19.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL70/7
REGULATION (EEC)No708/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of18March1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoGambia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No465/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3234/74(3)of
17December1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahel,Ethi­
opiaandSomaliaunderRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74,providesmoreparticularlyforthesupplyto
Gambiaof500metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder;
whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthesupplyofthe
abovementioned quantitywhichcanbemadeavail­
abletoitbytheBelgianinterventionagency;whereas
thecostsofdeliveringthissupplymustbeputoutto
tenderasprovidedinCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No597/75(4)of6March1975openinginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstorageasfoodaidtothecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No597/75,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;whereasitmay
provenecessaryowingtocongestionattheproposed
portofdestination ,todiverttheskimmed-milk
powdertoanotherport;whereasprovisionshould
thereforebemadeforamending,shouldtheneed
arise,thecostsalreadyagreedon;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheBelgianinterventionagency.
2.ItshallbepackedaccordingtotheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No597/75.Theinterventionagency
shallprocurethatthepackingismarkedinlettersat
leastonecentimetrehigh:'Skimmed-milk powder—
GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytothe
RepublicofGambia—todistributefreeofcharge.'
3.Theinterventionagencyshallsupplyafurther
2%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Thesuccessfultendererundertakestohave
thesebagsmentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan10May1975.
Article3
1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofunloadingisverified.Thecountryofdestina­
tionshallbearallcostssubsequenttodelivery,
includingunloadingcosts(forexampleshifting,
hoistingorreceptioncosts)andanylighteragecosts.
2.Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyatthe
portofunloadingshallbepaidorreceived(asthecase
maybe)bythecountryofdestination .Theratesof
andrulesgoverningsuchcostsanddispatchmoney
shallbespecifiedinthecontractbetweenthe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,andtheshipper,andshallbeagreeduponin
advancebetweenthesuccessfultendererandtherecep­
tionagentinthecountryofdestination .
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersis8
April1975at12noon.
Article5
TheBelgianGovernmentshall:
1.ensurethatthesuccessfultenderershall:
(a)notifythecountryofdestination ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedonlendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No597/75forthedeliverycifBanjulofalotof
500metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertoGambia.
(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.8.
(J)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.2.
(4)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.7.

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Belgianinterventionagencymayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
2.InsuchcasetheBelgianinterventionagencyis
toagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipmentandtheportof
unloading ;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
countryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateof
arrivalattheportofship'sunloading ;
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article6
1.OntherequestoftheCommissionnominatinga
portotherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1,theArticle7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission