17.2.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL45/23
REGULATION (EEC)No438/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of16February1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofgrainsorghumandmaizeas
foodaidfortheRepublicofMali
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(*)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)ontheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22
January1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(4)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Mali4000metrictonsofgrainsorghumand3000
metrictonsofmaizeunderits1971/72foodaid
programme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheFrenchcereals
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
applied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredfree-at-frontier ,
notunloaded,toOuangolodougou viaAbidjan;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begivenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthatthe
obligationsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationinthe
invitationtotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicof
Maliwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyoftheMember
Stateshould,inanyevent,bemaderesponsiblefor
thetenderingprocedureinquestion;WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvita­
tionandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeManagement
CommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
theRepublicofMali,bywayofCommunityfood
aidaction:
—of4000metrictonsofgrainsorghum,and
—of3000metrictonsofmaize.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshallltakeplacein
Francein1lot.
TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.
Theproductsshallbeloadedfordeparturefrom
Communityports.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredfree-at­
frontier,notunloaded,toOuangolodougou via
Abidjan.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsspecifiedinparagraph1innewjutesacks
ofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowing
shallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Sorgho—DondelaCommunaute economique
europeenne'.
'Mais—DondelaCommunaute economiqueeuro­
peenne'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbe
takenon5March1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe5March1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean(J)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OfNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OjNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Communities notdessithan10daysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcost,theintervention
agencymaycanedtheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethat
theoperationsspecifiedinArticle1areduly
completed.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoper­
ationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtime
limit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowing
toforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tothecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumptiontotheRepublicof
Malimustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
Grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%.Maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofMa'liof
theproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofthefollowingcharacteristics :
Grainsorghum:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,withamoisturecontentnot
exceeding14%>.
Maize:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,be
freefromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothe
standardqualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceis
fixed.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation.
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.
Article7
ThisRegulation sha'1'1enterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16February1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI