CELEX: 31973D0121
Language: en
Date: 1973-04-30 00:00:00
Title: 73/121/EEC: Commission Decision of 30 April 1973 issuing a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100*000 metric tons of common wheat held by the French intervention agency

2 . 6 . 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 145 /39
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 30 April 1973
                issuing a standing invitation to tender for the export of 100 000 metric tons of common
                                           wheat held by the French intervention agency
                                                   (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                             (73 / 121 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
COMMUNITIES ,                                                            are in accordance with the Opinion of the
                                                                         Management Committee for Cereals ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the
European Economic Community ;
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/
EEC ( J ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization                                             Article 1
of the market in cereals, as last amended by the
Act (2 ) annexed to the Treaty (3 ) concerning the                       The French intervention agency may, under the
Accession of the new Member States to the European                       conditions hereinafter laid down , issue a standing
Economic Community and the European Atomic                               invitation to tender for the export of common wheat
Energy Community, signed at Brussels on 22 January                       held bv it.
1972, and in particular Article 7 (5 ) thereof ;
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EEC ) No                                                 Article 2
376/70 (4) of 27 February 1970 laying down the
procedure and conditions for the disposal of cereals                     1.     The invitation to tender refers to a quantity of
held by the intervention agencies, as last amended by                    100 000 metric tons of common wheat.
Regulation (EEC) No 129/73 (5) and in particular
Article 5 ( 1 ) and (7) thereof;                                         2.     The places in which the 100 000 metric tons of
                                                                         common wheat are stored are listed in the Annex .
Whereas the French Republic in its communication of
11 April 1973 informed the Commission of the
intention of the French intervention agency to issue                                             Article 3
an invitation to tender for the export of 100 000
metric tons of common wheat;                                             1.     The minimum selling price is to be fixed for the
                                                                         following places in accordance with Article 5 (7) of
Whereas the 100 000 metric tons of common wheat                          Regulation ( EEC) No 376/70 : Atlantic, Channel or
to be tendered for will be exported from the frontier                    North Sea ports of exportation and/or frontier
crossing posts for which the tenders are made by the                     crossing points in the French Republic .
tenderers ; whereas the common wheat is stored
elsewhere ; whereas the French intervention agency, in                   2.     Tenders must be made for one or more of these
order to place all those participating in the tendering                  ports or exit points . The tenderer shall specify the
procedure in the same competitive position shall sell                    port or ports, or exit points for which the tender is
at the same price ; whereas in order to do this it will                  made . The tenders shall be for common wheat :
bear the cost of transport from the place of storage
to the frontier crossing point stipulated ;                              ( a) which is in harbour silos from which it can be
                                                                               loaded directly onto a seagoing vessel or canal
                                                                               barge, or
 !)  OJ   No 117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.                             ( b ) which is supplied undischarged at the place of
 2)  OJ   No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .                                     embarkation at the port or exit point.
 3)  OJ  No  L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 5 .
 4)  OJ  No  L 47, 28 . 2 . 1970, p . 49 .                               Tenders shall be valid only if they are accompanied
 s)  OJ   No L 17, 20. 1 . 1973 , p . 17.                                by an application for an export licence and by an
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application for advance fixing of a refund submitted           There must be at least ten days between publication
by the tenderer for the amount tendered for, in               of the notice of invitation to tender and the first date
accordance with Article 5 (5 ) of Regulation (EEC )           laid down for submission of tenders . The last date on
No 376/ 70 .                                                  which tenders may be submitted is 31 July 1973 .
3.    As regards the quantities of common wheat
which are not at the places referred to in the first and                              Article S
second subparagraphs of paragraph 2, the most
advantageous transport costs between the place of
storage and the place of embarkation at the port or           This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
exit point which may be reached at the most
advantageous costs, shall be reimbursed to the
exporter-tenderer by the French intervention agency.
                                                              Done at Brussels , 30 April 1973 .
                       Article 4
                                                                                               For the Commission
The French intervention agency shall lay down in the                                              The President
notice of invitation to tender the dates on which
tenders may be submitted .                                                                   François-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                        ANNEX
                                      Place of storage            Quantities stored
                                   Châlons-sur-Marne            16 165-04 metric tons
                                   Givet                        13 100-00 metric tons
                                   Neuf-Brisach                  2 000-00 metric tons
                                   Neuillé-Pont-Pierre           9 952-05 metric tons
                                   Arleux                       17 487-70 metric tons
                                   Gennevilliers                33 000-00 metric tons
                                   Saint-Ouen-F Aumône           8 295-21 metric tons