22.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL303/21
REGULATION (EEC)No3043/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21November 1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofroundgrainsemi-milled
riceasfoodaidfortheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCross
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrosswillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesonsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129(4)onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticularArticle
3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/
67/EEC(1)of25July1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No668/75(*);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75(3)of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof2134.
metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,1760
metrictonsofroundgrainsemi-milledrice)tothe
International CommitteeoftheRedCrossunderits
1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductscif,thatistosay,actually
placedonthequayattheportofunloading;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross,bywayof
Communityaction,of1760metrictonsofround
grainsemi-milledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
infourlots.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
tosay,actuallyplacedonthequayinoneoftheports
ofunloadinglistedintheAnnex.
Therecipientcountryshallbeaiallcostssubsequent
todeliveryofthegoods,inincludingunloadingcosts
receptionofthegoods.
0)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
•(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
i(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(4)OJNoL106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(»)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Anypossibledemurragecostsordispatchmoneyat
theportofunloadingshallbeachargeonorforthe
benefitoftheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Cross.Theratesanddetailedarrangements relating
theretolaiddowninthecontractbetweentheautho­
rizedagentoftheCommunityandthecarriermust
havebeenagreeduponinadvancebytheauthorized
agentandthereceivingagentoftherecipientcountry.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1innewjutesacksofanet
capacityof50kilogrammes .
OnthesacksshallbeprintedaRedCross,15cmby
15cmaswellasthefollowing:
'Rice—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
ActionoftheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
CrossforfreedistributioninIndia'.
Article2
.1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on9December1975.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe9December1975,at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Forthepurposeofrenderingthetenderscompar­
able,thepricesshall,whereappropriate,becorrected
bytheaccessioncompensatoryamountapplicableon
theclosingdateforsubmissionoftenderstoexports
fromtheMemberStatementionedinthetender.
3.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—thecentralrateincaseswheretherelevant
currencyisheldatanygivenmomentwithina
bandof2-25%,
—inothercasestheaveragespotexchangerate
duringtheperiodfromWednesdayofoneweekto
Tuesdayofthefollowingweekandwhichimmedi­
atelyprecedesthetimelimitforthesubmissionof
offers.
Article4
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
correspondtonormalmarketpricesandcosts,the
interventionagencymaycanceltheinvitationto
tender.Article5 ,
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityofa
valueof10unitsofaccountpermetricton;thesecu­
rityisintendedtoguaranteethattheoperationsspeci­
fiedinArticle1aredulycompleted.Thesecurity
shallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenotcarriedout
withintheprescribedtimelimit,saveasregardsquan­
titiesnotdeliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article6
1.Theroundgrainsemi-milledricereferredtoin
Article1tobesuppliedtotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisture :15%
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:5%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum
—ambergrains:0*125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossoftheroundgrainsemi­
milledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelatetoa
productwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:5%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-5%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0125%maximum.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefortheoperationsrelatingtotheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthanthatinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
issued,theinterventionagencyofthelatterMember
Stateshallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
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(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
received.
5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationwhichitmay
require.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraphofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthatthe
tendererspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination :Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21November1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Number
oflotPortofunloading Minimumrateofunloading Tonnagecif
1Bombay ,440metrictons
2Calcutta
>Customsoftheport440metrictons
3Bombay 440metrictons
4CalcuttaI440metrictons