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REGULATION (EEC)No1765/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of29June1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofmaizeandwheatenmealasfood
aidforthecountriesoftheSahel
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,time-limits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begivenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthatthe
obligationsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation inthe
invitationtotenderforsuppliestothecountriesof
theSahelwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshould,
inanyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheMan­
agementCommitteeforCereals;HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(x)of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EECNo1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecon­
ditionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14Mayand25June1973theCouncil
oftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthatbyway
ofCommunityactionitproposedtograntthe
countriesoftheSahel58400metrictonsofmaize
underits1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepur­
chasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossible
tocompletetheoperationinquestionwithinthesetHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
countriesoftheSahelbywayofCommunityfood
aidactionof25000tonsofmaizeand3165tonsof
wheatenmealdistributedasfollows:
RepublicofUpperVolta:
—5000tonsofmaize(lotNo1);
—5000tonsofmaize(lotNo2).
RepublicofMali:
—10000tonsofmaize(lotNo3);
—3165tonsofwheatenmeal(lotNo4).
RepublicofNiger:
—2000tonsofmaize(lotNo5);
—3000tonsofmaize(lotNo6).(^OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinsixlots.Theproductsshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begiveninformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article53.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif;that
isatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyre­
movedfromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading
aslistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:1.TheproductsspecifedinArticle1tobesupplied
forhumanconsumption tothecountriesofthe
Sahelmustconformtothefollowingcharacteristics :
Maize:
'Mais
—DONDELACOMMUNAUTE
ECONOMIQUE EUROPEENNE '
Distributiongratuite
'Semoules
fromentdur
—DONDELACOMMUNAUTE
ECONOMIQUE EUROPEENNE '
Distributiongratuitetobeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,befree
fromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothestandard
qualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.
Wbeatenmeal
—humidity :14°/omaximum;
—acidity:0·4%>maximumexpressedin
0·4gNaOHperkgofproduct;
—ash:0·95%maximum ;
Article2 —granulation :notfinerthan0·59mm,No30
mesh:15%maximum ;
finerthan0·149mm,No100
mesh:15%maximum ;
IftheproductsprovidedforinArticle1donot
correspondtotheabovecharacteristics ,theyshall
berefusedandshallbereturnedtothetenderer.
2.TendersforsupplytothecountriesoftheSahel
oftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1mustrelateto
productsofmaizehavingthefollowingcharacter­
istics:1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on6July1973.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be6July1973at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbepub­
lishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCom­
munitiesnotlaterthanthreedaysbeforetheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3Maize:
tobeoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,befree
fromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothestandard
qualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthehighestoffer.However,ifthetenders
submitteddonotappeartocorrespondtonormal
marketpricesandcosts,theinterventionagencymay
canceltheinvitationtotender.
14°/omaximum ;
Article4Wbeatenmeal:
—humidity :
—acidity:
—ash:0·4°/omaximumexpressedin
0·4gNaOHperkgofproduct;
0·95°/omaximum ;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofmaize
and10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofwheaten
meal;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtime-limit,
saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingto
forcemajeure.—granulation :notfinerthan0·59mm,No30
mesh:15°/omaximum;
finerthan0·149mm,No100
mesh:15%>maximum .

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Article6 (b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theex­
pecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinfor­
mationprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonas
itisreceived.1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheten­
dererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
ofitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
NumberoflotPortofunloadingMinimumrate
ofunloadingTonnagecif
1
2
3
4
5
6Abidjan
Abidjan
Dakar
Abidjan
Apapa
Cotonou5000 t
5000 t
10000 t
3165 t
2000 t
3000 tCustomsoftheport