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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1772/80
of4July1980
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheRepublicofTanzania
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstoTanzania.
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommissionbe
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(•),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1547/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(J),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason28May1980theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtograntTanzaniatheequiva­
lentof5000tonnesofcommonwheat,intheformof
flour,i.e.3311tonnesofcommonwheatflour,under
its1979/80food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3311tonnesofcommonwheatflour
toTanzaniabywayofCommunityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceandshallbeinrespectofonelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewsacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
gramstotheportofshipmentinthevicinityofthe
vessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,thetiming
ofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererandtherecip­
ientcountry'sagent.(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks—jute
sacksofaminimumweightof600g:
'Commonwheatflour/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytoTanzania'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
12ECUpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,forquanti­
tiesnotsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon18
July1980.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be18Julyat12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthansevendaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepruposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshallbecorrectedbythemonetary
compensatoryamountapplicableontheclosingdate
forsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromtheMember
Statementionedinthetenderpursuanttoparagraph
2.Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciated,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMemberArticle6
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtoTanzaniamustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:14%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.

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2.TendersforsupplytoTanzaniaofthegoods
referredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoproductswith
thefollowingcharacteristics :
commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:14%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0*52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation.
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingtheaverageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformationindicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheagencyresponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotenderingisnottheinterventionagency
whichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,itshallsendas
soonaspossibletothelattertheinformationneces­
saryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President