31.7.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL206/67
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1884/76
of28July1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheRepublicof
Uruguayforuseasfoodaid-ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewith
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No
1299/76forthecostsofsupplyingtotheRepublicof
Uruguayalotof20Qmetrictonsofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowder.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeettherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingsetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
3.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliver,asasupple­
ment,5%emptybagssimilartothosecontainingthe
goods.THECOMMISSION 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 powder,asfoodaid,to
certaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininternational
organizationsunderthe1976programme(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),
providesinteraliafor200metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertobemadeavailabletotheRepublicof
Uruguay;whereasthiscountryhasrequesteda
deliveryof200metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.DeliveryshallbeeffectedattheportofAntwerp.
2.Deliveryattheportofshipmentshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned,
andwhichmustbeafter1andbefore15September
1976.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
expireson10August1976.
Article3
Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeofinvi­
tationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnotless
than10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthesubmis­
sionoftenders.
Article4
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwritingshallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.b)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.

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2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supplytotheportofshipmentreferredtoin
Article2(1),inaccordancewiththespecifications
laiddownintheAnnexes,theentirequantityof
thelotputouttotender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirelotputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle5hasbeenprovided.
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn.
Article5
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article6
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article7
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle6.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommissionthetenderer'sname
andaddress.
Article8
1.Thesuccessfultenderershall,onthedatefixed
bytherecipientcountry,deliverattheportreferredto
inArticle2(1)thequantityofskimmed-milk powder
meetingtherequirementsasregardsqualityandpack­
aginglaiddownintheAnnextothisRegulation.Any
scheduleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbefixedbythe
recipientcountry'sagentinagreementwiththe
successfultenderer.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.
Article9
Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembarka­
tion,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
aletterofacceptance .
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninthe
Annex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
mentstheagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientcountryshallissuea
certificatestatingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskim­
med-milkaswell,astheemptybagsreferredtoin
Article1(3)havebeentakenatthestagespecifiedin
Article2(1).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
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placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods{l),as
amended ,byRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No1884/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...,—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle4(2)(b)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle10(2)and(3).,
Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydeveloping
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingenabledthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed.
Costsincurrredbyreasonoffailuretodeliverthe
skimmed-milk powderasaresultofforcemajeure
shallbebornebythecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateconcerned .
Article15
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion. ..s—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire(règlement(CEE)n01884/76)destinée
aêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1884/76)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(regolamento (CEE)n.1884/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...";
—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
Verordening (EEG)nr.1884/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehaven...';
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forodning(EØF)nr.1884/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28July1976.
FortheCommission .-.
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ANNEX
1.5%maximum
4-0%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
05mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticlesI.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralizationagents:
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithpolyethylenelayer,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g4-15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast008mmthickdoublebound.
(c)Thefollowingmarkingtoappearonthepackaginginlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'LaitécréméenpoudreenrichienvitaminesAetD—DondelaCommunautééconomique
européenneàlarépubliqued'Uruguay—Àdistribuergratuitement.'