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REGULATION (EEC)No2939/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of26October1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatand
commonwheatflourasaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(-);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheWorldFood
Programme 5695metrictonsofcommonwheatand
eithertheequivalentof9305metrictonsofcommon
wheat,or6162metrictonsofcommonwheatflour
underthe1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
Whereasananlysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproductfob;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesetlimits,itmustbemadeclearwhoisto
bearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattotheWFP;
WhereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshould,at
allevents,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,totheWorld
FoodProgrammeof5695metrictonsofcommon
wheatand6162metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomofBelgiumintwolots.
3.TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfroma
portoftheCommunity .
5.Thecommonwheatistobeloadedfob,inbulk
bythetenderer.Thecommonwheatflouristobe
loadedfob,innewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kgbythetenderer.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Farinedefroment—DondelaCommunaute
economiqueeuropeenne.
Artiee2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on16November1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be16November1973at12noon.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(>)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenders.—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Iftheproductsdonotmeetoneoftheaboverequire­
mentstheyshallberejectedandshallbecomethe
propertyofthetenderer.
2.TendersforthesupplytotheWFPofthe
productsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoflour
withthefollowingcharacteristics :Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Commonwheat:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable qualityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthe
humidityshallnotexceed15-5%andthata
maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand
1·5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletoloadtheproductfobon
thedategiveninthenoticeofinvitationtotenderasa
resultofthelateavailabilityofthevesselstobeused
forseatransportation ,theresultingcostsshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent :15%maximum ,
—acidity:maximum4mlNaOHnper100g(on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Article5
Article71.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofflour
and5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofcommon
wheat;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticles 1and6areduly
completed .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article61.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomof
Belgiumshallberesponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotheinvitationtotenderprovidedforbythis
Regulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer .
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion':
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.1.TheproductsreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheWFPmustmeetthefollowingrequire­
ments :
Commonwheat:
mustbeoffairandsoundmerchantable qualityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theintervention priceisfixed,exceptthatthe
humidityshallnotexceed15-5%andthata
maximumtoleranceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand
1·5%ofmiscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Commonwheatflour:Article8
—moisturecontent :15%maximum ,
—acidity:maximum4mlNaOHnper100g(on
drymatter),1hisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26October1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI