5.4.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL87/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No710/77
of4April1977
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheRepublicof
Afghanistan ,foruseasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatvestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),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),
providesinteraliafor200tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheRepublicofAfgh­
anistan;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2018/76of27July1976ontheadditionalsupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountries,internationalorganizationsandnon­
governmental organizations underthe1976
programme (6),providesinteraliafor100tonnesof
skimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailabletothe
RepublicofAfghanistan ;whereasthiscountryhas
requestedthedeliveryof300tonnesofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/86providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)
No1299/76and(EEC)No2018/76forthecostsof
supplyingtotheRepublicofAfghanistanonelotof
300tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderto
bepurchasedontheCommunitymarket.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation ,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesofappli­
cationforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1457/75(s).
3.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityto
Afghanistan/Forfreedistribution.'
Aititle2
I.DeliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportofLe
Havre.
(')()|NoI.1X4,1K>7.IW>8,|>.14.
(s)()INoI14S,(,I,.I I7.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1V
(')OJNo1.67,15.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.V
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.I.
C)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.S.
(b)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.

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Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theamountshallbemadeby
theinterventionagencyselectedinaccordancewith
theprocedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theintervention agenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderer'sname
andaddress.2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned
whichmustbeafter15andbefore31May1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe19April1977at12noon.
Article3
1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufactureofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article 1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
wholeofthelotputupfortender.
5.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofloadingmentionedinArticle2(1);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,underthestipulatedconditions,theentire
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmcd-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orof;ibank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
ofLeHavreandonthedatefixedbytherecipient
countrythequantityofskimmcd-milk powder
meetingtherequirements asregardsqualityandpack­
aginglaiddowninArticle 1(2).Anyschedulefor
instalmentdeliveriesshallbefixedbytherecipient
country'sagentinagreementwiththesuccessful
tenderer .
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.
ArticleS
I.ThecompetentagencvoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmcd-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualitvandpackaginglaiddownin
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2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,asmentionedinArticle1(2),theagencyshall
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,aletterofacceptance .
Thislettershallstatethatdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderaswellastheemptybags
referredtoinArticle1(3)havebeentakenatthestage
specifiedinArticle2(1).—Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(E0F)nr.710/77)bestemttilleveringi
havneni'.
Article10
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhayingfacilitatedthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed .
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .
Article14
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
tinEuropeanCommunities .Article9
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(-').
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No710/77)tobedeliveredattheport
of',
—'Laitécréméenpoudreatitred'aidealimentaire
(règlement (CEE)n°710/77)destineaêtreauport
de\
—'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.710/77)zurLieferung
zumHafenvonbestimmt',
—'Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoaimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.710/77)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi',
—'Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp (Verordening
(EEG)nr.710/77)bestemdomtewordengeleverd
indehavenvan',
(')OlNoL.29S,24.II.1969,p.14.
(-)OJNoI.66.13.3.197.*.p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4April1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)tatcontent :
(b)watercontent :
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testtorneutralization agents
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent :
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitamincontent :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-1S%maximum (IKDornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum )
discB(15.0mgminimum )
SO000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,treefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
S000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum