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REGULATION (EEC)No1602/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15June1973
concerningtheissueofanewinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommon
wheatasfoodaidfortheKingdomofAfghanistan
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsof
forcemajeuretheoperationinquestionisnot
completedwithinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begiventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligations
arisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
(EEC)(*)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No290/
69(8)of17February1969layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodforaid,
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No832/69(4),the
periodofvalidityofwhichwasextendedbyRegu­
lations(EEC)No2338/69(5)andNo2046/70(6),
andinparticularArticle4(2)thereof;
Whereason6April1971theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheKingdomof
Afghanistan10000metrictonsofcommonwheat
underits1970/71foodaidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1488/73(7)of4June1973openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidfortheKingdomofAfghanistanwasnot
allocated;whereasanewinvitationtotender
shouldthereforebeopened;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketasregardsinterventioninFranceindicates
thatArticle2(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
290/69shouldbegivenapplication,andinparti­
cularthaitthecereal'sstockedinthestoragedepots
oftheinterventionagencyoftheabovementioned
MemberStatesshouldbemobilizedandtheterms
ofmobilizationlaiddown;
Whereasinthecaseofcerealsheldbyintervention
agenciesaninvitationtotendermustbeissuedas
regardsloading,transportanddeliveryfob.
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender:Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
respectofthebagging,loading,transportand
deliveryfob(seaport)of10000metrictonsof
commonwheattobesuppliedasCommunityfood
aidtotheKingdomofAfghanistan .
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofasinglelot.
3.ThewheatshallbecollectedfromtheFrench
interventionagencyatthestoragedepotsspecified
intheAnnex.
4.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph1shallbe
deliveredfobbythesuccessfultendererinnewjute
sacksof50kgnetcapacity,thequalityofthesacks
beingCS370grorbetter,totheportspecifiedin
theAnnex.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheat—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity'
Article2(*)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(*)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(»)OJNoL41,18.2.1969,p.2.
(4)OJNoL107,6.5.1969,p.3.
(»)OJNoL298,27.11.1969,p.8.
(•)O!NoL228,15.10.1970,p.1.
(7)OJNoL149,6.6.1973,p.16.1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon
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2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatis­
fiesthecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState
concerned .2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe21June1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan2daysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenders.Article6
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears
howeverthatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketrates,theinterventionagencymay
canceltheinvitationtotender.TheCommonwheattobesuppliedtotheKingdom
ofAfghanistanpursuanttoArticle1mustbeof
sound,fairand1marketablequalityandcorrespond
atleasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinter­
ventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15·5°/oandthata
maximumtoleranceof3°/oinrespectofsprouted
grainsand1·5%>inrespectofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed. Article4
Article7If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbyseatotheKingdomofAfghan­
istan,thesuccessfultendererisunabletodeliver
thecerealsfobonthedatefixedintheinvitationto
tender,thecostsresultingfromsuchdelayshallbe
bornebytheinterventionagency.1.TheFrenchintervention agencyshallbe
responsiblefororganizingtheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionalistofthefirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityin
anamountof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;
(thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguaranteeperfor­
manceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.The
securityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regard'squantitiesmot(deliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Nooflot Portofshipment Tonnagefob Addressofstore Townatwhichstored
1 Rouen 10000twhereof:
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