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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2641/78
of10November 1978
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofrolledoatsasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF)
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129ontheValueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason30January1978theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof2800
tonnesofoats,intheformof1400tonnesofrolled
oats,toUNICEFunderits1977/78food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductstothedockorinthe
lighterwhereapplicableattheportofunloading;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStatesinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstoUNICEF;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto'
tender;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof1400tonnesofrolledoatsto
UNICEFbywayofCommunityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
Netherlandsinonelot.Theproductshallbemobi­
lizedontheCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductstothedock,orin
thelighterwhereapplicableintheportofunloading
listedintheAnnexhereto.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthe
productsspecifiedinparagraph 1insacksof25kilo­
gramsnetaccordingtotheconditionslaiddownin
theAnnexhereto.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on24November1978.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be24November1978at12noon.
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(»)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatoryamountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender
pursuanttoparagraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.TherolledoatsreferredtoinArticle1tobe
suppliedtoUNICEFmustmeettherequirements
containedintheAnnexhereto.
Oatsnotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNICEFoftherolledoats
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproductwith
thecharacteristics containedintheAnnexhereto.
Article7
1.TheDutchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation.
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tenderingincludingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwiththeinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.

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4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofthedepartureofthevessels,theexpec­
tecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdesti­
nation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10November1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
SPECIFICATIONS
Productionofquick-cooking oatflakes:
Rawoats:Firstqualityhigh-densityoats.
Cleaningandpreparation:Oatstobecleanedofextraneousmatter,debitteredandstabilizedby
treatmentwithsteam.
Hulling:Oatstobesize-classifiedandhulled.Afterseparationofhusks,oatkernelstobescoured
andpolished.
Groats:Oatkernelstobecut,sortedandair-cleaned .Groatsdampenedandpre-cookedwithsteam,
thenrolledtoflakes.
Oatflakes:Tobepackagedin25kgbags(2%emptybags).
Bagcomposition :
—fourbagsofKraftpaper,ofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedbagmadeoftarredpaperofastrengthcorresponding toaweightofatleast140
g/m2;
—onedouble-bound polyethyleneinternalpocketatleast006mmthick;
—topandbottomsealsofbagtobepasted;
—insectrepellenttobeappliedtooutsideofbag.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,thesuccessfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthegoodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
Qualityofoat-flakes :
Humidity:lessthan12%.
Ashcontent:lessthan2.3%ofdrymatter.
Crudefibre:lessthan1.5%ofdrymatter.
Huskcontent:lessthan0.10%ofdrymatter.
Proteincontent:notlessthan14%ofdrymatter.
Nooflot Portofunloading Tonnagecif Loadingperiod Inscriptiononthesacks
I Haiphong1400 1.—30.12.1978Floconsd'avoine/Dondela
Communaute économique euro­
péenne/ActionduFondsdes
Nationsuniespourl'enfance
(UNICEF)—Haiphong