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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2194/79
of5October1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledlonggrainriceas
foodaidfortheRepublicofCapeVerde
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forsuppliestotheRepublicofCapeVerde;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
Havingi^gardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1552/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed,bywayof
Communityaction,togrant1035tonnesofmilled
longgrainricetotheRepublicofCapeVerdeunder
its1978/79food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75goodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoPraia,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thequayorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofCapeVerde,bywayofCommunityfood­
aidaction,of1035tonnesofmilledlonggrainrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.
TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommunity
market.ShipmentshallbefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredtoPraia,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placeonthequayorinthelighterwhereapplicable.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesackslinedwith
cottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kilograms.(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.9.
(})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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Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Arrozbranco—Grăolongo/DomdaComunidade
econòmicaeuropeiaàrepublicadeCaboVerde.'issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
1.ThemilledlonggrainricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheRepublicofCapeVerdemust
meetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1.5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0.050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0.20%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofCape
Verdeofthemilledlonggrainricereferredtoin
Article1mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowing
characteristics :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1-5%maximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0.050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0.20%maximum .
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessfulten­
derer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on22October1979.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe22October1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TheratesusedforconvertingintoECUthose
offersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshallbe:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2.25%,
—inothercases,theaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
tenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof12ECUpertonne;thesecurityisintended
toguaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1
aredulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitif
thoseoperationsarenotcarriedoutwithinthepres­
cribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdeliv­
eredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee

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Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtoinArticle3(2)to
thetendererinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheoperationsrelatingtothetenderingare
completed .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistendertheinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President