26.8.2003 Official Journal of the European Union L 214/13 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1495/2003 of 25 August 2003 on the supply of common wheat as food aid THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and special operations in support of food security (), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 (3, and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof, Whereas: (1)  The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage. (2)  Following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated cereals to Bangladesh. (3) It is necessary to provide for the carrying out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general rules for the mobi- lisation of products to be supplied under Council Regu- lation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid (). It is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the resultant costs, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Atrticle 1 A tendering procedure is hereby initiated for the award of a contract for the supply of common wheat to Bangladesh in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and with the conditions laid down in Annex I hereto. The offer submitted shall be deemed to have been drawn up taking account of the charges and constraints resulting from specific clauses set out in the Exchange of Letters between the Commission and the recipient, published in part in Annex IL In particular, the laydays should be assessed on the basis of an average daily discharge rate of 2 400 tonnes in such a way that dispatch to be paid to the recipient by the European Commu- nity will be for the account of the supplier. The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten. Atticle 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 25 August 2003. OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1. () OJ L 234,1.9.2001, p. 10. O] L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23. For the Commission Franz FISCHLER Member of the Commission