9.6.73 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL154/15
REGULATION (EEC)No1534/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of8June1973
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthemobilizationof55000metric
tonsofcommonwheatasfoodaidforthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecurityto
begiventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligations
arisingbynatureofparticipation intheinvitation
totender;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedwithout
delayofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetothe
invitationandofthoseacceptedbytheintervention
agency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals:
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(x)of13June1967onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason12March1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttothePeople's
RepublicofBangladesh175000metrictonsof
commonwheatunderits1972/73foodaid
programme ;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketasregardsinterventioninFranceindicates
thatArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbegivenapplication,andinpar­
ticularthatthecerealsstockedinthestoragedepots
oftheinterventionagencyoftheabovementioned
MemberStateshouldbemobilizedandthetermsof
mobilizationlaiddown;
Whereas,inthecaseofcerealsheldbyintervention
agencies,aninvitationtotendermustbeissuedin
respectoftheloading,transportanddeliverycif,
thatisuptothepointwhenthepresenceofthe
goodsintheship'sholdattheportofunloadingis
verified;
WhereastheinterventionagencyoftheMember
Statesconcernedshouldbemaderesponsiblefor
organizingtheinvitationtotender;
Whereascontractsshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererswhomakethebestoffers;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhicharisewhereforcemajeuremakesit
impossiblefortheoperationinquestiontobe
completedwithinthetimestipulated;1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedin
respectoftheloading,transport,loadingjob(sea
port)anddeliverycifatportofunloadingof55000
metrictonsofcommonwheattobesuppliedas
CommunityfoodaidtothePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladesh .Thetenderingprocedureshalltake
placeinFranceandshallbeinrespectofone
separatelot.
2.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1shallbeforthecarriageinbulkofaquan­
tityofcommonwheatfromtheplaceofstorageto
thepointofdeliverycif;thatisthepointwhenthe
presenceofthegoodsintheship'sholdattheport
ofunloadingisverified.
3.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthegoods
cifattheportsspecifiedinAnnexII.
Article2
Thewheatshallbecollectedfromtheintervention
agencyofFranceatthestoragedepotsspecifiedin
AnnexI.
Article3
1.Theawardoftendersshalltakeplaceon25
June1973.
HOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders
shallbe25June1973,at12noon.(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article6 3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthan10daysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article4ThecommonwheattobesuppliedtothePeople's
RepublicofBangladeshpursuanttoArticle1must
beofsound,fairandmarketablequalityand
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthe
moisturecontentshallnotexceed14-5%>anda
maximumtoleranceof3°/oinrespectofsprouted
grainsand1%inrespectofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.Contractsshallbeawardedtothetendereror
tendererswhoofferthemostfavourableterms.
However,ifitappearsthatthetenderssubmitteddo
notreflectnormalmarketrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article7
ArticleS 1.TheinterventionagencyofFranceshallbe
responsiblefororganizingtheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionalistofthefirmswhichhaverespondedtothe
invitationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeach
tender,togetherwiththenameandbusinessname
ofthesuccessfultenderers.1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityin
anamountof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;
thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguaranteeperfor­
manceoftheoperationspecifiedinArticles1and2.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredbyreasonofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionsatisfyingthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStatesconcerned .Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayof
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisregulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8June1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEXI
NumberoflotPortofshipment Tonnagefob Addressofstore Townatwhichstored
1Communityports55000twhereof :
16165 SilosdeChâlons-sur-Marne Châlons-sur-Marne
11432 SilosdeGivet Givet
12492 Silosd'Arleux Arleux
4995 Silosd'Arleux Arleux
9916 Silosd'Arleux Arleux
ANNEX 11
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
Chittagong ) 33000t
1 ?Customsoftheport
Chaina 22000t