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REGULATION (EEC)No2600/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of25September1973
openinganinvitationtotender(orthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheRepublicofDahomey
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbythe
Act(2)annexedtotheTreaty(3)concerningtheAcces­
sionofnewMemberStatestotheEuropeanEconomic
Community andtheEuropeanAtomicEnergy
Community ,signedatBrusselson22January1973;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(4)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason23May1972theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof2000
metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,1380
metrictonsoflong-grainedmilledricetotheRepu­
blicofDahomeyunderits1971/1972foodaid
programme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityrice
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductsshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheRepublicof
Dahomeywillbefulfilled;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
RepublicofDahomeybywayofCommunityaction
of1380metrictonsoflonggrainedmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductsshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromtheCommunityportslistedinAnnex
I.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcifinto
oneoftheportsofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Rizblanchi—DondesCommunautés Européennes'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on15October1973.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe15October1973at12noon.(')0|No174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(-)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(;)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.5.
(->)OJNoL178,5.X.1972,p.3.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0.50%maximum
—Yellowgrains:0.050%maximum
—Ambergrains:0.125%maximum
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofDahomey
ofthelong-grainedmilledricereferredtoinArticle1
mustrelatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteris­
tics:
—Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximum
—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—Spottedgrains:1%maximum
—Stainedgrains:0-5%maximum
—Yellowgrains:0.050%maximum
—Ambergrains:0.125%maximum.Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.Article5
1.Thelonggrainedmilledricereferredtoin
Article1tobesuppliedtotheRepublicofDahomey
mustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—Moisture :15%
—Brokenrice:5%maximum
—Chalkygrains:3%maximum
—Grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximumArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25September1973.
FortheCommission
ThePrésident
François-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
Number
oflot PortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1Communityports Customsoftheport 1380t
ANNEX11
Number
oflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Cotonou Customsoftheport 1380t