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REGULATION (EEC)No762/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21March1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation
totenderforsuppliestotheDemocraticRepublicof
Somaliawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure ;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129(•>)onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(')of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No476/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason17February1975theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
7500metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,
5813metrictonsofroundgrainmilledrice)tothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomaliaunderits1974/75
food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosayactually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading ;*
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcennijeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
DemocraticRepublicofSomalia,bywayofCommu­
nityfood-aidaction,of5813metrictonsofround
grainmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcifthatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayintheportof
unloading .
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
\2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.31.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.(■4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofBerberain
newjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanCommunity—to
bedistributedfreeofcharge'.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on8April1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be8April1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
ArticleJ
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
offers.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityofavalueof10
unitsofaccountpermetrictonoftheproduct;for
thesuccessfultendererthesecurityisintendedto
guaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedinArticle 1are
dulycompleted .Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardsquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article6
1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtotheDemocratic RpublicM
Somaliamustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheDemocraticRepublic
ofSomaliaoftheroundgrainmilledricereferredto
inArticle 1mustrelatetoaproductwiththe
followingcharacteristics :
—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 .
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessfulten­
derer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted .

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5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andthetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;theesti­
mateddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdesti­
nation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission