NoL20/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.75
REGULATION (EEC)No181/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of24January1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflourfor
theInternational Committee oftheRedCrossasfoodaid
WhereastheCommission mustbeinformedwithout
delayofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvi­
tationandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof576metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourto.theInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross
asCommunityfoodaid.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromtheportofMarseille.
5.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfobbythesuccessfultendererinnewcotton
sacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid,andin
particularArticle6thereof;
Whereason20January1971and4May1972the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
bywayofCommunityactionitproposedtograntto
theInternational Committee oftheRedCrossthe
equivalentof870metrictonsofcommonwheatin
theformofflour,i.e.576metrictonsofcommon
wheatflour,underits1968/69and1970/71food-aid
programmes ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;'
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetothesupplyofthegoodsfob;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseif,forreasonsofforcemajeurethe
operationinquestionisnotcompletedwithinthestip­
ulatedtimelimits;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforasecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofgoodstotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCross;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;'Farinedefroment—DondelaCommunaute écono­
miqueeuropéenne/ActionduComitéinternationalde
laCroix-Rouge.'
Article2
1.TheDecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on7February1975.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be7February1975,at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(')-OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.
3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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ArticleJ
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgiveasecurity
amountingto10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthestipulatedtimelimits,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStateinquestion.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
whichistobesuppliedtotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisturecontent :12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
thedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Iftheflourdoesnotmeettheforegoingrequirements
itshallberejected.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
Committee oftheRedCrossofthecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoproducts
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisturecontent:12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
thedrymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingthetenderingprocedureprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ifthesuccessfultendererisestablished ina
MemberStateotherthantheonecollectingthe
tenders,andiftheproductisdispatchedthrougha
frontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethesuccessful
tendererisestablished ,theinterventionagencyofthe
latterMemberStateshallberesponsiblefortheopera­
tionsrelatingtothetendering .
Inthatcase,theinterventionagencywhichchooses
thesuccessfultenderershallimmediatelyinformthe
interventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcerned
andshallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichit
mayrequire.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproduct;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
(,'oinniunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24January1975.
/•"ortheCommission
ThePresident
Fr;incois-X;wier ORTOLI