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REGULATION (EEC)No1885/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of12July1973
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfood-aid,of
skimmed-milk powderheldbytheinterventionagencies
ItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1108/68(4)of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No454/73(5).
Article2
1.Deliveryshallbemadebyadatetobefixed,
whetherfob,cifortoaspecifiedplaceofdestination,
accordingtotheagreementsconcludedwiththerecipi­
entcountriesoragencies.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthestoragedepotslistedbytheintervention
agencyconcernedandreferredtointhetender.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2721/72(3)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidprovidesthatskimmed-milk
powdermay,dependingontheamountsavailablein
theCommunity ,besuppliedbydrawingonstocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesandthatdelivery
costsshall,asageneralrule,bedeterminedbythe
tenderingprocedure ;
Whereas,indeterminingtheruleswhich,underthis
invitationtotender,shouldapplytodeliveriesof
skimmed-milk powder,theprocedurehitherto
followedforthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidshould,
inthemain,beadopted;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;Article3
Thedeliverycostsoftheskimmed-milk powderafter
itsremovalfromthestoragedepotsoftheinterven­
tionagencyanduntilitsacceptancebytherecipient
countryoragencyshallbedeterminedbyatendering
procedure .
Article4
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallforeachindividualdeliveryissuean
invitationtotender.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallspecifyinparti­
cular:
—thelocationofthestoredskimmed-milk powder,
—thequantitiesofskimmed-milk powdertobe
transported ,Article1
—thedestination ,1.Incaseswhere,byvirtueofRegulation (EEC)No
2721/72,itisdecidedtomakeadeliveryofskimmed­
milkpowderasfoodaid,boughtbytheintervention
agenciesbyvirtueofArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68,therulessetoutinthisRegulationshall
apply.
2.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,the
skimmed-milk powdershall,astoqualityand
packing,satisfytherequirements laiddowninAnnex—thetime-limitwithinwhich,andtheplacewhere,
tendersmustbesubmitted ,
—thedateonwhichdeliverymustbemade.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleasttendaysbeforetheclosingdate
fortenders.
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(>)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.c4)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(5)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.7.

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Article5 thanthemaximumamountvalidforthedeliveryin
question.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph 1,thesuccessful
tenderershallbethepersonwhosubmittedthelowest
tenderintermsofunitsofaccount."Whereseveral
tendersinthesameamountwhenconvertedinto
unitsofaccountaretobetakenintoconsideration ,
thecontractshallbeawardedbydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelyinformedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tioninthetender.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisingoutoftheinvita­
tiontotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article91.Tenderersrespondingtoapartialinvitationto
tendershallsubmittheirtenderstotheintervention
agency,inwriting,eitherbydeliverybyhand,against
receipt,orbyregisteredletteraddressedtotheinter­
ventionagency.Theinterventionagencymayalso
authorizetheuseoftelex.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderrelatestoseveral
lots,eachtendershallrelateonlytoonelot.
3.Thetendershallspecifyinparticular :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer,
(b)theportofloadingwhichshallbeoneoftheports
oftheEECwhereseatransport,isconcerned,
(c)theamounttendered,exclusiveoftaxes,expressed
inthecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tenderissubmittedandtowhichthetenderer
undertakesthathewilleffectdeliveryofthegoods
towhichtheinvitationtotenderrefersinaccor­
dancewiththestipulatedconditions .Transport
shallbeachievedinsuchawaythatthequality
andpackingshouldbesafeguarded .
Theamounttenderedshallincludetheinsurance
costsoftransportfromthestoragedepottothe
agreedstageofdelivery.
4.Thetendershallnotbevalidunless:
(a)itrelatestothewholeofalottowhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderrelates,
(b)proofisfurnishedthatbeforeexpiryofthetime
limitforsubmissionoftenders,thetendererhas
giventhesecurityfixedinArticle6.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­
tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobede­
livered.
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirements laid
downinArticle1(2).
Article10
Withintheprescribedtime-limits,thesuccessful
tenderershallfurnishtotheinterventionagencyand
totherecipientcountryoragencytheinformation
requiredofhimunderthenoticeofinvitationto
tender.
Artide11
Article61.Saveinthecaseofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe2unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshallbepaid,atthechoiceoftheMember
State,eitherbyachequemadeouttotheintervention
agency,orintheformofaguaranteemeetingthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStateconcerned .—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethedeci­
sionawardingthetender,
—hasfurnishedthecertificateprovidedforin
Article12.
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .Article7
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamountexpressedin
unitsofaccountshallbefixedorthetenderingpro­
cedureshallbecancelled .Artiee12
Article8Theinterventionagencyshallpaytothesuccessful
tenderertheamountstatedinhistenderonpresenta­
tionofadeclarationdrawnupbytherecipient
countryoragencycertifyingthatthequantitiesfor
whichdeliveryhasbeentakenfromtheintervention
agencywerereceivedwithintheprescribedtime­
limits.1.Thetendershallberejectediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ismore

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Article13 annexedtotheTreatyofAccessionshallbegrantedin
respectofskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuant
tothisRegulation .Intheeventofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldeterminethemeasuresitconsidersnecessaryin
viewofthecircumstance whichhasarisen.
Article15
Article14
Norefundormonetarycompensatory amountor
compensatory amountprovidedforintheActThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingpublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EHropeanCommunities.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI