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REGULATION (EEC)No2361/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of13September1974
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
forthePeople'sRepublicofBangladesh
Whereasincaseitshouldbeimpossibleforreasonsof
forcemajeuretocompletetheoperationinquestion
withinthesettimelimits,itmustbemadeclearwho
istobearanycostsresultingtherefrom;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligationsarising
byvirtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotender
forthesupplyofwheattothePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladesh ;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1996/74(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(4)of12May1971coveringcertainmeasures
ofconjuncturalpolicytobetakenintheagricultural
sectorfollowingthetemporarywideningofthe
marginsoffluctuationinthecurrenciesofcertain
MemberStates,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No3450/73(5),andinparticularArticle6(1)thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtograntthePeople'sRepublic
ofBangladesh60000metrictonsofcommonwheat
underthe1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2219/74(6)of26August1974openinganinvitation
totenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidforthePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshwas
notallocated ;whereasanewinvitationtotender
shouldthereforebeopened;
Whereasananalysisofthestateofthecerealsmarket
intheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteriaofArticle
3(1)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1693/72should
beapplied,andthattheproductshouldbeboughton
theCommunitymarket;
Whereastendersshouldbeinvitedforthesupplyof
theproducttotheportofshipmentinthevicinityof
thevessel,thegoodstobesetdownattheplacenomi­
natedbytherecipientoritsagent;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererofferingthebestterms;Whereasthepricesofsoftwheatontheworldmarket
exceedatthistimetoamarkedextenttheprices
rulingintheCommunityforthatproduct;whereas
onthebasisofdatacurrentlyavailablenoimmediate
changeinthispositionistobeforeseen;whereas
undertheseconditionstendererscanreasonably
expectthatatthetimeofdeliveryoftheproductsin
thetendernomonetarycompensatory amountwillbe
appliedtotheexportbyvirtueofArticle4bis(2)of
Regulation (EEC)No974/71;whereashoweverthe
CommissionhasproposedtotheCouncilthesuppres­
sionofparagraph2ofArticle4bisaforesaid;whereas
thismeasurewillhavetheeffectofapplyingunderall
circumstances themonetarycompensatoryamountfor
transactionswithMemberStateswithdepreciated
currenciesandinparticularthelevyingofthisamount
onexports;whereasinordernottohindertheexecu­
tionofthispresentfoodaiditisexpedienttoprovide
thatanycompensatory amountthatmightbeapplied
followingthesuppressionofparagraph2ofArticle
4bisaforesaidshallnotbeleviedfortheproductsto
be•deliveredbyvirtueofthispresentinvitationto
tender;
(MOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.
(2)OJNoL209,31.7.1974,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals, (')OJNoL23427.8.1974,p.5.(5)OJNoL353,22.12.1973,p.25.

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2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtothePeople'sRepublicofBangladeshmust
beoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityandcorres­
pondatleastthestandardqualityofwhichtheinter­
ventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article7
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
sibleforoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationtotender
providedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Ontheotherhand,ifthesuccessfultendereris
establishedinaMemberStateotherthantheone
collectingthetenders,andiftheproductis
despatchedthroughafrontierpostoftheMember
Statewherethesuccessfultendererisestablished ,the
interventionagencyofthelatterMemberStateshall
beresponsiblefortheoperationsrelatingtothe
tendering.
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdespatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.
Article8
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofshipment,a
handing-over certificateshallbesuppliedtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,bytheagentoftherecipientcountry,orinthe
absenceofthelatter,bytheinterventionagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheportofshipment
issituated.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupply,by
wayofCommunityfoodaidaction,tothePeople's
RepublicofBangladeshof60000metrictonsof
commonwheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceinsixlotsof10000metrictonseach.
3.TheproductshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceforshipmentfroma
Communityport.
5.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredbulktotheportofshipmentinthevicinity
ofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownattheplace
nominatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,the
timingofdeliverybeingsettledbythetendererand
therecipientcountry'sagent.
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on24September1974.
2.Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshall
be24September1974at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthansevendaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
makesthemostfavourableoffer.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketprices-andcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
Ifthetendererisunabletodeliverthegoodsin
compliancewithArticle1(5)onihedategiveninthe
noticeofinvitationtotenderasaresultofthelate
availabilityofthevesselstobeusedforseatransporta­
tion,theresultingcostsshallbebornebytheinterven­
tionagency.
Article5
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonofthe
product;thesecurityisintendedtoguaranteethatthe
operationsspecifiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthoseoperationsare
notcarriedoutwithintheprescribedtimelimit,save
asregardsquantitiesnotdeliveredowingtoforce
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Article9
Themonetarycompensatory amountshallnotbe
leviedfortheproductstobedeliveredunderthis
Regulation .Article10
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13September1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI