6.5.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL116/17
REGULATION (EEC)No1168/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of5May1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidforGuineaBissau
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipation intheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoGuineaBissauwillbe
fulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted ;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129(4)onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);'
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason26March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof500
metrictonsofcommonwheat(inotherwords331
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour)toGuineaBissau
underits1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
moment,whenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading ;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
thecustomsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcennijcurcmakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articlc/
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
GuineaBissau,bywayofCommunityaction,of331
metrictonsofcommonwheatflour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
market.Theproductsshallbeloadedfordeparture
fromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph 1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading .
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing ,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(-1)O|NoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
('')01NoL178,5.8.1972,p.1(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunityand
thecarriermusthavebeenagreeduponinadvanceby
theauthorizedagentandthereceivingagentofthe
recipientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportslistedinthe
Annexinnewcottonsacks,havinganetcapacityof
50kg.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Farinha—DonidaComunidadeeconomicaeuropeia
aGuine-Bissau '.—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofgoods.
Itshallbereleased :
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcenutfenre.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph Imaybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1
tobesuppliedtoGuineaBissaumustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture :12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter .
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallhe­
refused.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on16May1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe16May1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficiiilJoimnilofthelinropedn
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned .
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate ,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensato amountandtheacces­
sioncompensatory amountapplicableontheclosing
dateforsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromthe
MemberStatementionedinthetendertoexports
fromtheMemberStatementioned inthetender
pursuanttoparagraph2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciatedoranewMember
State,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate ,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:

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2.TendersforsupplytoGuineaBissauofthe
commonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle 1must
relatetoaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture :12%maximum ;
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter);
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Artidc7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
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
shallbepaidqfterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .
4.Theinterventionangencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
and.theirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received .
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJonnniloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5May1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
/MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Number
oflotPortofunloading MinimumrateofunloadingMetric
tonnagecit
1Bissau Customsoftheport 331