2.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL145/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of30April1973
issuingastandinginvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000metrictonsofcommon
wheatheldbytheFrenchinterventionagency
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(73/121/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
TheFrenchinterventionagencymay,underthe
conditionshereinafterlaiddown,issueastanding
invitationtotenderfortheexportofcommonwheat
heldbvit.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/67/
EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningthe
AccessionofthenewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972,andinparticularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
376/70(4)of27February1970layingdownthe
procedureandconditionsforthedisposalofcereals
heldbytheinterventionagencies,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No129/73(5)andinparticular
Article5(1)and(7)thereof;
WhereastheFrenchRepublicinitscommunication of
11April1973informedtheCommission ofthe
intentionoftheFrenchinterventionagencytoissue
aninvitationtotenderfortheexportof100000
metrictonsofcommonwheat;
Whereasthe100000metrictonsofcommonwheat
tobetenderedforwillbeexportedfromthefrontier
crossingpostsforwhichthetendersaremadebythe
tenderers;whereasthecommonwheatisstored
elsewhere;whereastheFrenchinterventionagency,in
ordertoplaceallthoseparticipatinginthetendering
procedureinthesamecompetitivepositionshallsell
atthesameprice;whereasinordertodothisitwill
bearthecostoftransportfromtheplaceofstorage
tothefrontiercrossingpointstipulated;1.Theinvitationtotenderreferstoaquantityof
100000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Theplacesinwhichthe100000metrictonsof
commonwheatarestoredarelistedintheAnnex.
Article3
1.Theminimumsellingpriceistobefixedforthe
followingplacesinaccordancewithArticle5(7)of
Regulation (EEC)No376/70:Atlantic,Channelor
NorthSeaportsofexportationand/orfrontier
crossingpointsintheFrenchRepublic.
2.Tendersmustbemadeforoneormoreofthese
portsorexitpoints.Thetenderershallspecifythe
portorports,orexitpointsforwhichthetenderis
made.Thetendersshallbeforcommonwheat:
(a)whichisinharboursilosfromwhichitcanbe
loadeddirectlyontoaseagoingvesselorcanal
barge,or
(b)whichissuppliedundischarged attheplaceof
embarkationattheportorexitpoint.
Tendersshallbevalidonlyiftheyareaccompanied
byanapplicationforanexportlicenceandbyan!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
4)OJNoL47,28.2.1970,p.49.
s)OJNoL17,20.1.1973,p.17.

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Theremustbeatleasttendaysbetweenpublication
ofthenoticeofinvitationtotenderandthefirstdate
laiddownforsubmissionoftenders.Thelastdateon
whichtendersmaybesubmittedis31July1973.applicationforadvancefixingofarefundsubmitted
bythetendererfortheamounttenderedfor,in
accordancewithArticle5(5)ofRegulation (EEC)
No376/70.
3.Asregardsthequantitiesofcommonwheat
whicharenotattheplacesreferredtointhefirstand
secondsubparagraphs ofparagraph2,themost
advantageoustransportcostsbetweentheplaceof
storageandtheplaceofembarkationattheportor
exitpointwhichmaybereachedatthemost
advantageous costs,shallbereimbursedtothe
exporter-tenderer bytheFrenchinterventionagency.ArticleS
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,30April1973.
Article4
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLITheFrenchinterventionagencyshalllaydowninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderthedatesonwhich
tendersmaybesubmitted .
ANNEX
Placeofstorage Quantitiesstored
Châlons-sur-Marne 16165-04metrictons
Givet 13100-00metrictons
Neuf-Brisach 2000-00metrictons
Neuillé-Pont-Pierre 9952-05metrictons
Arleux 17487-70metrictons
Gennevilliers 33000-00metrictons
Saint-Ouen-F Aumône 8295-21metrictons