9.6.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL141/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1135/79
of8June1979
openinganinvitation totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidforthePeople'sRepublic ofBangladesh
Whereas theawardundertheinvitation totender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas ,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible to
complete theoperation inquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisions shouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeing thattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderwillbefulfilled ;
WhereastheFrenchintervention agencyshouldbe
maderesponsible forthetenderingprocedure inques­
tion;
WhereastheCommission mustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmitted inresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheintervention agency;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No652/79of29
March1979(6)laiddownthecoefficient for
expressing amounts ,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordance withtheopinionoftheManage­
mentCommittee forCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
Economic Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamended by
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticular Article6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation No129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchange ratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamended byRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticular Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtograntthePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladesh 100000tonnesofcommonwheatunder
its1978/79food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhere ontheCommunity market;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipment inthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmitted bytenderers esta­
blishedin.anyMemberStateoftheCommunity and
mayrelatetoproductsmobilized anywhere within
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situation intheMember Statesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparable aspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalities willbecompleted ;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article 1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplybyway
ofCommunity food-aidactiontothePeople's
Republic ofBangladesh of100000tonnesof
common wheat.
2.Thetendering procedure shalltakeplacein
Francein10lotsof10000tonnes.Theproductshall
bemobilized ontheCommunity market .Theproduct
shallbeloadedfordeparture fromanyCommunity
port.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
P)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(=>)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1. (<■)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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3.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
delivered inbulktotheportofshipment inthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominated bytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientbody'sagent.
Article 2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitation providedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on21June1979.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmission oftendersshall
be21June1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitation totendershallbe
published intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmission oftenders .
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressed inthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer ,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful ,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalities fortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshallbecorrected bythemonetary
compensatory amountapplicable ontheclosingdate
forsubmission oftenderstoexportsfromtheMember
Statementioned inthetenderpursuanttoparagraph
2.Suchcorrection shallbemadeby:
-Vincreasing priceswhichmention aMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciated ,
—reducingpriceswhichmention aMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued .
Themonetary compensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconverted intothecurrency ofthe
Member Stateinwhichtheinvitation totenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrencies concerned are
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversion rateresulting fromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrencies concerned recorded intheM.mber
Stateinwhichtheinvitation totenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesday ofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowing weekbeingthe
periodimmediately preceding theclosingdatefor
submission oftenders .
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).However ,ifthetenderssubmitted donotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitation totender.
Article 5
Ifthetenderer isunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliance withArticle 1(3)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitation totenderasaresultofthelate
availability ofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article6
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
6ECUpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltenderers whosetendersare
unsuccessful orarenotaccepted ,
—inthecaseofthesuccessful tenderer ,whenthe
operations concerned havebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribed timelimitandonsubmission of
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsed bythecompetent authorities ofthe
MemberStatementioned inthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessful tenderer ,forquanti­
tiesnotsuppliedbyreasonsofforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
provided intheformofacashdepositorofa
guarantee issuedbyacreditinstitution conforming to
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article 7
Thecommon wheatreferredtoinArticle 1mustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable qualityandcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
intervention priceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed 15-5%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impurities shallbeallowed .
Article8
1.TheFrenchintervention agencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizing theinvitation totenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwith communicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaveresponded totheinvi­
tationtotender,specifying thetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successful tenderer .
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalities forthe
mobilized productarecompleted inaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitation totenderis
issued,theintervention agencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsible fortheoperations following
tendering ,including payment tothesuccessful
tenderer .

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5.Whentheintervention agencyresponsible for
theoperations relatingtotendering isnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessful tenderer ,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessary forreleasingthesecurity .
Article9
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment ,a
handing-over certificate shallbesupplied tothe
successful tenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheintervention agencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated .Insuchcase,theintervention agencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediately informtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcerned and
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformation whichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessful tender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconverted usingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetendering arecompleted .
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successful tenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftershipment acertificate showingthequantities
dispatched andthequalityoftheproducts ;
(b)thedateofdeparture oftheship;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts .
Theinformation indicated aboveshallbeforwarded
bytheintervention agencytotheCommission imme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article10
ThisRegulation shallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publication intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulation shallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable inallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President