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REGULATION (EEC)No287/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of1February1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheMalagasyRepublic
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof5000
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords3311
metrictonofcommonwheatflour)totheMalagasy
Republicunderits1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1693/72should
beappliedandthattheproductshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheMalagasyRepublic
willbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
MalagasyRepublic,bywayofCommunityaction,of
3311metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceononelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheskip'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)anany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityand
thecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvanceby
theauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportlistedinthe
AnnexinnewpolyestersackslinedwithKraftpaper
withfourpleats,havinganetcapacityof50kilo­
grammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'FARINEDEFROMENT—DONDELACOMMU­
NAUTfiECONOMIQUE EUROPfiENNE .'(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
0)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on15February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe15February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan9daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.However,ifthetenderssubmitteddo
notappeartocorrespondtonormalmarketpricesand
costs,theinterventionagencymaycanceltheinvita­
tiontotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheMalagasyRepublicmustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
—Moisture :12%maximum
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter)
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbere­
fused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheMalagasyRepublicof
thecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1must
relatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—Moisture :12%maximum
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on­
drymatter)
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Number
oflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1 Tamatave Customsoftheport 3311