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REGULATION (EEC)No1221/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of6May1975
concerningtheconditionstorinvitationstotenderlorthecostsordelivery,as
foodaid,ofskimmed-milk powdertotheWorldFoodProgramme
3.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,theskim­
med-milkpowdershall,astoqualityandpacking,
satisfytherequirements laiddowninAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1108/68(5)of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1093/75(6).
Article2
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallgive
noticeofaninvitationtotenderindicatinginparti­
cular:
—thelocationofthestoreorstoreswheretheskim­
med-milkpowderisheld,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1827/74(3)of
11July1974concerningthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,makesprovi­
sionfor20000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
heldbyinterventionagenciestobemadeavailableto
theWorldFoodProgramme ;
WhereasunderArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74(4)of11July1974layingdowngeneralrules
forthedeliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
tocertaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininterna­
tionalorganizations ,suchsuppliesareasaruletobe
putouttotender;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—thequantityofskimmed-milk powdertobedeliv­
ered,
—theinsurancearrangements forthegoodstobe
transported ,
—theindicationoftheportsintheCommunity
wheredeliverycantakeplace,
—theclosingdateandaddressforthereceiptof
tenders,
—thedateonwhichdeliveryistotakeplace.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleast10daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmission oftenders.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Whereitisdecidedtosupplyskimmed-milk
powdertotheWorldFoodProgrammeinaccordance
withRegulation (EEC)No1827/74,theinvitationto
tenderreferredtoinArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No
1826/74shallbeorganizedinaccordancewiththe
detailedruleslaiddowninthisRegulation .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdertobedeliveredis
boughtinunderArticle7(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;(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(4)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.(5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(b)OJNoL109,29.4.1975,p.5.

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(b)theamountexpressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStatewheretheinvitationtotendertakes
placeforwhichthetendererundertakestodeliver
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.
4.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallimmedi­
atelyinformtheCommission ofthenameofthe
successfultenderer .5.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article7
Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­
tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobe
delivered .
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirementslaid
downinArticle1(3).
Article8
Thesuccessfultenderershallonthedatefixedbythe
WFPdeliverattheportspecifiedinthetenderaquan­
tityofskimmed-milk powderequaltothequantity
therespecified.Anyscheduleforinstalmentdeliveries
shallbeagreedbetweenthesuccessfultendererand
theagentoftheWFP.
Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhenthey
aredepositedattheplaceforexportationatthepoint
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembarka­
tion,theWFPagentshallhandtothesuccessful
tendereractingasagentfortheCommunityaletterof
acceptance .
Article10
Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
theskimmed-milk powderattheplaceandbythe
timeappointed,providedalwaysthattheWFPhas
madeitpossiblefortheskimmed-milk powdertobe
sodelivered .
Costsincurredby.reasonsoffailuretodeliverthe
skimmed-milk powderasaresultofforcemajeure
shallbebornebythecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateconcerned .
Article11
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredunderArticle4shallbereleasedonlyinthe
followingcircumstances :
(a)ifthetenderhasbeenrefused;
(b)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistender
beforethecontractisawardedandhasproducedto
theinterventionagencytheletterofacceptance
mentionedinArticle9.
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
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3.Incaseofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
shalladoptthemeasureswhichappearwarrantedby
thecircumstances invoked.
Article12
Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallpaytothe
WFPwithin30daysafteracceptanceofeachdelivery
ofskimmed-milk powder,aflat-ratecontributionof
80unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtowardsthecostsoftransportingand
distributingsuchskimmed-milk powder.Article13
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtotheskimmed­
milkpowdertowhichthisRegulationapplies.
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6May1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission