17.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL45/21
REGULATION (EEC)No437/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16February1973
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflourasfood
aidfortheRepublicofMali
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22
January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
169/372(4)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Mali5000metrictonsofgrainsorghumand5000
metrictonsofcommonwheatflourunderits1971/
72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No2620/72(5)of11December1972openingan
invitationtotenderforthemobilizationofgrain
sorghumandcommonwheatflourasfoodaidfor
theRepublicofMalididnotenablethequantityof
3311metrictonsofflourtobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket;whereasanewinvitationto
tendershouldthereforebeopened,forthisquantity
oftheproductwhichwasprovidedforbutnotallo­
cated;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheFrenchcereals
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72mustbe
applied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsfree,atfrontier,not
unloaded,toKidiraviaDakar;Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begivenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthatthe
Obligationsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationinthe
invitationtotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicof
Maliwillbefulfilled;
Whereas .theinterventionagencyoftheMember
Stateshould,inanyevent,bemaderesponsiblefor
thetendering (procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvita­
tionandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tumorsareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
theRepublicofMali,bywayofCommunityfood
aidaction,of
—3311metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinonelot.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromtheCommunityports.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isfordeliveryfreeatfrontier,notunloaded,
toKidiraviaDakar.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsspecifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacks
ofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowing
shallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Farinedefromenttendre—DondelaCommu­
nauteeconomiqueeuropeenne".
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon5March1973.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(s)OJNoL277,12.12.1972,p.15.

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—proteincontent:notlessthan10-5°/o(NX625
referredtodrymatter);
—ashcontent:notmorethan0-52%>referredto
drymatter.
Aproductnotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
rejected.
\2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe5March1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthan10daysbeforethe
closingidateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotcorres­
pondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinter­
ventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetrictanofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethat
theoperationsspecifiedinArticle1areduly
completed.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoper­
ationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtime
limit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowing
toforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tothecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofMalimustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—humidity:notmorethan14°/o,2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofMaliof
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofthefollowingcharacteristics :
—humidity:notmorethan14°/o,
—proteincontent:notlessthan10-5°/o(NX625
referredtodrymatter);
—ashcontent:notmorethan0-52°/oreferredto
drymatter.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichrespondtotheinvitation
totender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1