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REGULATION (EEC)No2721/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of5October1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheIslamicRepublicofPakistan
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION 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;
Whereason4October1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheIslamicRepublic
ofPakistan20000metrictonsofcommonwheat
underits1972/73foodaidprogramme ;
WhereasanalysisofthestateoftheCommunity
cerealsmarketindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3
(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductsshouldbepurchased
ontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif;thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
time-limit,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheIslamicRepublicof
Pakistanwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshould,in
anyevent,bemaderesponsibleforthetendering
procedureinquestion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
IslamicRepublicofPakistanbywayofCommunity
foodaidaction:
—of20000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductsshallbeloaded
fordeparturefromaCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
Therecipientcountryshallbearallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoistingandreception)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeachargeonorforthebenefitof
therecipientcountry.Theratesanddetailedarrange­
mentsrelatingtheretolaiddowninthecontract
betweentheauthorizedagentoftheCommunity
referredtoinArticle5andthecarriermusthavebeen
agreeduponinadvancebytheauthorizedagentand
thereceivingagentoftherecipientcountryreferredto
inArticle5.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on17October1973.
(')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
I2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
(3)OJNoL178,.5.8.1972,p.3.2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionottendersshall
be17October1973at12noon.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities sixdaysbeforetheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.merchantable quality,freefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoler­
anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
IftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.However,ifthe
tenderssubmitteddonotappeartocorrespondto
normalmarketpricesandcosts,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender. Article6
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted .
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithintheprescribedtime-limit,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
giveninformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,acertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatched,thequalityoftheproductsand
thetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships,theestimated
dateofthearrivaloftheproductsattheirdestina­
tion;
(c)incidentslikelytooccurduringtransportofthe
products.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article5
1.TheproductsspecifiedinArticle1tobe
suppliedforhumanconsumption totheIslamic
RepublicofPakistanmustbeoffairandsound
merchantable quality,befreefromodour,andcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthehumidity
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumtoler­
anceof3%ofsproutedgrainsand1%ofmiscel­
laneousimpuritiesshallbeallowed.
2.TendersforsupplytotheIslamicRepublicof
PakistanoftheproductsspecifiedinArticle1must
relatetoproductsofcommonwheatoffairandsoundArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,5October1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1
2jKarachi Customsoftheport10000
10000