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REGULATION (EECNo1292/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15May1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine(UNWRA)
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNWRAwillbe
fulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
359/67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemeberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1973;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(4)of3August1972layingdowntheconT
ditionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972and19December1972the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
itproposed,bywayofCommunityaction,tograntthe
equivalentof3870metrictonsand309metrictons
ofhuskedrice(inotherwords,3240metrictonsof
round-grained milledrice),toUNWRAunderits
1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityrice
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductsshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosayactually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmusbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­1.Tendersareherebyinvitedtorthesupplyto
UNWRA,bywayofCommunityaction,of3240
metrictonsofround-grained milledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
intwolots.Theproductsshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromtheCommunityportslistedinAnnex
I.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinrsponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on28May1973.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe28May1973at12noon.(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p..5.
4OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0-50%maximum3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders. —Yellowgrains:0-050%maximum
—Ambergrains:0-125%maximum
Article3Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNWRAoftheround­
grainedmilledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelate
toaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.—Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximum
Article4—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0-5%maximum1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecur­
ityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecrurityprovidedforinparagraph 1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
thecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.—Yellowgrains:0-050%maximum
—Ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.Article5
1.Theround-grained milledricereferredtoin
Article1tobesuppliedtoUNWRAmustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximumArticle7
—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximumThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
Number
oflot PortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1
2jCommunityportsCustomsoftheport2340
900
ANNEXII
Number
oflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1
2Beirut
Ashdod jCustomsoftheport2340
900