NoL334/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3153/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13December 1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflour
asfoodaidfortheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof4000
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords2649
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)totheDemoc­
raticRepublicofSomaliaunderits1972/73foodaid
programme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2399/74(4)of20September1974openinganinvita­
tiontotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheat
flourasaidforSomaliawasnotallexecuted;whereas
anewinvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
opened;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliabywayofCommu­
nityaction,of1649metrictonsofcommonwheat
flour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
market.Theproductsshallbeloadedfordeparture
fromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityand
thecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvanceby
theauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofMogadiscio
Annexinnewcottonsacks,havinganetcapacityof
50kilogrammes .(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
I2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.h)OJNoL256,21.9.1974,p.8.

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Article1mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowing
characteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on30December1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe30December1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddo
notappeartocorrespondtonormalmarketpricesand
costs,theinterventionagencymaycanceltheinvita­
tiontotender.Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
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.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :14%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliaofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13December1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI