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REGULATION (EEC)No2312/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of6September1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofhuskedlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheRepublicofGambia
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheAct
ofAccession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason6April1971theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant1500metrictonsof
huskedlonggrainricetotheRepublicofGambia
underits1970/71food-aidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityrice
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductsshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,it'mustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicofGambia
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofGambia,bywayofCommunityaction,of
1500metrictonsofhuskedlonggrainrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofBanjulin
newjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuropeenne—
Distributiongratuite'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on17September1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe17September1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthansevendaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
(•)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the

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Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThehuskedlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheRepublicofGambiamust
meetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisturecontent:maximum15%,
—brokengrains:5%maximum,
—greengrainsorgrainshavingnaturaldeformities :
3%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoGambiaofthehusked
longgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisturecontent:maximum15%,
—brokengrains:5%maximum,
—greengrainsorgrainshavingnaturaldeformities :
3%maximum .Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI