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REGULATION (EEC)No2826/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of11November 1974
ontheopeningofaninvitationtotenderforskimmed-milk powderheldbythe
UnitedKingdominterventionagency
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereastheUnitedKingdominterventionagency
holdscertainquantitiesofskimmed-milk powder
which,byreasonsofitsageanditspackaging,for
whichaspecialexceptionwasrequired,isnowdiffi­
culttoconserveandnolongersatisfiestherequire­
mentsofArticle1(1)ofCommission Regulation
(EEC)No1108/68(3)of27July1968ondetailed
rulesofapplicationforpublicstorageofskimmed­
milkpowder,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1636/74(4);whereasthesestocksofskimmed­
milkpowdershouldthereforebeputupforsale;
Whereas,inordertoensureequalaccesstoallinte­
restedparties,theskimmed-milk powderinquestion
shouldbesoldbytender;whereastheprovisions
requiredforthispurposecaninthemainbetaken
fromRegulation (EEC)No1108/68;whereas,
however,certainpointsconcerningparticipation in
tendersandtheawardofcontractsshouldbespecified
ingreaterdetail;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—placedinstorebefore1June1973;
—nolongersatisfyingtherequirements of'Article1
paragraph 1ofRegulation (EEC)No1108/68;
—packagedindicatedintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.
Article2
1.Asregardstheprocedurefortenders,Article4
andthesubsequentArticlesofRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68shallapply,withtheexceptionofArticles7
and10.
2.Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplyinplaceof
thoseofArticle7asaforesaid :
(a)Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinter­
ventionagencyagainstacknowledgement of
receiptorbyregisteredletterorbytelexaddressed
totheinterventionagency;
(b)Thetendershallspecify:
—thenameandaddressofthetenderer ;
—thepriceexpressedinpoundssterlingoffered
permetrictonexstoragedepotexlusiveof
internaltaxes;
—thenameofthestoragedepotandthenumber
ofthelottenderedfor.
Atenderindicatingtwoormorelotsshallbe
regardedascomprising anumberofseparate
tendersequaltothenumberoflotsindicated;
(c)Atendershallnotbevalidunless:
—itrelatestothewholeofalot;
—itisaccompanied byadeclarationwherebythe
tendereragreestoforegoallclaimsastothe
qualityandcharacteristics ofanyskimmed­
milkpowdersoldtohim;
—proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodset
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurity
referredtoinArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68hasbeenprovided.
3.Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplyinplaceof
thoseofArticle10asaforesaid :
(a)anytenderquotingapricelowerthanthe
minimumpriceasfixedinaccordancewith
Article9ofRegulation (EEC)No1108/68,shall
berefused;
(b)subjectasprovidedin(a)above,thecontractshall
beawardedtothepersonsubmittingthehighest
tenderforthelotinquestion;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Tendersshallbeinvitedforthepurchaseofskimmed­
milkpowderheldbytheUnitedKingdominterven­
tionagency,beingskimmed-milk powder:
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p..34.
(4)OJNoL173,28.6.1974,p.60.

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(c)iftwoormoretendersrelatingtothesamelotindi­
catethesamepricethecontractshallbeawarded
bydrawinglots;
(d)therightsandobligationsarisingbyvirtueofparti­
cipationintheinvitationtotendershallnotbe
transferable . «4.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe25November1974at12noon.
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11November1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
ANNEX
Packagingofskimmed-milk powder
1.3Kraftpaperbags,ofastrengthof80g/m2;
1poly-coatedKraftpaperbag,ofastrengthof75g/m2;
1wax-coatedKraftpaperbag,ofastrengthof80g/m2.
2.Eachbagiscappedbyacrepepapertapeandsealedbysewingwithadoublecottonstitchanda
jutecord.