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REGULATION (EEC)No1178/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of10May1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheIslandofMauritius
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(l)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73P);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
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
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipation intheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofgoodstotheIslandofMauritius;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedinHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof5447metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheIslandofMauritiusbywayofCommunity
food-aidaction.
2.TheprocedureshalltakeplaceinFranceand
shallbeinrespectoftwolots.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheAnnex.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)injutesacksofamaximumnetcapacityof
67kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Farinedefromenttendre—dondelacommunaute
economiqueeuropeenne'.
Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon27
May1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be27May1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(^)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductis
despatchedthroughafrontierpostoftheMember
Statewherethesuccessfultendererisestablished ,the
interventionagencyofthelatterMemberStateshall
beresponsiblefortheoperationsrelatingtothetender­
ing.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdespatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuch.securityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
mafenre.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheIslandofMauritiusmustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g
(calculatedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheIslandofMauritiusof
thegoodsreferredtoinArticle 1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum ,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g
(calculatedonthedrymatter),Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1
>Rouenand/orBordeaux Customsoftheport2500metrictons
2)2947metrictons