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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No264/77
of4February1977
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidto
Ethiopia
manufactureanddeliveryof1500tonnesofbutteroil
toEthiopia,dividedintothreelotsof500tonnes.
2.Subjecttothespecialprovisionscontainedhere­
inafter,theprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75shallapplytothetenderingprocedureandto
thetermsformanufactureanddeliveryofthebutte­
roil.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No695/76of25
March1976onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides
interaliaforthesupplytoEthiopiaof1500tonnes
ofbutteroilobtainedfrombutterheldbytheinterven­
tionagencies;whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthe
supplyofthequantityabovementioned ;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
694/76of25March1976layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1976food-aid
programmetocertaindevelopingcountriesandto
certaininternationalorganizations ("*),requirestenders
tobeinvitedforsuchsupplies;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureiseffectedfollowing
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75of29August1975concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
butteroilasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andtotheWorldFoodProgramme (5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2212/76(6);
whereasitisstillnecessarytoaddanumberofdetails,
particularlyasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmis­
sionoftendersandthetermsofsupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Articlc2
1.Twoofthelotsofbuttertobemanufactured into
butteroilshallberemovedfromthepremisesofthe
Frenchinterventionagency,andtheremaininglot
fromtheGermaninterventionagency.
BywayofderogationfromArticle4(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2247/75,thetenderershallspecifyinhis
offersubmittedtotheFrenchinterventionagency,for
howmanylotsitisvalid.
2.Thequalityandpackagingofthebutteroilshall
satisfytherequirements laiddownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No2247/75;itshallbeputexclu­
sivelyinfive-kilogram canisters .
3.Thewordstobeprintedonthepackaging,as
providedinChapterII2(b)oftheabovementioned
Annex,shallbethefollowing :
'Butteroil/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytoEthiopia/Forfreedistribution'.
4.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe22February1977.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Articlc1
1.TendersareherebyinvitedpursuanttoRegula­
tions(EEC)No694/76and(EEC)No695/76,fortheArticle3
1.Deliveryshallbemadetotheportofunloading
ofAssab. ')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.11
-)O)NoL67,15.1976,p.9.
-')O'jNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
4)O'lNoL83,30.3.1976,p.4.
5)O'lNoL229,30.8.197S,p.60
b)O|NoL249,M.9.1976,p.v2.Shipmentshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan31March1977.

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goodshavebeenloadedonboardship,ofdetailsof
theship,theloadingdateandthequantityandquality
ofthegoodsasrecordedonshipment.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivalattheportofship'sunloading.
Thesuccessfultenderershallincludeinthetermsof
thecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthattheship's
captainshall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobabledateof
arrivalinport.3.Deliverytotheportofunloadingshallbe
regardedascompletedwhenthegoodsareeffectively
removedfromtheholdoftheshipattheportof
unloading .
Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingunloadingcosts
(suchasshifting,hoistingorreceptioncosts)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbepaidorreceivedbythecountryof
destination .Theratesofandrulesgoverningsuch
costsanddispatchmoneyshallbespecifiedinthe
contractbetweenthesuccessfultendererandthe
shipper,andshallbeagreeduponinadvancebetween
thesuccessfultendereractingasagentoftheCommu­
nityandthereceptionagentinthecountryofdestina­
tion.
4.Ondeliverytotheportofunloadingunderthe
termssetoutinparagraph3,thecountryofdestina­
tionshallhandovertotheagentfortheCommunity a
certificateoftakingover.
Article4
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallnotify
thecountryofdestinationassoonaspossibleaftertheArticle5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermonet­
aryoraccession)shallbeappliedtothebutteroildeliv­
eredpursuanttothisRegulation .
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayafter
itspublicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuro­
peanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February 1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President