CELEX: 31973R2354
Language: en
Date: 1973-08-30 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2354/73 of the Commission of 30 August 1973 concerning the issue of an invitation to tender for the mobilization of 9 000 metric tons of common wheat as food aid for the Democratic Republic of the Sudan

31 . 8 . 73                                Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 243/21
                              REGULATION ( EEC) No 2354/73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 30 August 1973
              concerning the issue of an invitation to tender for the mobilization of 9 000
              metric tons of common wheat as food aid for the Democratic Republic of the
                                                                  Sudan
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          response to the invitation and of those accepted by
COMMUNITIES,                                                            the intervention agency ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Economic Community ;                                                    are in accordance with the Management Committee
                                                                        for Cereals ;
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/
67/EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
lation (EEC) No 1 346/73 (2 ) ;                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No
1 693/72 (3) of 3 August 1972 laying down the condi­                                           Article 1
tions for the mobilization of cereals for food aid, and
in particular Article 6 thereof ;                                       1 . An invitation to tender shall be issued in respect
                                                                        of any loading required, and of the transport and
Whereas, on 17 April 1973, the Council declared that                    delivery fob (sea port) of 9 000 metric tons of
by way of Community action, it proposed to grant to                     common wheat to be supplied as Community food
the Democratic Republic of the Sudan 9 000 metric                       aid to the Democratic Republic of the Sudan . The
tons of common wheat under its 1970 / 71 food aid
                                                                        tendering procedure shall take place in the Federal
programme ;
                                                                        Republic of Germany and shall be in respect of the
Whereas     examination       of  the      state  of  the  cereals      lot specified in Annex I.
market as regards intervention in Germany indicates
that Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                      2. The charges set out in paragraph 1 (shall) relate
1693/72 should be given application , and in particular                 to the shipment of the wheat in bulk from the place
that the cereals stocked in the storage depots of the                   where it is stored to the fob stage (sea port).
intervention agency of the abovementioned Member
State should be mobilized and the terms of mobiliza­                    3 . The (quantity of) wheat specified in   paragraph 1
tion laid down ;                                                        shall be delivered fob by the successful   tenderers to
                                                                        the ports listed in Annex I, all loading    and storage
Whereas in the case of cereals held by intervetnion                     charges to be borne by the Democratic      Republic of
agencies an invitation to tender must be issued as                      the Sudan .
regards loading, transport and delivery fob ;
Whereas the intervention agency of the Member State                                            Article 2
concerned should be made responsible for organizing
the invitation to tender ;                                              The 9 000 metric tons of wheat shall be collected
                                                                        from the intervention agency of the Federal Republic
Whereas     the  contract      should       be   awarded  to   the      of Germany at the storage depots specified in
tenderer who makes the best offer ;                                     Annex II .
Whereas it must be made clear who is to bear any
costs which arise in the event that for reasons of force                                       Article J
 majeure the operation in question is not completed
within the time stipulated ;                                             1 . The award of the contract under the tendering
                                                                        procedure referred to in Article 1 shall take place on
Whereas provision should be made for security to be                      11 September 1973 .
given to guarantee fulfilment of the obligations arising
by virtue of participation in the invitation to tender ;                2.    The closing date for submission of tenders shall
Whereas it is important that the Commission be                          be 11 September 1973 at 12 noon .
informed without delay of the tenders submitted in
                                                                        3.    The   notice of  invitation to  tender    shall be
(') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .
                                                                         published in the Official Journal of the European
(2 ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 .                               Communities not less than six days before the closing
( 3 ) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p . 3 .                               date for submission of tenders .
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                       Article 4                                                      Article 7
The contract shall be awarded to the tenderer who
                                                            The wheat to be supplied to the Democratic Republic
offers the most favourable terms .
                                                             of the Sudan through the intervention agency speci­
If it appears however that the tenders submitted do          fied in Article 2, must be sound, fair and of marke­
not reflect normal market rates, the intervention            table quality and correspond at least to the standard
agency may cancel the invitation to tender.                  quality for which the intervention price is fixed,
                                                             except that the moisture content shall not exceed
                                                             15 % and that a maximum tolerance of 3 %               in
                        Article 5
                                                             respect of sprouted grains and 1 -5 % in respect of
If, because of delay in the provision of ships for           miscellaneous impurities shall be allowed.
effecting transport by sea to the Democratic Republic
of the Sudan , the successful tenderer is unable to
deliver the cereals fob on the date fixed in the invita­                              Article 8
tion to tender, the costs resulting from such delay
shall be borne by the intervention agency.                   1 . The intervention agency of the Federal Republic
                                                             of Germany shall be responsible for organizing the
                        Article 6                            invitation to tender provided for by this Regulation .
 1 . The successful tenderer shall give security in an       2.    It shall forthwith communicate to the Commis­
amount of 10 units of account per metric ton ; the           sion a list of the firms which have responded to the
purpose of such security is to guarantee performance         invitation to tender, specifying the terms of each
of the operations specified in Articles 1 and 2. The         tender, together with the name and business name of
security shall be forfeit if those operations are not        the successful tenderer.
carried out within the time stipulated, save as regards
quantities not delivered for reasons of force majeure.
                                                                                      Article 9
2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 may be
given in the form of a cash deposit or of a guarantee        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its
issued by a credit institution which satisfies the           publication in the Official Journal of the European
criteria laid down by the Member State concerned .            Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 30 August 1973 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                           The President
                                                                      Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
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                ANNEXE I /            ANHANG I / ALLEGATO 1 / BIJLAGE I / BILAG 1 /                                      ANNEX 1
                                                                                                                         Tonnage
                                                                                                                     à mettre en fob
                 Numéro du lot                                              Cadence minimum de chargement              Nach fob zu
                    Nummer             Port d' embarquement                         à respecter/jour                    bringende
                    der Lose                                                                                              Menge
                                         Verschiffungshafen                       Mindestladerate/ Tag
                    Numero                                                    Cadenza minima di carico da
                                                                                                                      Tonnellaggio
                                          Porto d' imbarco                                                              da mettere
                  della partita                                                     rispettare/giorno                      in fob
                 Nummer van             Haven van inlading
                                                                        Minimum aan te houden laadcapaciteit/dag      F. o. b. aan te
                    de partij             Indkibningshavn                                                                 leveren
                                                                          Minimumskapacitct der skal overholdes
                     Partiets                                                          ved losning                     hoeveelheid
                                         Port of shipment
                    nummer
                                                                              Minimum rate of loading/day              Mængde til
                 Number of lot                                                                                         levering fob
                                                                                                                       Tonnage fob
                        1            Ports                            Coutume du port
                                     communautaires
                                     Gemeinschaftshäfen               Hafengebräuche
                                     Porti comunitari                 Usanza del porto
                                                                                                                         9 000 t
                                    Havens van de                     Gebruiken van de haven
                                     Gemeenschap
                                     Fællesskabshavne                 Fællesskabshavne
                                     Community ports                  Community ports
                ANNEXE 11 / ANHANG II / ALLEGATO II / BIJLAGE 11 / BILAG II / ANNEX II
 Numéro du lot                                       Tonnage à mettre
                                                           en fob
    Nummer                                                                                                                         Lieu de stockage
    der Lose
                    Port d' embarquement                Nach fob zu                    Nom et adresse du stockeur
                                                     bringende Menge                                                             Ort der Lagerhaltung
    Numero
                      Verschiffungshafen                                           Name und Adresse des Lagerhalters
                                                      Tonnellaggio da                                                                    Luogo
  della partita         Porto d' imbarco                                              Nome e indirizzo del detentore              di accantonamento
                                                       mettere in fob
  Nummer van          Haven van inlading             Fob aan te leveren
                                                                                 Naam en adres van de entrepothouder                  adres van de
    de partij                                                                                                                         opslagplaats
                       Indskibningshavn                 hoeveelheid                Lagerindehaverens navn og adresse
     Partiets                                                                                                                          Lagerplads
    nummer             Port of shipment            Mængde til levering                        Address of store
                                                            fob                                                                 Town at which stored
 Number of lot
                                                       Tonnage fob
        1         Ports                             9 000 t
                  communautaires                                 dont :
                  Gemeinschaftshäfen                           davon :
                  Porti comunitari                             di cui :
                  Havens van de
                  Gemeenschap                               waarvan :
                  Fælleskabshavne                               deraf :
                  Community ports                           whereof :
                                                            500              Zarth u. Walter GmbH
                                                                             35 Kassel-be
                                                                                Ochshäuserstraße 27                            Eschwege
                                                            400              Zarth u. Walter GmbH
                                                                             35 Kassel-be
                                                                                Ochshäuserstraße 27                            Wabern
                                                         1 000               Rhenus AG
                                                                             35 Kassel-be
                                                                                Postfach 128                                   Waldau
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Numéro du lot                            Tonnage à mettre
                                               en fob
   Nummer                                                                                                Lieu de stockage
   der Lose
               Port d'embarquement          Nach fob zu               Nom et adresse du stockeur
                                         bringende Menge                                               Ort de Lagerhaltung
   Numero
                Verschiffungshafen                                Name und Adresse des Lagerhalters
                                          Tonnellaggio da                                                     Luogo
 della partita    Porto d' imbarco                                  Nome e indirizzo del detentore      di accantonamento
                                           mettere in fob
 Nummer van     Haven van inlading                               Naam en adres van de entrepothouder       Adres van de
   de partij                            Fob aan te leveren
                 Indskibningshavn            hoeveelheid           Lagerindehaverens navn og adresse       opslagplaats
   Partiets
   nummer        Port of shipment       Mængde til levering                 Address of store                Lagerplads
                                                 fob                                                  Town at which stored
Number of lot
                                           Tonnage fob
       1                                        177         Granuin GmbH
                                                            3504 Kaufungen
                                                                 Leipziger Straße 61                 Kaufungen
                                                   5        Granum GmbH
                                                            3504 Kaufungen
                                                                 Leipziger Straße 61                 Kaufungen
                                                350         Granum GmbH
                                                            3504 Kaufungen
                                                                 Leiziger Straße 61                  Kaufungen
                                                327         Granum GmbH
                                                            3504 Kaufungen
                                                                 Leipziger Straße 61                 Kaufungen
                                                241         Haniel Sped . GmbH
                                                            68 Mannheim
                                                               E 7, 21                               Wetzlar
                                                696         Helmut Jung
                                                            4923 Extertalboesingfeld
                                                                 Postfach 47                         Boesingfeld
                                                304         Wilhelm Rink KG
                                                            4705 Pelkumherringen
                                                                 Postfach 80                         Südkirchen
                                                202         R.L. Rieke u. Co .
                                                            345 Holzminden
                                                                Postfach 181                         Banteln
                                             2 949          Wunstorfer Sped. u. Lagerei
                                                            Pinkenburg KG
                                                            305 Wunstorf/Hann .
                                                                Postfach 150                         Wunstorfkolenfeld
                                             1 849          D. Wandel u. Co .
                                                            28 Bremen-15
                                                               Am Holzhafen 12                       Bremen