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REGULATION (EEC)No2557/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4October1974
concerningtheinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,ofskim­
med-milkpowdertocertainthirdcountries
3.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,theskim­
med-milkpowdershall,astoqualityandpacking,
satisfytherequirements laiddowninAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68(6)of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1636/74(7).
Article2
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallgive
noticeofaninvitationtotenderindicatinginparti­
cular:
—thelocationofthestoreorstoreswheretheskim­
med-milkpowderisheld;
—thequantityofskimmed-milk powdertobedeliv­
ered;
—theindicationoftheportsintheCommunity
wheredeliverycantakeplace;
—theclosingdateandaddressforthereceiptof
tenders;
—thedateonwhichdeliveryistotakeplace.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleast10daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmission oftenders.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27Ju,ne1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)andArticle28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74(3)of
11July1974concerningthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations makesprovi­
sionforacertainquantityofskimmed-milk powder
heldbyinterventionagenciestobemadeavailableto
thedevelopingcountriesconcerned ;
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,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Whereitisdecidedtosupplyskimmed-milk
powdertothedevelopingcountrieslistedinthe
AnnextoRegulation (EEC)No1827/74,theinvita­
tiontotenderreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation
(EEC)No1826/74shallbeorganizedinaccordance
withthedetailedruleslaiddowninthisRegulation .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdertobedeliveredis
bought-inunderArticle7(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68.Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtotheinterventionagency.
Theinterventionagencymayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telexforpresentationoftenders.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderisinrespectof
twoormorelotsnotendermaybemadeformore
thanonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theamountexpressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStatewheretheinvitationtotendertakes
placeforwhichthetendererundertakestodeliver(')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.(fe)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL173,28.6.1974,p.60.

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theskimmed-milk powderincludingtheinsur­
ancecostscoveringthevalueofthegoods;
(c)thewarehousesfromwhichtheskimmed-milk
powder,assignedtoeachlot,shallbetaken;
(d)theportofembarkation ,chosenfromamongthe
portsoftheCommunityaccessibletoocean-going
shipseventuallyindicatedinthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotenderconcerned ;
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
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriterialaiddownbythis
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
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 .
Article7'
Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobe
delivered .
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirements laid
downinArticle1(3).
Article8
Everysuccessfultenderershallonthedatefixedby
theinterventionagencydeliveratthe"portspecifiedin
thetenderaquantityofskimmed-milk powderequal
tothequantitytherespecified.Anyscheduleforinstal­
mentdeliveriesshallbeagreedbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandtheagentoftherecipientcountry.
Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhenthey
aredepositedintheportofshipmentatapointdesig­
natedbytherecipientcountryoritsagenteasily
accessibletotheship.
Article9
Ondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembarkation ,
thereceivingagentappointedbytherecipient
country,orwherenosuchagentisappointedtheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
toryembarkation takesplace,shallissuetothe
successfultendererasagentfortheCommunity a
certificateofdelivery.
Article10
Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
theskimmed-milk powderattheplaceandbythe
timeappointed,providedalwaysthattherecipient
countryhasmadeitpossiblefortheskimmed-milk
powdertobesodelivered.
Anydemurrage -costsresultingfromsuchdelaysshall
bechargeabletothesuccessfultendereronlyifthe
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostshave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandtherecipientcountry.Othercosts
resultingfromsuchdelaysshallbechargeabletothe
successfultendereronlyiftheyhavebeenincurredby
therecipientcountrywiththeagreementofthe
competentinterventionagency.
Costsincurredbyreasonsoffailuretodeliverthe
skimmed-milk powderasaresultofforcemajeure
shallbebornebythecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateconcerned .
Iftherecipientcountryisunabletoloadtheskim­
med-milkpowderonthedatesfixedandifthe
successfultendererisunabletoobtainpaymentfrom
therecipientcountryoftheresultingcosts,thecompe­
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allmeasuresnecessarytoensure ,thatsuchcostsare
notbornebythesuccessfultenderer.
Article11
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredunderArticle4shallbereleasedonlyinthe
followingcircumstances :
(a)ifthetenderhasbeenrefused,
(b)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistender
beforethecontractisawardedandhasproducedto
theinterventionagencythecertificateofdelivery
mentionedinArticle9.
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.3.Incaseofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
shalladoptthemeasureswhichappearwarrantedby
thecircumstances invoked .
Article12
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtotheskimmed­
milkpowdertowhichthisRegulationapplies.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI