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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1127/76
of14May1976
openinganinvitationtotenderforthemobilizationofmilledriceasfoodaid
fortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestine(UNRWA)
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobe
givenforthepurposeofguaranteeingthattheobliga­
tionarisingbyvirtueofparticipationintheinvitation
totenderforsuppliestoUNRWAwillbefulfilled;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshouldbe
maderesponsibleforthetenderingprocedure;
WhereastheCommissionmustbeinformedquickly
ofthetenderssubmittedinresponsetotheinvitation
andofthoseacceptedbytheinterventionagency;
WhereastheMonetaryCommitteewillbeconsulted;
whereas,inviewoftheurgency,themeasuresenvis­
agedshouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththecondi­
tionslaiddowninArticle3(2)ofCouncilRegulation
No129onthevalueoftheunitofaccountandthe
exchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC
of25July1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No832/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof110
metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords85metric
tonsofroundgrainmilledrice)toUNRWAunderits
1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
WhereaspurusanttoArticle3(3)ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75thegoodsmaybepurchased
anywhereontheCommunitymarket;
Whereastheproposedinvitationtotendershouldbe
forsupplyoftheproductsdeliveredLattakia,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyplacedon
thedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable ;
Whereasinviewofthedifferentmonetarycircum­
stancesintheMemberStates,theobservationofthese
conditionsisnotguaranteedbytheapplicationof
exchangeratesapplicableintheframeworkofthe
commonagriculturalpolicysincemonetarycompensa­
toryamountsdonotapplyinthericesector;whereas
itisadvisabletotakeaccountofthemonetarysitua­
tionasregardsdifferentoffers;
Whereastheawardundertheinvitationtotender
mustbemadetothetendererofferingthebestterms;
Whereas,shouldforcemajeuremakeitimpossibleto
completetheoperationinquestionwithinthetime
limitsspecified,itmustbemadeclearwhoistobear
theliabilityforanyresultingcosts;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvitedforthesupplyto
UNRWAbywayofCommunityfood-aid-action ,of
85metrictonsofroundgrainmilledrice.
2.ThetenderingprocedureshalltakeplaceinItaly
inonelot.Theproductshallbemobilizedonthe
Communitymarket.Theproductshallbeloadedfor
departurefromanyCommunityport.
3.Theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinpara­
graph1isforsupplyofproductsdeliveredLattakia,
thatisatthemomentwhenthegoodsareactually
placedonthedockorinthelighterwhereapplicable.
(!)OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(})OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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4.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheproduct
innewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kg.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milledrice—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoUNRWA—ForPalestinerefugees.'
Article2
1.Thedecisionontendersreceivedinresponseto
theinvitationprovidedforinArticle1shallbetaken
on31May1976.
2.Theclosingdateforsubmissionoftendersshall
be31May1976at12noon.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthanninedaysbeforethe
closingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
Article3
1.Thepricesofferedmustbeexpressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvitation
totenderwasissued.
2.Theratesusedforconvertingintounitsof
accountthoseoffersmadeinnationalcurrenciesshall
be:
—inthecasewhenthecurrenciesconcernedare
keptatanygivenmomentwithinabandof
2-25%,aconversionrateresultingfromtheir
centralrate,
—inothercases,theaverageofthespotratesofthe
currenciesconcernedrecordedintheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued
duringaperiodfromtheWednesdayofoneweek
totheTuesdayofthefollowingweekbeingthe
periodimmediatelyprecedingtheclosingdatefor
submission oftenders.
Article14
Thecontractshallbeawardedtothetendereroffering
thebestterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotappearto
reflectnormalmarketpricesandcosts,theinterven­
tionagencymaycanceltheinvitationtotender.
Article5
1.Thetenderershallgivesecurityofavalueof10
unitsofaccountpermetrictonoftheproduct;for
thesuccessfultendererthesecurityisintendedto
guaranteethattheoperationsspecifiedinArticle1are
dulycompleted.Thesecurityshallbeforfeitedifthose
operationsarenotcarriedoutwithintheprescribed
timelimit,saveasregardquantitiesnotdelivered
owingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityrequiredunderparagraph 1maybe
providedintheformofacashdepositorofaguaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingto
criterialaiddownbyeachMemberState.
Article6
1.TheroundgrainmilledricereferredtoinArticle
1tobesuppliedtoUNRWAmustmeetthefollowing
requirements :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—sp6ttedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
2.TendersforsupplytoUNRWAoftheround
grainmilledricereferredtoinArticle1mustrelateto
aproductwiththefollowingcharacteristics :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-5%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Article7
1.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallberespon­
siblefororganizingtheinvitationtotenderprovided
forbythisRegulation .
2.Itshallforthwithcommunicate totheCommis­
sionthelistoffirmswhichhaverespondedtotheinvi­
tationtotender,specifyingthetermsofeachtender,
togetherwiththenameandbusinessnameofthe
successfultenderer.
3.Wherethecustomsexportformalitiesforthe
mobilizedproductarecompletedinaMemberState
otherthaninwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued,
theinterventionagencyofthelatterMemberState
shallberesponsiblefortheoperationsfollowing
tendering,includingpaymenttothesuccessful
tenderer.
Insuchcase,theinterventionagencychoosingthe
successfultenderershallimmediatelyinformtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateconcernedand
shallsupplyitwithalltheinformationitmayrequire.
Furthermore ,theamountofthesuccessfultender
shallbepaidafterithasbeenconvertedusingthe
averageofthespotratesreferredtointhesecond
subparagraph ofArticle3(2)tothetendererinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheoperations
relatingtothetenderingarecompleted.

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5.Whentheinterventionagencyresponsiblefor
theoperationsrelatingtotenderingisnottheinterven­
tionagencywhichappointsthesuccessfultenderer,it
shallsendassoonaspossibletothelattertheinforma­
tionnecessaryforreleasingthesecurity.4.Theintervention agencyshallrequestthe
successfultenderertosupplythefollowinginforma­
tion:
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andthetypeofpacking;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;theesti­
mateddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdesti­
nation;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinformation indicatedaboveshallbeforwarded
bytheinterventionagencytotheCommissionimme­
diatelyuponreceipt.Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission