NoL216/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.8.74
REGULATION (EEC)No2072/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of2August1974
concerningtheinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,ofskim­
med-milkpowdertoUNRWA
THE'COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)andArticle28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74(3)of
11July1974concerningthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations makesprovi­
sionfor1600metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
heldbyinterventionagenciestobemadeavailableto
theUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgency,here­
inaftercalled'UNRWA';whereasUNRWAhas
requesteddeliverycifofthatskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasunderArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74(4)of11July1974layingdowngeneralrules
forthedeliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
tocertaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininterna­
tionalorganizations ,suchsuppliesareasaruletobe
putouttotender;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthispurpose
shouldinthemainbetakenoverfromthatesta­
blishedbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1885/73(5)of12July1973concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,ofskim­
med-milkpowderheldbytheinterventionagencies;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,2.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,theskim­
med-milkpowdershall,astoqualityandpacking,
satisfytherequirements laiddowninAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68(6)of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1636/74(7).
3.Deliveryshallbemadecif.Theskimmed-milk
powdershallbedividedintotwolots:
—lotA:950metrictons,fordeliveryportofBeirut
(Lebanon),
—lotB:650metrictons,fordeliveryportofAshdod
(Israel).
4.Loadingshalltakeplace,by10September1974
atthelatest.
Article2
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshalldrawup
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,whichshallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities notlessthaneightdaysbeforethe
closingdateforthesubmissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe20August1974at12noon.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallindicateinits
noticethewarehouses wheretheskimmed-milk
powderassignedtoeachlotisheld.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletterortelexaddressed "totheintervention
agency.
2.Notendermayrelatetomorethanonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theamount,expressedinGermanmarks,for
whichthetendererundertakestodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowdercifundertheconditionslaid
downinArticle5includingtheinsurancecosts
coveringthevalueofthegoods;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationforthecostsofdelivery
toUNRWAof1600metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderbought-inunderArticle7(5)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,andheldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagency.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
{*)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL192,13.7.1973,p.31.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL173,28.6.1974,p.60.

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(c)thewarehouseswheretheskimmedmilkpowder,
assignedtoeachlot,isstocked;
(d)theportofembarkation ,whichmaybeany
Communityport.
4.Thetendershallnotbevalidunless:
(a)itrelatestothewholeofalottowhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderrelates,
(b)proofisfurnishedthatbeforeexpiryofthetime
limitforsubmissionoftenders,thetendererhas
giventhesecurityfixedinArticle4.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbetwounitsofaccountpermetrictonofskim­
med-milkpowder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriterialaiddownbythe
GermanGovernment .
Article5
1.Deliverycostsshallbethecostsincurredupto
thetimewhenthegoodsaredepositedonthequay­
sideoronboardlighters,ifused,allcostssubsequent
todelivery,includingcostsoftakingdelivery,tobe
bornebytherecipient.
2.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingin
respectofdelaysattributabletotherecipientshallbe
chargeabletothelatter.Theratesandotherdetails
concerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthesuccessfultendererandthe
carrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreedupon
betweentheformerandthedeliveryagentoftherecip­
ient.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
theskimmed-milk powderattheplaceandbythe
timeappointed,providedalwaysthatUNRWAhas
madeitpossiblefortheskimmed-milk powdertobe
sodelivered.Costsincurredbyreasonoffailureto
delivertheskimmed-milk powderasaresultofforce
majeureshallbebornebytheGermanintervention
agency.
Article6
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article7
1.Atendershallberefusediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ismore
thanthemaximumamountfixedforthelotinques­
tion.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph
1,thesuccessfultenderershallforeachlotbetheone
makingthelowestoffer.Wheretwoormorevalid
offersspecifyamountswhichwhenconvertedinto
unitsofaccountareidentical,theawardshallbemade
bydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelynotifiedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tionintheinvitationtotender.Theintervention
agencyconcernedshallimmediately informthe
Commission ofthenameofthesuccessfultenderer.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article8
Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­
tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobe
delivered .
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirements laid
downinArticle1(2).
Article9
TheGermanGovernment shall:
1.ensurethatthesuccessfultenderershall:
(a)notifytherecipient,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenloadedonboardship,of
detailsoftheship,theloadingdate,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipmentandtheportofunloading;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
recipientoftheexpecteddateofarrivalatthe
portofship'sunloading ;
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
Recipientoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).

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measurestobetakenhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvoked.Article10
1.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredcif
whentheyaredepositedonthequaysideintheport
ofunloadingoronboardlighters,ifused.
2.Ondeliveryinaccordancewithparagraph 1
UNRWAshallissueacertificatedeclaringthatthe
skimmed-milk powderhasbeendelivered.
Article11
1.Saveinthecaseofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethedeci­
sionawardingthetender,
—hasfurnishedthecertificateprovidedforin
Article10(2).
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
sellingtheskimmed-milk powdershalldecideontheArticle12
Theinterventionagencyshallpaytothesuccessful
tenderertheamountstatedinhistenderuponproduc­
tionofthecertificatereferredtoinArticle10(2).
Article13
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdertowhichthisRegulation
applies.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI