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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1009/77
of13May1977
openinganinvitationtotender(orthemobilization ofroundgrainmilledrice
asfoodaidfortheCapeVerdeIslands
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheCapeVerdeIslands
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(2),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason16December1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
3250tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords,2518
tonnesofroundgrainmilledrice)totheCapeVerde
Islandsunderits1976/77food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredintheship'shold
attheportofunloading ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
:ompletetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
CapeVerdeIslands,bywayofCommunityaction,of
2518tonnesofroundgrainmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
intwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredinthe
ship'sholdattheportofunloading(SaoVincente:
1000tonnes;Praia:1518tonnes).Therecipient
countryshallbearallcostssubsequenttodeliveryof
thegoods,includingunloadingcosts(suchas
unstowing,hoistingandreception)andanylighterage
costs.
')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
I2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(3)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(4)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilograms .
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:intendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedin
Article1aredulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbe
forfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantities
notdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.'Arrozblanqueado/DomdaComunidadeEconomica
Europeia/Destinadoadistribuiçãogratuita'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.Article6
1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheCapeVerdeIslandsmustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :Article2
—moisture:15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum ;
—chalkygrains:5%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum;1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on27May1977.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe27May1977at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum;
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheCapeVerdeIslandsof
theroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle1
mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteris­
tics:Article3
—moisture:15%;
—brokenrice:5%maximum :
—chalkygrains:5%maximum ;
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum ;
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum;
—stainedgrains:1%maximum;
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum;
—ambergrains:0-20/omaximum.1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bytheaccessioncompensatory amountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender.
3.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
offers.Article7
Article41.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpertonne;thesecurityis

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Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13May1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President