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REGULATION (EEC)No3178/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of4December 1975
onthesalebytenderofskimmed-milk powderatareducedpriceforexportin
theformofcompoundfeedingstuffs
verifyingthatthepowderisinfactprocessedand
exported,fortheuseofthecontrolcopyprovidedfor
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69(4)of
19November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity
measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
690/73(5);
Whereas,inordertofacilitatecontrol,theaid
providedforinArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68shouldnotbegrantedinthecaseof
compoundfeedingstuffsmanufacturedfromskimmed­
milkpowdersoldunderthismeasure,andwhereas
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No532/75(6)of28
February1975concerningtherecoveryonexportation
ofaidsgrantedinrespectofskimmed-milk powder
foruseasfeedandinrespectofskimmedmilk
processedintocompoundfeedingstuffsshouldthere­
forenotbeappliedtoexportsofthesecompound
feedingstuffs ;
Whereas,forpurposesofthecompensatory amounts
fixedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(7)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
475/75(8),thevalueoftheproductsconcernedshould
betakenintoaccount;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(j)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2808/75(3)of29October1975layingdownspecial
measuresforthedisposal,withaviewtoitsincorpora­
tionincompoundfeedingstuffs ,ofskimmed-milk
powderheldinpublicstorage,skimmed-milk powder
heldbyinterventionagenciesandputintostorage
before1April1974maybesoldatareducedprice;
whereasapproximately 50%ofthequantityinques­
tionistobesoldforexportintheformofcompound
feedingstuffs ;whereasinviewofthemagnitudeof
publicstocksthisprovisionshouldbeapplied;
whereas,inordertoensureequalaccesstoallexpor­
ters,theskimmed-milk powdershouldbesoldby
tender;
Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetupto
ensurethattheskimmed-milk powderisnotdiverted
fromitsdestination ;whereassuchsupervisionshould
operatefromthetimeofremovalfromstorageuntil
exportoftheproductintheformofcompound
feedingstuffs ;whereas,moreover,theprovisionof
security,on-the-spotsupervisionduringprocessingof
thesaidproductsandtheuseofdistinctivepackaging
willassistinachievingthisaim;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderisnotdivertedfromitsdestinationduring
processing,provisionshouldbemadeforthe
compoundfeedingstuffs tobemanufactured inan
undertaking approvedbytheMemberState
concerned ;
Whereas,whereprocessingand/orexportationtake
placeinaMemberStateotherthantheMemberState
ofsale,provisionshouldbemade,forthepurposeofHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeputforsale,onthetermshere­
inaftersetout,skimmed-milk powderboughtin
pursuanttoArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68andtakenintostorageafter31Mayandbefore
1October1973.
(4)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(5)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.
(')OJNoL56,3.3.1975,p.20. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(J)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.2.(7)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(8)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.28.

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(a)tohavealltheskimmed-milk powderawardedto
himprocessedintocompoundfeedingstuffs as
definedinArticle1(3)inanundertaking
approvedbytheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
theprocessingiscarriedout;
(b)toexporttoanon-membercountrywithintwo
monthsfromthedayonwhichhetakesdelivery
inaccordancewithArticle14(2)theentirequan­
tityofcompoundfeedingstuffsthusproduced.
Approvalforthepurposesof(a)maybegrantedonly
inrespectofundertakingscapableofprocessingat
least15metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderperday.2.Theskimmed-milk powderinquestionshallbe
exportedintheformofcompoundfeedingstuffs .
3.ForthepurposeofthisRegulation,'compound
feedingstuffs'meansproductscontainingatleast:
—50%skimmed-milk powdersoldpursuanttothis
Regulation,
—2-5%lucernemealorgrassmealcontainingat
least70%particlesnotexceeding0-3mm,
—2%starchassuchorintheformofmeal.
Noskimmedmilkorskimmed-milk powderother
thanasabovemaybeusedinthemanufactureofsuch
products.
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldbytender,to
bearrangedbyeachinterventionagencyfortherele­
vantquantitiesheldbyit.
Article3
1.Theinterventionagencyshallissueaninvitation
totenderindicatinginparticular:
(a)thequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderforsale
pursuanttothisRegulation;
(b)thelocationofthedepotordepotsinwhichthese
quantitiesarestored;
(c)theclosingdateandaddressforthesubmissionof
tenders.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesatleast20daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmission oftenders.Theintervention
agencymayalsopublishsuchnoticeelsewhere.
3.Thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbe6January1976at12noon.
4.Asregardsthequantitiesnotawardedonthefirst
invitationtotender,anewclosingdateforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbefixedsubsequently .
Article4
Theinterventionagencyshalltakethenecessary
measurestoenableprospectivetendererstoexamine
attheirownexpense,beforesubmittingatender,
samplesoftheskimmed-milk powderforsale.
Article5
Atenderermaynottakepartintheinvitationto
tenderunlesshegivesawrittenundertaking :Article6
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbesent
totheinterventionagencyeitherbyhandagainst
acknowledgement ofreceiptorbyregisteredletter
addressedtotheinterventionagency.Intervention
agenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
2.Everytenderershallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates;
(c)thepriceofferedpermetricton,exclusiveof
internaltaxes,exstoragedepot,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderisheld;
(d)thedepotinwhichtheskimmed-milk powderis
stored.
Atenderrelatingtotwoormorestoragedepotsshall
beregardedascomprisinganumberofseparate
tendersequaltothenumberofdepotsmentioned .
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoa
quantityofatleast300metrictons.
However,ifthequantityavailableinastoragedepotis
lessthantheabovequantity,thequantityavailable
shallconstitutetheminimumquantityfortender.
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessaccompanied
by:
(a)thewrittenundertakingreferredtoinArticle5
specifyingtheundertakinginwhichprocessingis
tobecarriedout;
(b)adeclarationwherebythetendereragreestoforego
anyclaimastothequalityandcharacteristics of
anyskimmed-milk powdersoldtohim;
(c)proofthatbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthe
submissionoftenders,thetendererhaslodgedthe
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5.Atendermaystipulatethatitisnottobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedunlessacontractis
awardedinrespectoftheentirequantityindicatedin
thetender.
Atendermaystipulatethatitisnottoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedunlessacontractisawardedin
respectofaspecificquantityindicatedinthetender.
6.Notendermaybewithdrawn.
Article7
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbe10unitsof
accountpermetricton.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofaguarantee
satisfyingcriterialaiddownbythatMemberState.
3.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,thesecurity
fortendershallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthat
quantity:
(a)inrespectofwhichthetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforetheaward
ofcontractsand
—has,withinthetimeprescribed,paidthe
amountcorresponding tohistenderand
lodgedtheprocessingandexportsecurity
providedforinArticle13;
or
(b)inrespectofwhichthetenderhasbeenrefused.
Article8
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,aminimumsellingpriceshall
befixed,oralternatively adecisionshallbetakento
makenoaward.
Article9
Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingpriceis
fixedandunderthesameprocedure,theprocessing
andexportsecurityrequiredunderArticle13shallbe
fixedper100kgbyreferencetothedifference
betweenthemarketpriceofskimmed-milk powder
andtheminimumpricefixed.Ifthequantityavailableinthestoragedepotinques­
tionisnotexhaustedbythisaward,contractsshallbe
awardedtoothertenderersindescendingorderof
tenderuntilthequantityoutstandinghasbeen
accountedfor.
3.Whereacceptanceofatenderwouldresultina
contractbeingawardedformoreskimmed-milk
powderthanisavailableatthestoragedepotinques­
tion,thenacontractshallbeawardedtothetenderer
concernedonlyinrespectofthequantityavailable.
4.Whereacceptanceoftwoormoretenders
offeringthesamepricewouldresultincontracts
beingawardedinexcessofthequantitystillavailable,
theawardshallbemadebydrawinglots.
Article11
Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnectionwiththe
invitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article12
1.Everytenderershallimmediatelybenotifiedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhistender.
2.Everysuccessfultenderershall,beforetaking
deliveryofanyquantityinaccordancewithArticle14
(2),paytotheinterventionagencyanamountcorres­
pondingtohistenderinrespectofthatquantity.
Article13
1.Beforetakingdeliveryofanyquantityof
skimmed-milk powderthecompetentauthorityshall
inaccordancewithArticle7(2)lodgewiththeinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
theprocessingreferredtoinArticle5(a)takesplace
theprocessingandexportsecurityfixedinaccordance
withArticle9.
2.WherethesecurityislodgedinaMemberState
otherthanthatofsale,thecompetentauthoritywhich
receivesthesecurityshallforwardwithoutdelaytothe
interventionagencyoftheMemberStateofsalea
declarationstatingtheamountofthesecurity
providedandthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powder
involvedandconfirmingapprovaloftheundertaking
inwhichtheprocessingreferredtoinArticle5(a)is
tobecarriedout. N
Article14
1.Whenpaymenthasbeenmadeinaccordance
withArticle12(2)andthesecurityrequiredunder
Article13hasbeenlodgedand,inthecasespecified
inArticle13(2),afterreceiptofthedeclaration
referredtointhatparagraph,theinterventionagency
shallissuearemovalvouchershowing:Article10
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceofferedis
lowerthantheminimumpricefixed.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetendererofferingthehighest
price.

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(a)thequantityinjrespectofwhichtheseconditions
havebeenfulfilled;
(b)thedepotinwhichthatquantityisstored;
(c)thefinaldatefortakingdeliveryoftheskimmed­
milkpowderconcerned.
2.Everysuccessfultenderershalltakedeliveryof
theskimmed-milk powderawardedtohimwithin30
daysofreceivingthenotificationprovidedforin
Article12(1).Hemaytakedeliveryininstalmentsof
notlessthan10metrictonseach.
Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,ifasuccessful
tendererhasnottakendeliverywithinthetimepres­
cribedofalltheskimmed-milk powderawardedto
him,thecontractshallbecancelledinrespectofthat
quantitystilloutstanding .
Article15
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbedeliveredbythe
interventionagencyinpackagesmarkedinlettersat
least1cmhighasfollows:
'Skimmed-milk powderforexportintheformof
compoundfeedingstuffs (Regulation (EEC)No
3178/75)',(a)iftheprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffsand
thedispatchofthegoodsfromthegeographical
territoryoftheCommunitybothtakeplaceinthe
MemberStateofsale:bydocumentsshowingthat
theseconditionshavebeenfulfilled;
(b)ifprocessingoftheskimmed-milk powderand/or
dispatchfromthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityofthecompoundfeedingstuffstake
placeinaMemberStateotherthantheMember
Stateofsale:bytheproductionofthecontrol
copyspecifiedinArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No
2315/69.
Sections101,103,104and106onthecontrol
copyshallbecompleted .
(aa)Iftheskimmed-milk powderistobe
processedinaMemberStateotherthanthe
MemberStateofsale,Section104shallbe
completedbydeletionoftheitemsnotappli­
cableandbyinsertionagainstthesecond
indentofoneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Skimmed-milk powder:
(i)tobeprocessedintocompoundfeeding­
stuffsasdefinedinRegulation (EEC)No
3178/75,
(ii)andthentobeexported';'Laitécréméenpoudredestinéà1exportationsous
formed'alimentscomposéspouranimaux(règlement
(CEE)n»3178/75)',
'ZurAusfuhralsMischfutterbestimmtesMagermilch­
pulver(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3178/75)','Laitécrémeenpoudredestiné:
(i)àêtretransforméenalimentscomposésau
sensdurèglement(CEE)n03178/75,
(ii)puisàêtreexporté';'Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoallesportazione
sottoformadialimenticompostiperanimali(regola­
mento(CEE)n.3178/75)',
'Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvooruitvoerindevorm
vanmengvoeder (Verordening (EEG)nr.3178/75)',
'Skummetmælkspulver bestemttileksportiformaf
foderblandinger (forordning(EØF)nr.3178/75)'.Magermilchpulver bestimmt :
(i)zurVerarbeitung zuMischfutter ,gemäß
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3178/75,
(ii)alsdannzurAusfuhr';
Lattescrematoinpolveredestinato :
(i)adesseretrasformatoinalimenticomposti
aisensidelregolamento (CEE)n.3178/75,
(ii)adessereesportato';
Magere-melkpoeder bestemd:
(i)omtewordenverwerkttotmengvoederin
dezinvanVerordening (EEG)nr.3178/75,
(ii)omnadientewordenuitgevoerd';
'Skummetmaelkspulver bestemttil:Article16
1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreuntilits
export,theskimmed-milk powderandthecompound
feedingstuffsinwhichitisincorporatedshallbe
placedandremainundercustomsorequivalentadmi­
nistrativecontrol.
2.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateon
whoseterritorytheprocessingintocompoundfeeding­
stuffstakesplaceshallexercisephysicalsupervisionof
thisoperation.
Theextracostsinvolvedbysuchsupervisionshallbe
bornebythesuccessfultenderer.Theyshallbecalcu­
latedataflatrateoftwounitsofaccountpermetric
tonofskimmed-milk powder,subjecttoaminimum
of50unitsofaccountperdayofsupervision .
Article17
1.Proofofprocessingandexportshallbefurnished
asfollows:(i)fremstillingaffoderblandinger ihenhold
tilforordning(EØF)nr.3178/75,
(ii)hereftertileksport'.
Section106shallindicatethedateonwhich
thesuccessfultenderertookdeliveryofthe
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Whereverificationofexportationasspecified
in(ii)iscarriedoutinaMemberStateother
thantheStateinwhichprocessingasreferred
toin(i)wascarriedout,thecustomsoffice
whichverifiedthesaidprocessingshallreturn
thecontrolcopytothecustomsofficeof
departure,indicatingthatithasverifiedonly
suchprocessing,andshallissuetotheperson
concerned,inrespectofthecompound
feedingstuffsproduced,oneormorecontrol
copiesasreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69inwhichSections
101,103,104and106shallbecompleted .
Section104shallcontainoneoftheendorse­
mentssetoutin(bb)hereunder ;
Section106shallindicate:
—thenumberofthecontrolcopyissuedby
thecustomsofficeofdepartureandthe
nameofthatoffice,
—thedateonwhichthesuccessfultenderer
tookdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk
powder,
—theweightoftheskimmed-milk powder
usedtoproducethequantityof
compoundfeedingstuffs indicatedin
Section103.
Thecustomsofficewhichhasverifiedthat
exportationasspecifiedin(ii)hastakenplace
shallendorsethecontrolcopyfromtheoffice
whichverifiedprocessingandshallreturn
thiscopyviathesaidofficetothecustoms
officeofdepartureintheMemberStateof
sale.
(bb)Iftheskimmed-milk powderisprocessed
intocompoundfeedingstuffsintheMember
Stateofsaleandistobedispatchedfromthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunityvia
anotherMemberState,Section104shallbe
completedbydeletionoftheitemsinappli­
cableandbyinsertionagainstthesecond
indentofoneofthefollowingendorsements :
'Compoundfeedingstuffsforexportpursuant
toRegulation (EEC)No3178/75',Section106shallindicate:
—thedateonwhichthesuccessfultenderer
tookdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk
powder,
—theweightofskimmed-milk powderused
toproducethequantityofcompound
feedingstuffsindicatedinSection103.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifiedexportation
shallendorsethecontrolcopyandreturnit
tothecustomsofficeofdepartureinthe
MemberStateofsale.
2.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,the
processingandexportsecurityreferredtoinArticle
13(1)shallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthosequanti­
tiesinrespectofwhichtheproofspecifiedinpara­
graph1hasbeenfurnished.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedatonce.
Article18
Intheeventofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalltakesuchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article19
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission by
Tuesdayofeachweekofthequantitiesofskimmed­
milkpowderreleasedfromstoragepursuanttothis
Regulationduringtheprecedingweek.
Article20
1.Inrespectofskimmed-milk powdersoldunder
thisRegulation ,thecompensatory amountsfixed
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No974/71shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficienttobedeterminedunder
theprocedurereferredtoinArticle8atthesametime
astheminimumsellingpricebyreferencetothe
differencebetweenthatpriceandthemarketpriceof
skimmed-milk powder.
2.TheaidprovidedforinArticle10ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallnotbegrantedforinrespectof
skimmed-milk powderincorporated incompound
feedingstuffsmanufactured pursuanttothisRegula­
tion.
3.Regulation (EEC)No532/75shallnotapplyto
thecompoundfeedingstuffs referredtoinpara­
graph2.
Article21
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
the'EuropeanCommunities .'Alimentscomposésdestinésaêtreexportés
autitredurèglement(CEE)n03178/75',
'ZurAusfuhrbestimmtesMischfuttergemäß
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3178/75',
'Alimenticompostidestinatiadessereespor­
tatiatitolodelregolamento (CEE)n.
3178/75',
Mengvoederbestemdvooruitvoervolgens
Verordening (EEG)nr.3178/75',
'Foderblandinger bestemttileksporti
henholdtilforordning (EØF)nr.3178/75'.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission