7.9.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL245/13
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2186/76
of6September1976
concerningtheinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroiltotheOfficeof
theUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefugeesasfoodaidforthepeople
ofCyprus
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1542/75of16
June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1975food-aidprogramme (3),
providesforareserveof4550metrictonsofbutteroil
obtainedfrombutterheldbyinterventionagencies;
whereas,accordingtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
835/76of6April1976onthesupplyofbutteror
butteroilunderRegulation (EEC)No1542/75tothe
OfficeoftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner for
Refugeesasfoodaidforthesectionsofthepopulation
affectedbytheeventsinCyprus(4),650metrictonsto
besuppliedintheformofbutterorbutteroil,tobeset
asidefromthisreserveshallbeallocatedtotheOffice
oftheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefu­
gees(UNHCR)forthebenefitofthepeopleof
Cyprus;whereasUNHCRhasrequestedthedelivery
oftheabovementioned quantityofbutteroilforthis
destination ;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1541/75of16June1975layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternationalorganizationsunder
the1975food-aidprogramme (5),requirestendersto
beinvitedforsuchsupplies;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureiseffectedfollowing
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75of29August1975concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
butteroilasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andtotheWorldFoodProgramme (6),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No578/76(7);whereasitisstill
necessarytoaddanumberofdetails,particularlyas
regardsthetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
andthetermsofsupply;Article1
1.TendersareherebyinvitedpursuanttoRegula­
tions(EEC)No1541/75,(EEC)No1542/75and
(EEC)No835/76,forthemanufactureanddeliveryof
650metrictonsofbutteroiltoUNHCRforCyprus
anddividedintotwolotsof325metrictons.
2.Subjecttothespecialprovisionscontainedhere­
inafter,theprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75shallapplybyanalogytothetenderingproce­
dureandtothetermsforthemanufacture and
deliveryofthebutteroil.
Article2
1.Thebutterwhichistobemanufactured into
butteroilshallberemovedfromthepremisesofthe
Frenchinterventionagency.
2.Thequalityandpackagingofthebutteroilshall
satisfytherequirements laiddownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No2247/75;itshallbeputexclu­
sivelyin5kgcanisters.
3.Thewordstobeprintedonthepackaging,as
providedforinChapterII2(b)oftheabovemen­
tionedAnnex,shallbethefollowing :
'Butteroil—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytothepeopleofCyprus.'
4.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallexpireat12noonon21September1976.
Article3
1.Deliveryshallbecarriedoutattheportof
unloadingLimassol.
2.Shipmentshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan30October1976.')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL67,IS.3.1976,p.9.
3)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
4)OJNoL96,10.4.1976,p.1.
5)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.
b)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60,
7)OJNoL69,15.3.1976,p.16.

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3.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbe
deemedtotakeplacewhenthegoodsareactuallyset
downonthequaysideattheportofunloadingoron
lighterswherethelattermethodisused.
4.Ondelivery'portofunloading',therecipient
organizationshallissuetothesuccessfultenderera
letterofacceptancewhichreplacesthecertificate
specifiedinArticle15ofRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75.
5.Therecipientorganizationshallberesponsible
forallexpenditureincurredafterdelivery,including
acceptancecosts.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingdueto
delaysforwhichtherecipientorganization isrespon­
sibleshallbebornebythatcountry.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurragetobelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarriermustbeagreedinadvancebetweenthe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
andthereceivingagentoftherecipientorganization .
Article4
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallnotify
therecipientorganizationofthedateofloading,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthe
timeofloadingandtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceof
theexpecteddateofarrivalattheship'sportof
unloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallincludeinthetermsof
thecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthattheship's
captainshall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobabledateof
arrivalinport.
Article5
BywayofderogationfromArticle4(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2247/75,thetenderershallindicateifhis
tenderisvalidforoneorbothlotsputupfortender.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6September1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission