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REGULATION (EEC)No210/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine(UNWRA)
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC
(!)of25July1967onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinrice,aslastamendedbytheActof
Accession(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason16Julyand6November1973the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunities declaredthat
itproposed,bywayofCommunityaction,tograntthe
equivalentof2955metrictonsand157metrictons
ofhuskedrice,inotherwords,2412metrictonsof
round-grained milledricetoUNWRAunderits
1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunityrice
marketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(3)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72shouldbe
appliedandthattheproductsshouldbepurchasedon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosayactually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoUNWRAwillbe
fulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedure ;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNWRA,bywayofCommunityaction,of2412
metrictonsofround-grained milledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
in2lots.Theproductsshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloadedfor
departurefromtheCommunityportslistedinAnnex
I.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcifthatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedinAnnexII.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftooneoftheportslisted
inAnnexIIinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50
kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—giftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on18February1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe18February1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthantendaysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmission oftenders .(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
1.Theround-grained milledricereferredtoin
Article1tobesuppliedtoUNWRAmustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNWRAoftheround­
grainedmilledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelate
toaproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum ,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Article6
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationsto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX 1
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perday Tonnagefob
1
2jCommunityportsCustomsoftheport1376metrictons
1036metrictons
ANNEXU
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
2Beyrouth
Ashdod)
^Customsoftheport1376metrictons
1036metrictons