NoL308/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.11.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2713/76
of9November 1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoIndia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme (3),
providesinteraliafor5000metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertobemadeavailabletoIndia;whereas
thiscountryhasmadearequestofdeliveryofthe
abovementioned quantity;
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2017/76(5),invita­
tionstotendermustbeissuedforthedeliverycostsin
respectofthesequantities;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureshouldessentially
bethatlaiddowninsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—lotA2:1000metrictonstobedeliveredtothe
portofunloadingofCalcutta,
—lotB1:1000metrictonstobedeliveredtothe
portofunloadingofBombay,
—lotB2:1000metrictonstobedeliveredtothe
portofunloadingofBombay,
—lotB3:1000metrictonstobedeliveredtothe
portofunloadingofBombay.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeettherequir­
ementsforqualityandpackingsetoutintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
theGermaninterventionagency.
4.Theinterventionagencyshallsupply2%extra
emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthegoods.
Thetendererundertakestohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
5.Loadingshalltakeplace:
—asregardtolotsA1andA2:notlaterthan15
January1977;
—asregardtolotsB1,B2andB3:after1and
before15March1977.
6.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearthefollowinginlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:
'Skimmed-milk powdernon-enriched/Giftofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheRepublicof
India'.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,tenders
shallbeinvitedforthecostsofdeliveryof5000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderforIndiaand
dividedintothefollowinglots:
—lotA1:1000metrictonstobedeliveredtothe
unloadingportofCalcutta,Article2
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallframea
noticeofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
notlessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(4)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(5OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.24.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe23November1976at12noon.Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts
arereceived,theawardshallbemadebydrawinglots.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.TheGermaninterventionagencyshallimmedi­
atelyinformtheCommission ofthesuccessful
tenderer'snameandaddress.Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
entirequantityofalotputouttotender.
Atendershallrelateonlytothelotsdesignatedbythe
samecapitalletter.Thetenderershallmakeprecisein
histenderforhowmanylots—underthesecondi­
tions—itisvalid.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinGerman
marks,atwhichthetendererundertakestosupply,
inaccordancewiththespecifications ,theentire
quantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecostsuntilthestagefixedforthedelivery.
4..Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheskim­
med-milkpowdersatisfyingtherequirements asto
qualityandpackingreferredtoinArticle1(2).
2.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedintheholdoftheshipattheportofunloading.
3.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdeliveryincludingunloadingcosts
(asunstowing,hoisting,acceptance)aswellaseventual
lighterage.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbeborneoratthebeneficeofthe
recipientcountry.Theratesandotherdetails
concerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthesuccessfultendererandthe
carrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreeduponby
thesuccessfultendereractingasCommunityagent
andthecountryofdestination'sagent.Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbetwo
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossibleaftertheputtingonboardofthegoods,
notifythecountryofdestinationofthenameofthe
vessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .

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2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformthecountry
ofdestinationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedin
thetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulating
thattheship'scaptainshallinformthecountryof
destinationatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.
Article10
1.Atthetimeoftakingover,thesuccessful
tenderershallcheckthatthequantityofskimmed­
milkpowdercollectedsatisfiesthequantitytobe
supplied.
Moreover,heshallcheckthatthepackingoftheskim­
med-milkpowdersatisfiestherequirementsfixedin
Article1(2).
2.Ondeliveryeffectedwithinthemeaningof
Article7(2),thecountryofdestinationshallissuea
certificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(1).
Article11
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenawarded;2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article12
Incasesofforcemajeure,thesellingintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2).
Article14
Exceptincasesforforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(5).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebytheGermaninterventionagency.
Article15
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2).
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission