NoL23/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.1.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No159/77
of25January1977
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossforLebanon,foruseasfoodaid,ofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininternational
organizations underthe1976programme (3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme^),provides
interaliafor1500tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCross(ICRC);whereastheICRChas
requested400tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderforLebanon;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticulartheadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No
2018/76forthecostsofsupplyingtotheICRCone
lotof400tonnesofvitaminized skimmed-milk
powderpurchasedontheCommunitymarketfor
Lebanon.
2.DeliveryshallbeeffectedattheportofBeirut
notwithstanding theprovisionsinArticle16.
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceafter25Marchand
before5April1977.
4.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
5.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
6.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearaaredcrossmeasuring10cmby10cmand,in
lettersatleastonecentimetrehigh,thefollowing
wording:
'Laitécrémeenpoudreavecvitamines"A"(5000
Ul/100g)et"D"(500UI/100g)/DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenne/Actionducomité
international delaCroix-Rouge/Pourdistribution
gratuiteauLiban'.(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976.p.2.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2 Article6
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe8February1977at12noon.
Article31.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderer's
nameandaddress.1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
2.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
entirequantityofalotputouttotender.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofloading,chosenfromamongCommu­
nityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications ,the
entirequantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecostsofthestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackagingreferredtoinArticle1(4).
2.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallyde­
positedonthequaysideoronboardalighteratthe
portofunloading .
3.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdelivery,includingacceptance
costs.
Article4 Article8
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientorganizationshallbebornebyit.
Therateandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshall
belaiddowninthecontractbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandthecarrierandmusthavebeenprevi­
ouslyagreeduponbythesuccessfultendereractingas
Communityagentandtherecipientorganization's
agent.
Article5 Article9
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientorganizationofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloadingaswellasthe
quantityandthequalityofthegoodsasrecordedat
thetimeofloading.

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—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n0159/77)destinéeà
êtreembarquéeauportde..2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceof
theexpecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast72hoursinadvanceofthe
ship'sprobabledateofarrivalinport.—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungs­
mittelhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.159/77)zur
VerschiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.159/77)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...',Article10
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.159/77)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...',
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.159/77)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.
Article121.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(4).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientorganizationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
powderaswellastheemptybagsreferredtoinArticle
1(5)havebeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
Article11—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article141.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No159/77)tobeshippedfrom
theportof..1.TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shall
bepaidonlyonproductionofthecertificates
providedforinArticle10(2)and(3).
2.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article10(3)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
grantanadvance.
3.Suchadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,plus10%.(!)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(^)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Article15 Inthiscasetheinterventionagencyshall,onsubmis­
sionofsupportingdocuments,cometoanagreement
withtheundertakinginchargeofthedeliveryofan
increaseofexpensescomparedwiththoseinitiallyset.
Theinterventionagencyshallimmediatelyinformthe
Commissionofthenewamountagreedupon.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.Article17
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16
Article18IfeventsinLebanonmakedeliverytotheportof
Beirutimpossible,theinterventionagencyinquestion
shalldeliverthegoodstotheportofLimassol
(Cyprus).ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January .1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:powderrequirements
1*5%maximum
4-0%maximum
015%maximum (18°Domic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum