13.10.79 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL258/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2244/79
of12October1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheInternational Committee oftheRedCross
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneach,tenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasureprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1547/79(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed?bywayof
Communityaction,togranttheequivalentof1000
tonnesofcommonwheat(inotherwords662tonnes
ofcommonwheatflour)totheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossunderits1978/79food­
aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoAqaba,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thequayorinthelighterwhereapplicable;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensureHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityaction,of662tonnesofcommonwheat
flour.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.
3.TheproductsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.0)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,24.7.1979,p.1.
(})OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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—increasingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasdepreciated,
—reducingpriceswhichmentionaMemberState
whosecurrencyhasbeenrevalued.
Themonetarycompensatory amountshall,where
appropriate,beconvertedintothecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issuedusing:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—intheothercases,theaverageofthespotratesof
thecurrenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submissionoftenders.4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredtoAqaba
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthequayorinthelighterwhereapplicable.
6.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesackslinedwith
cottonsacksofanetcapacityof50kilograms.
Minimumweightofsacksshallbe600grams
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15x15cm,
aswellasthefollowing:
'Wheatflour/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/ActionoftheInternationalCommittee
oftheRedCross/Forfreedistribution/Aqaba'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\ Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsiderationtheadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on26October1979.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe26October1979at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
12ECUpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultendererforquantities
notsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2:Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bythemonetarycompensatoryamountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender
pursuanttoparagraph2.Suchcorrectionshallbe
madeby:

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Article6
1.ThecommonwheatflourreferredtoinArticle1
tobesuppliedtotheInternationalCommitteeofthe
RedCrossmustmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture:14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10.5%(Nx6-25ondry
matter),ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheshipsandthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article8
Asregardsthistender,theinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—ashcontent:0.52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Flournotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
Committee oftheRedCrossofthecommonwheat
flourreferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoaproduct
withthefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10.5%minimum(Nx6.25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0.52%maximumreferredtodry
matter.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthaninwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued,
theinterventionagencyofthelatterMemberState
shallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12October1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President