NoL154/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 9.6.73
REGULATION (EEC)No1536/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of8June1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofmaizeasfoodaidforthe
RepublicofSenegal
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvita­
tionandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HasvingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason12March1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Senegal5000metrictonsofmaizeunderits
1972/73food-aidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
beforsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofun­
loading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limits,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begivenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthatthe
obligationsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation inthe
invitationtotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicof
Senegalwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshould,
inanyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
theRepublicofSenegal,bywayofCommunity
foodaidaction:
—of5000metrictonsofmaize.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,that
isatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheship'sholdattheportofun­
loading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryoftheigoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunloading,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheport
ofunloadingshallbeachargeon,orforthebenefit
of,therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailed
arrangements relatingtheretolaiddowninthe
contractbetweentheauthorizedagentofthe
CommunityreferredtoinArticle5andthecarrier,
musthavebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheauth­
orizedagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipient
countryreferredtoinArticle5.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productspecifiedinparagraph1innewjutesacks
ofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowing
shallbeprintedonthesacks:
(^OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
HOJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OjNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.'Mais—DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenne'.

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Article2 guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
thecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article51.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponse
totheinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon14June1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shall'be14June1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities thedaybeforetheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheRepublicof
Senegalmustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,befreefromodour,andcorrespondatleast
tothestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSenegal
oftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofmaizeoffairandsoundmerchantable
quality,freefromodour,andcorrespondatleastto
thestandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed.Article3
Thecontractshall!beawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article6
Article41.TheFrenchintervention agencyshallbe
responsiblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvita­
tiontotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecruityisintendedtoguaranteethat
theoperationsspecifiedinArticle1areduly
completed.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoper­
ationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtime­
limit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofaArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisregulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 Dakar Customsoftheport 5000t