NoL174/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1720/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of4July1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasfood
aidfortheRepublicofKenya
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(!)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No665/75(2);'
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttheRepublicofKenya
5000metrictonsofcommonwheatunderthe
1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
withreferencetocerealsinterventioninLuxembourg
indicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle3(2)ofCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No1693/72shouldbeappliedand
thattheinterventionagencyoftheMemberStateas
specifiedshouldmobilizethecerealsfromthose
stockedinitsownstoresandshouldalsodetermine
theconditionsofmobilization ;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tenderer -offeringthebestterms;
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationsinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation;
WhereastheLuxembourginterventionagencyshould
bemaderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedurein
question;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfood-aidactiontotheRepublicof
Kenya,of5000metrictonsofcommonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Luxembourginonelot.
3.Theproductshallbemobilizedbytheinterven­
tionagency'Silocentrale'inMersch,Luxembourg .
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfromany
Communityport.„
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on18July1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be18July1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.;')OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
J2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.14.
■;3OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.

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However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitution.conformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle1mustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable qualityandcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article7
1.TheLuxembourginterventionagencyshallbe
responsibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductisdispatched
throughafrontierpostoftheMemberStatewherethe
successfultendererisestablished ,theintervention
agencyofthelatterMemberStateshallberesponsible
fortheoperationsrelatingtothetendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,or,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorythep6rtofshipment
issituated.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission