebanon
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Lebanon5000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
the1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninBelgiumindi­
catesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No1693/72shouldbeappliedandthat
theinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateasspeci­
fiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthosestockedin
itsownstoresandshouldalsodeterminethecondi­
tionsofmobilization ;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofcommonwheattotheRepublicof
Lebanon ;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidaction,totheRepublicof
Lebanon,of5000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Belgiuminonelot.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedbytheBelgian
interventionagencyfromthestoresspecifiedinthe
Annex.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromany
Communityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on8November1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be8November1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofLebanonmustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed15%andthatamaximumof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
Article7
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortofshipment Metrictonnagefob Townatwhichstored
1AnyCommunityport 5000
whereof:
2000 Racour
1000 Méeffe
2000 Gent