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REGULATION (EEC)No1293/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of15May1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine
(UNWRA)
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNWRAwillbeful­
filled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo
120/67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedby
theAct(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningthe
accessionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandtheEuropeanAtomic
EnergyCommunity ,signedatBrusselson22January
1972;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(4)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972and19December1972the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
itproposed,bywayofCommunityaction,tograntthe
equivalentof13129metrictonsand4636metric
tonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords11765metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour)toUNWRAunderits
1971/72foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beappliedandthattheproductshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNWRAbywayofCommunityaction,of11765
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inthreelots.Theproductsshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromtheCommunityportslistedinAnnex
I.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity'.
Article2
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on28May1973.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe28May1973at12noon.(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(4)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAofthecommon
wheatflourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.—Moisture :14%maximum
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter)
—Ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matterArticle4
Article61.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer. Article5
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :Article7
—Moisture:14%maximum
—Proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter)ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15May1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
Number
oflot PortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1 1300
2 Communityports Customsoftheport 5000
3 5465
ANNEX 11
Number
oflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Beirut i1300
2Ashdodr
iCustomsoftheport 5000
3Ashdod ) 5465