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REGULATION (EEC)No452/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22February1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheIslandofMauritius
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof2500metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheIslandofMauritiusbywayofCommunity
food-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheAnnex.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)injutesacksofamaximumnetcapacityof
67kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(^of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealsto.beusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheIslandofMauri­
tiustheequivalentof12000metrictonsofcommon
wheat,intheformofflour,i.e.7947metrictonsof
commonwheatflour,underits1972/73food-aid
programme ;
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
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheIslandofMauritius.
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin'Farinedefromenttendre—DondelaCommunauté
économiqueeuropéenne.'
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon8
March1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be8March1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.0OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,

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however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.2.TendersforsupplytotheIslandofMauritiusof
thegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Article4Commonwheatflour:
"—moisturecontent:15%maximum,If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.1.Frenchinterventionagencyshallberesponsible
fororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovidedforby
thisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheIslandofMauritiusmustmeetthe
followingrequirements :(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
Article8—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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