24.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL233/27
REGULATION (EEC)No2213/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of23August1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
fortheRepublicofDahomey
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidactiontotheRepublicof
Dahomeyof4000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfroman
AtlanticorChannelport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
grammestotheportofshipmentinthevicinityofthe
vessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,thetiming
ofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererandtherecip­
ientcountry'sagent.
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'DondelaCommunaute EconomiqueEuropeenne a
laRepubliqueduDahomey'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74P);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicof
Dahomey4000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
the1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticpationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofwheattotheRepublicofDahomey.
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle 1shallbetaken
on6September1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be6September1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationto.tendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.1.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof5unitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle 1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimitsave
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure .
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheRepublicofDahomeymustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespond at
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed 15-5%andthatamaximumof3%
ofsproutedgrains,and1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed .
Article7
1.TheFrenchintervention agencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer .
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
established inaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering .
Inthiscase,theintervention agencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheintervention agencytotheCommission imme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheintervention agencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August 1974.
f-'ortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOL1