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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1594/77
of15July1977
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofmilledlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheRepublicofGambia
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicofGambia
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty"establishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavigregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(!),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(2),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof1500
tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords,1035tonnesof
milledlonggrainrice)totheRepublicofGambia
underits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredintheship'shold
attheportofunloading;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofGambia,bywayofCommunityfood-aid
action,of1035tonnesofmilledlonggrainrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredinthe
ship'sholdattheportofunloading(Banjul).
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
C)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin
Article1aredulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms,
Minimumweightofthesacksbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity/Forfreedistribution'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.Article6
1.ThemilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheRepublicofGambiamust
meetthefollowingrequirements : Article2
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:5%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum ;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum ;1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on25July1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe25July1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofGambiaof
themilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Article3
—moisture :15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:5%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum ;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum ;
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum ;
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum .1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bytheaccessioncompensatory amountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender.
3.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.Article7
Article41.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer .
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpertonne;thesecurityis

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5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentation ofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15July1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President