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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No205/79
of2February1979
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
foodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender;
WhereastheGermaninterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN .
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2727/75of29October1975onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No2750/75of29October1975layingdownthe
conditionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfood
aid(3),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason30January1978theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
14434tonnesofcommonwheat(inotherwords
9559tonnesofcommonwheatflour)totheWorld
FoodProgrammeunderits1977/78food-aid
programme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereastendersmaybesubmittedbytenderersesta­
blishedinanyMemberStateoftheCommunityand
mayrelatetoproductsmobilizedanywherewithin
thoseMemberStates;whereas,inviewofthecurrency
situationintheMemberStatesandinordertoensure
thatthetendersareascomparableaspossible,account
shouldbetakenoftheeffectoneachtenderofthe
currencysituationintheMemberStateinwhichthe
customsexportformalitieswillbecompleted ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
WorldFoodProgramme,bywayofCommunity
action,of9559tonnesofcommonwheatflour.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyandshallbeinrespect
of12lots.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.ShipmentshallbefromaCommunityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
gramstotheportofshipmentinthevicinityofthe
vessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,thetiming
ofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererandtherecip­
ientcountry'sagent.
Minimumweightofsacksshallbe600grams.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.

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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
—lotNo1—120tonnes:'Gambia625X
2/Wheatflour/Banjul/GiftoftheEEC/Action
oftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo2—2525tonnes:'Egypt644
PX/Wheatflour/Alexandria/GiftoftheEEC/
ActionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo3—4500tonnes:'Egypt535
PX/Wheatflour/Alexandria/GiftoftheEEC/
ActionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo4—100tonnes:'NorthYemen501
PX/Wheatflour/Hodeidah/GiftoftheEEC/Ac­
tionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo5—1524tonnes:'Egypt2046/Wheat
flour/Alexandria/GiftoftheEEC/Actionofthe
WorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo6—400tonnes:Madagascar700/Fa­
rinedefroment/Tamatave/DondelaCEE/Ac­
tionduProgrammealimentairemondial';Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.TendersmustinparticularmentiontheMember
Stateinwhichthetenderer,intheeventofhisbeing
declaredsuccessful,expectstocompletethecustoms
exportformalitiesfortheproductsconcerned.
3.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshallbecorrectedbythemonetary
compensatory amountapplicableontheclosingdate
forsubmissionoftenderstoexportsfromtheMember
Statementionedinthetenderpursuanttoparagraph
2.
Suchcorrectionshallbemadeby:
—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.—lotNo7—75tonnes:Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/EastLondon/GiftoftheEEC/
ActionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo8—75tonnes:'Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/Durban/GiftoftheEEC/Action
oftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo9—60tonnes:'Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/EastLondon/GiftoftheEEC/
ActionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo10—60tonnes;'Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/Durban/GiftoftheEEC/Action
oftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo11—60tonnes:'Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/EastLondon/GiftoftheEEC/
ActionoftheWorldFoodProgramme';
—lotNo12—60tonnes:'Lesotho544X
2/Wheatflour/Durban/GiftoftheEEC/Action
oftheWorldFoodProgramme'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms,takingintoconsideration theadjust­
mentreferredtoinArticle3(3).
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Article2
1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon16
February1979.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be16February1979at12noon.

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Article5
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(3)onthedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,resultingcostsshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.
Article6
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityinanamountof
10unitsofaccountpertonneofgoods.
Itshallbereleased:
—inthecaseofalltendererswhosetendersare
unsuccessfulorarenotaccepted,
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,whenthe
operationsconcernedhavebeencarriedoutwithin
theprescribedtimelimitandonsubmissionof
theoriginalexportlicencedulygrantedand
endorsedbythecompetentauthoritiesofthe
MemberStatementionedinthetenderpursuant
toArticle3(2),
—inthecaseofthesuccessfultenderer,forquanti­
tiesnotsuppliedbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article7
1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:14%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.Tendersforsupplyofthegoodsreferredtoin
Article1(1)mustrelatetoproductswiththefollowing
characteristics :
commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:14%maximum,
—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
Article8
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(3)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
5.Whentheagencyresponsiblefortheoperations
relatingtotenderingisnottheinterventionagency
whichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,itshallsendas
soonaspossibletothelattertheinformationneces­
saryforreleasingthesecurity.
Article9
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountryor,inthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.
Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President