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REGULATION (EEC)No3320/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of7December 1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheRepublicofSriLanka
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3312metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheRepublicofSriLankabywayofCommu­
nityfoodaidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheAnnex.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)innewcottonsacksofamaximumnet
capacityof68-038kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofSri
Lankatheequivalentof10000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.6623metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1972/73food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofshipment;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheRepublicofSriLanka;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldinany
eventbemaderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvita­
tiontotender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedinArticle2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon4
January1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be4January1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmission oftenders.
Article3
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(:)O|NoL141,28..5.1973,p.8.
p)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,

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however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSriLanka
ofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :
Article4Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.1.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer .
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;Article6
(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheRepublicofSriLankamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent :15%maximum ,Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionim­
mediatelyuponreceipt.
Article8—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7December1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Frahcois-Xavier ORTOLl

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1AntwerporRotterdam Customsoftheport3312metrictons