NoL73/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.3.74
REGULATION (EEC)No605/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15March1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofmaizeasfoodaidfor
Senegal
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
SenegalbywayofCommunityfoodaidactionof
15000metrictonsofmaize.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinthreelots.Theproductshallbemobilized
ontheCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbe
loadedfordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockattheportlistedintheAnnex.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .Thefollowingshallbe
printedonthesacks:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(')of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason28December1973theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatbywayof
Communityactionitproposedtograntthecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia130000metrictonsof
cerealsunderits1973/74foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,accordingtowhichtheproductsmustbe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedonthe
dockattheportofunloading ;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestoSenegalwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheinterventionagencyofFranceshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedurein
question;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency,Mais—DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenne—Distributiongratuite.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on29March1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be29March1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.(!)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure .
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.,2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched ,thequalityoftheproductsand
theirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships,theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article5
1.TheproductreferredtoinArticle1whichisto
besuppliedforhumanconsumption toSenegalmust
beoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,befree
fromodour,andcorrespondatleasttothestandard
qualityforwhichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.
2.TendersforsupplytoSenegaloftheproduct
specifiedinArticle1mustrelatetomaizeoffairand
soundmerchantable quality,freefromodour,and
correspondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhich
theinterventionpriceisfixed.
Article7
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Numberoflot Portofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1)5000metrictons
2 > Dakar Customsoftheport 5000metrictons
3) 5000metrictons