NoL23/32 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.1.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No158/77
of25January1977
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofbutteroiltothe
International Committee oftheRedCrossforLebanon
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No694/76and(EEC)No695/76,tendersshall
beinvitedforthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryto
theICRCforLebanonof800tonnesofbutteroil,
dividedintotwolotsof400tonnes.
2.TheprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No2247/75
applybyanalogy,asregardsthetenderingprocedure
andthetermsofmanufactureanddeliveryofthe
butteroil.
BywayofderogationfromArticle4(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2247/75,thetenderershallindicatewhether
hisofferisvalidforonelotorforthetwolotsoffered
fortender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No695/76of25
March1976onthesupplyofmilkfatstocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternationalorganizationsunder
the1976food-aidprogramme^),providesinteralia
forareserveof3640tonnesofbutteroilproduced
frombutterheldbytheinterventionagencies;
whereas 1600tonnesfromthisreserveshallbeattri­
butedtotheInternational Committee oftheRed
Cross(ICRC)forLebanon;whereastheICRChas
requesteddeliveryofthe800tonnesremainingtobe
delivered ;
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No694/76of25March1976layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesupplyofmilkfatstocertaindeveloping
countriesandinternationalorganizations underthe
1976food-aidprogramme^),aninvitationtotender
forthissupplyshallbeissued;
Whereas,asregardsthetenderingprocedure,theprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2247/75of
29August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotender
forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroil
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (5),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2212/76(6),shallbeapplied;whereas
itisthereforenecessarytoprovideforcertaindetails,
particularlyasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmis­
sionoftendersandthedeliverytermsforthebutter­
oil;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Thebuttertobemanufactured intobutteroil
shallbetakenfromtheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.Thebutteroilshallmeettherequirements for
qualityandpackingsetoutintheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2247/75andshallbepackedin5kg
boxesonly.
3.ThepackagingmentionedinII.2.(b)ofthe
Annexquotedinthepreviousparagraphshallbeara
redcrossmeasuring10cmby10cmand,inlettersat
leastonecentimetrehigh,thefollowingwording:
'Butteroil/DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenne/ActionduComitéinternationaldelaCroix­
Rouge/PourdistributiongratuiteauLiban'. (!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
I1)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(J)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.4.h)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.4.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe8February1977at12noon. (')OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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Article3 nameofthevessel,thedateofloadingandthequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeof
loading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceof
theexpecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading .
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedin
thetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulating
thattheship'scaptainshallinformtherecipient
organizationatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.1.Deliveryshallbemadetotheportofunloading
ofBeirut,notwithstanding theprovisionsofArticle5.
2.Loadingshalltakeplaceafter25Marchand
before5April1977.
3.Deliverytotheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallyde­
positedonthequaysideattheportofunloadingoron
boardalighterinthecasewherethelattermethodis
used.
4.Ondeliveryattheportofunloading,therecip­
ientorganizationshallissuethetendererwiththe
acceptancecertificatespecifiedinArticle15ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2247/75.
5.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdeliveryincludingacceptancecosts.
6.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading
attributabletotherecipientorganizationshallbe
bornebyit.Theratesandotherdetailsconcerning
suchcosts,laiddowninthecontractbetweenthe
successfultendererandthecarrier,musthavebeen
previouslyagreeduponbythesuccessfultenderer
actingasCommunityagentandtherecipientorganiza­
tion'sagent.Article5
IfeventsinLebanonmakedeliverytotheportof
Beirutimpossible,theinterventionagencyinquestion
shalldeliverthegoodstotheportofLimassol
(Cyprus).
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencymay,onpresenta­
tionofsupportingdocuments,cometoanagreement
withtheorganizationmakingthedeliveryastoan
increaseinexpensescomparedwiththoseinitiallyset.
Theinterventionagencyshallimmediatelyinformthe
Commissionofthenewamountagreedupon.
Article6
Article4
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientorganizationoftheThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President