NoL243/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.73
REGULATION (EEC)No2356/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of30August1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatasfoodaidfor
theRepublicofSenegal
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvita­
tionandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(8)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason8August1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Senegal10000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
its1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
beforsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofun­
loading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limitsitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurity
tobegivenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthatthe.
obligationsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation inthe
inivtiationtotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicof
Senegalwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshould,
inanyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
theRepublicofSenegal,bywayofCommunity
foodaidaction:
—of10000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Francein2lots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,that
isatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofun­
loading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheport
ofunloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefit
oftherecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailed
arrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthe
contractbetweentheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarrier
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheauth­
orizedagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipient
countryreferredtoinArticle5.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productspecifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacks
ofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowing
shallbeprintedonthesacks:
(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(■)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(*)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.'FROMENT TENDRE—DondelaCommunauté
économiqueeuropéenne'.

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Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponse
totheinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon10September1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe10Septemberat12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities 6daysbeforetheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSenegal
oftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofcommonwheatoffairandsound
merchantable quality,freefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15*5%>andthatamaximumtoler­
anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1°/oofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
IftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1donotmeet
theforegoingrequirements theyshallberejected
andthesuccessfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
Article3 Article6
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article41.TheFrenchintervention agencyshallbe
responsiblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvita­
tiontotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthe
quantitiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproducts
andthetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships,theesti­
mateddateofthearrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)incidentslikelytooccurduringtransportofthe
products.
Theinformationindicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethat
theoperationsspecifiedinArticle1areduly
completed.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoper­
ationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtime­
limit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowing
toforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1may
begiveninformofcashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheRepublicof
Senegalmustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,and.correspondatleast
tothestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidityshallnot
exceed15-5°/oandthatamaximumtoleranceof
3°/oofsproutedgrainsand1°/oofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 DakarjCustomsoftheport5000t
Dakar 5000t 2