26.10.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2584/76
of22October1976
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheArabRepublicof
Yemenforuseasfoodaidofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobebought
ontheCommunitymarket
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarket.inmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1976programme (5),
providesinteraliafor200metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertobemadeavailabletotheArabRepu­
blicofYemen;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (6),provides
interaliafor1300metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheArabRepublicof
Yemen;
Whereasthiscountryhas.requestedthedeliveryof
1500metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)
No1299/76and(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsof
supplying 1500metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowdertotheArabRepublicofYemen,divided
intothreelotsof500metrictons.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation ,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/76(8).
3.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/For
freedistribution '.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.l.V
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(•>)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(b)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2 infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article51.Deliveryshallbeeffectedfromtheportof
Bremen.
2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned,
whichmustbeafter15andbefore31December1976.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe9November1976at12noon.Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelya
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article3
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderer'sname
andaddress.1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyofthpMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufacture ofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
wholeofalotputupfortender.
Thetenderershallspecifyinhistenderforhowmany
lotsitisvalid.
5.Thetendershallindicate,interalia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,underthestipulatedconditions,theentire
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
designatedinArticle2(1)andonthedatefixedby
therecipientcountrythequantityofskimfned-milk
powdermeetingtherequirements asregardsquality
andpackaginglaiddowninArticle1(2).Anysched­
uleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbefixedbytherecip­
ientcountry'sagentinagreementwiththesuccessful
tenderer.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.
Article4
Article8
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingreferredto
inArticle1(2).

26.10.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL295/11
—Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(EØF)nr.2584/76)bestemttillevering
ihavneni
Article10
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityanddeliveryshallbereleasedonlyif:2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
mentstheagencyshall,asreferredtoinArticle1(2),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
aletterofacceptance .
Thislettershallstatethatdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderaswellastheemptybags
referredtoinArticle1(3)havebeentakenatthestage
specifiedinArticle2(1).(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.Article9
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle4(3)(b)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).Ifthetenderhasbeensubmittedtotheintervention
agencyofanotherMemberStatethanthatinwhich
theportofloadingissituatedthegoodsshall,on
completionofthecontrolreferredtoinArticle8(1),
beplacedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyaredeliveredattheportspecified
inArticle2(1).
Proofofdeliverytotheportofloadingcanbe
furnishedonlybyproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69of19November1969ontheuse
ofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No2584/76)tobedeliveredattheport
of..Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingenabledthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed .
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned . —'Laitécréméenpoudreàtitredaidealimentaire
(règlément (CEE)n°2584/76)destinéaêtrelivré
auportde..
Article14—'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhife (Verord­
nung(EWG)Nr.2584/76)zurLieferungzum
Hafenvon...bestimmt', Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.—'Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoaimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.2584/76)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi...',
—Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulpverordening
(EEG)nr,2584/76)bestemdomtewordengele­
verdindehavenvan...',Article15
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent :
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5/omaximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum )(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g