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REGULATION (EEC)No453/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of22February1974
openingainvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheRepublicofSriLanka
virtueofparticipationintheinvitationtotenderfor
thesupplyofgoodstotheRepublicofSriLanka;
WhereastheDutchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsiblefororganizingtheinvitationto
tender;
WhereasitisimportantthattheCommission be
informedwithoutdelayofthetenderssubmittedin
responsetotheinvitationandofthoseacceptedby
theinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(J)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1346/73(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972establishingthecriteria
forthemobilization ofcerealstobeusedasfoodaid,
andinparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason14May1973theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatbywayofCommu­
nityactionitproposedtogranttotheRepublicofSri
Lankatheequivalentof10000metrictonsof
commonwheat,intheformofflour,i.e.6623metric
tonsofcommonwheatflour,underits1972/73food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
288/74(4)of1February1974openinganinvitationto
tenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatflouras
aidfortheRepublicofSriLankawasnotallocated;
whereasanewinvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
opened;
Whereasexamination ofthestateofthecereals
marketintheCommunityindicatesthatthecriteria
ofArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72shouldbeapplied,andinparticularthatthe
goodsshouldbepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershould
relatetosupplyofthegoodsfob,i.e.uptothepoint
atwhichtheyareplacedintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofshipment ;
Whereasthecontractshouldbeawardedtothe
tendererwhomakesthebestoffer;
Whereasitmustbemadeclearwhoistobearany
costswhichariseintheeventthatforreasonsofforce
majeuretheoperationinquestionisnotcompleted
withinthetimestipulated ;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
giventoguaranteefulfilmentofobligationsarisingby1.Aninvitationtotendershallbeissuedinrespect
ofthesupplyof3311metrictonsofcommonwheat
flourtotheRepublicofSriLankabywayofCommu­
nityfood-aidaction.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinthe
KingdomoftheNetherlandsandshallbeinrespect
ofasinglelot.
3.ThegoodsshallbemobilizedontheCommu­
nitymarket.
4.Shipmentshallbefromoneoftheportslaid
downintheAnnex.
5.Thegoodreferredtoinparagraph 1shallbe
suppliedfob(thatistosaythesuccessfultenderer
shallplacethemintheholdoftheshipattheportof
shipment)innewcottonsacksofamaximumnet
capacityof68-038kilogrammes .
6.Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Wheatflour—GiftoftheEuropeanCommunity.'
Article2
(MOJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.1.Theawardofthecontractshalltakeplaceon8
March1974.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be8March1974at12noon.(2)OJNoL141,28.5.1973,p.8.
P)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
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3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.
IfthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1donotmeetthe
foregoingrequirementstheyshallberejectedandthe
successfultenderershallbeownerthereof.
2.TendersforsupplytotheRepublicofSriLanka
ofthegoodsreferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
productswiththefollowingcharacteristics :Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,
Article4—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-52%maximumonthedrymatter.If,becauseofdelayintheprovisionofshipsfor
effectingtransportbysea,thesuccessfultendereris
unabletodeliverthegoodsfobonthedatefixedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,thecostsresulting
fromsuchdelayshallbebornebytheintervention
agency.Article7
Article51.TheinterventionagencyoftheKingdomofthe
Netherlandsshallberesponsiblefororganizingthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforbythisRegulation.
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)Aftereachshipmentacertificateshowingthequan­
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountof10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticles1
and6.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperations
arenotcarriedoutwithinthetimestipulated,saveas
regardsquantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforce
majeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionwhichsatisfiesthe
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.(b)Thedateofdepartureoftheships.
Article6 Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.1.ThegoodsreferredtoinArticle1whichareto
besuppliedtotheRepublicofSriLankamustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
Article8 Commonwheatflour:
—moisturecontent:15%maximum,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .—acidity:4mlNaOH/nmaximumper100g(calcu­
latedonthedrymatter),
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
NumberoflotPortfromwhichconsignedMinimumrateofloading
perdayTonnagefob
1PortoftheAtlantic,the
ChannelortheNorthSea.
Customsoftheport3311metrictons