31973R2354

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 2 . The charges set out in paragraph 1 (shall) relate that Article 3 (2) of Council Regulation ( EEC) No to the shipment of the wheat in bulk from the place 1693/72 should be given application , and in particular where it is stored to the fob stage (sea port). that the cereals stocked in the storage depots of the intervention agency of the abovementioned Member State should be mobilized and the terms of mobiliza­ 3 . The (quantity of) wheat specified in paragraph 1 shall be delivered fob by the successful tenderers to tion laid down ; 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 the Sudan . agencies an invitation to tender must be issued as regards loading, transport and delivery fob ;

Article 2 Whereas the intervention agency of the Member State 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 be 11 September 1973 at 12 noon . Whereas it is important that the Commission be informed without delay of the tenders submitted in 3 . The notice of invitation to tender shall be published in the Official Journal of the European (') OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 . (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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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 fied in Article 2, must be sound, fair and of marke­ If it appears however that the tenders submitted do 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 1 . The intervention agency of the Federal Republic shall be borne by the intervention agency. of Germany shall be responsible for organizing the invitation to tender provided for by this Regulation . Article 6

2 . It shall forthwith communicate to the Commis­ 1 . The successful tenderer shall give security in an 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 the successful tenderer . security shall be forfeit if those operations are not 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 Minimumskapacitct der skal overholdes leveren Partiets ved losning hoeveelheid nummer Port of shipment 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 Port d' embarquement Nach fob zu Nom et adresse du stockeur der Lose bringende Menge Ort der Lagerhaltung Verschiffungshafen Name und Adresse des Lagerhalters Numero Luogo della partita Porto d' imbarco Tonnellaggio da 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 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 Port d' embarquement Nach fob zu Nom et adresse du stockeur der Lose 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