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REGULATION (EEC)No433/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21February1975
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatas
foodaidfortheIslamicRepublicofMauritania
Whereasprovisionsshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionsarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvita­
tiontotenderforsuppliestotheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritaniawillbefulfilled;
WhereastheFrenchinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedureinques­
tion;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo120/
67/EEC(1)of13June1967onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No85/75(2);
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1693/72(3)of3August1972layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
Whereason21March1974theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredbywayofCommunity
actionitproposedtogranttheIslamicRepublicof
Mauritania4000metrictonsofcommonwheatunder
its1973/74food-aidprogramme ;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
182/75(4)of24January1975openinganinvitationto
tenderforthemobilization ofcommonwheatasaid
toMauritaniawasnotallocated;whereasanewinvita­
tiontotendershouldthereforebeopened;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredcif,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadeinfavourofthetendererofferingthe
bestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithintheset
timelimits,itshouldbemadeclearwhoistobearthe
liabilityforanyresultingcosts;Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplytothe
IslamicRepublicofMauritaniabywayofCommunity
food-aidactionof4000metrictonsofcommon
wheat.
2.Thetenderingprocedureshalltakeplacein
Franceintwolots.Theproductshallbemobilizedon
theCommunitymarket.Theproductshallbeloaded
forthedeparturefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredcif,thatis
atthemomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
specifiedinparagraph 1ciftotheportofNouakchott
innewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilogrammes .
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Froment—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne—Distributiongratuite.'
(•)OJNo117,19.6.1967,p.2269/67.Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on7Mnrch1975.(2)OJNoL11,16.1.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.3.
(4)OJNoL20,25.1.1975,p.18.

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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
titiesdispatchedandthequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofdepartureofthevessels;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be7March1975at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendererwho
offersthemostfavourableterms.Ifitappears,
however,thatthetenderssubmitteddonotreflect
normalmarketpricesandrates,theintervention
agencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article4
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallgivesecurityinan
amountoffiveunitsofaccountpermetrictonof
goods;thepurposeofsuchsecurityistoguarantee
performanceoftheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1.
Thesecurityshallbeforfeitifthoseoperationsarenot
carriedoutwithinthetimestipulatedsaveasregards
quantitiesnotdeliveredforreasonsofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article5
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1tobe
suppliedtotheIslamicRepublicofMauritaniamust
beoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityandcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article6
1.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21February1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission