11.1.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL7/19
REGULATION (EEC)No59/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of9January1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilforshipmentsto
IndiaasfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgramme
2121/74,forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
a500metrictonlotofbutteroiltoIndia.
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceonadatetobespeci­
fiedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned,after5and
before21March1975.
Article2
Thebuttertobeusedforthemanufacture ofthe
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheFrenchinterven­
tionagency.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,providesinter
aliathat15000metrictonsofbutteroil,takenfrom
butterstocksheldbytheinterventionagencies,are
placedatthedisposaloftheWorldFoodProgramme ;
whereasthelatterhasrequestedaconsignmentof500
metrictonsofbutteroilforshipmenttoIndia;
whereasthisconsignment ,whichshallbeconsidered
ashavingbeencompletedwhenthebutteroilhas
beendepositedintheportofembarkationattheplace
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent,mustbethe
objectofatenderprocedureinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2121/74(4)of9
August1974concerningthesupplyofbutteroilas
foodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme ,asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2393/74(5);
WhereastoapplyRegulation (EEC)No2121/74
certaindetailedinformationishowever,required,in
particularasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmission
oftendersandtheconditionsofdeliveryofthe
butteroil;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article3
1.Withregardtoqualitythebutteroilshallcomply
withtheconditionslaiddowninTitleIoftheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No2121/74.However,the
maximumcontentoffreefattyacidsisfixedat0-3%
(expressedinoleicacids)andtheindexofperoxideis
fixedat0-5maximum (inmilliequivalent ofactive
oxygenperkg).
2.Thebutteroilshallbepackedin20kg
containers,accordingtotheindicationsappearingin
TitleII,paragraphs 1and2oftheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2121/74.
Article4
Theportofembarkationindicatedinthetendershall
bechosenfromamongtheportsoftheCommunity
accessibletoocean-goingships,usedforinternational
freightersandhavingregularlinestoIndia.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION : Article5
Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersshallbe
28January1975at12noon.Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,subjecttothetermsand
conditionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof-
theEuropeanCommunities .(<)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL222,12.8.1974,p.10.
(5)OJNoL255,20.9.1974,p.34.

NoL7/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.1.75
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9January1975.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI