7.9.76 NoL245/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2185/76
of3September1976
ontheinvitationtotenderforthesupplytoUNICEF,forthebenefitofcertain
thirdcountriesforuseasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76and
(EEC)No1299/76,forthecostsofdeliveringto
UNICEF 1565metrictonsofvitaminized skimmed­
milkpowderdividedupintothefollowinglots:
—forthebenefitofAngola,tobedeliveredcif
Luanda:
—LotAl:400metrictons,
—LotA2:400metrictons,
—LotA3:450metretons;
—forthebenefitofTanzania,tobedeliveredcifDar
Es-Salaam :
—LotB:315metrictons.
2.Theshippingshalltakeplace:
—asregardsLotsAltoA3:notlaterthan30
November1976,
—asregardsLotB:notlaterthan31October1976.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingsetoutin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbear
inlettersatleast1cmhigh,thefollowinginscription :
asregardsLotA: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 powderunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations (3),andinparti­
cularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1976programme^),
providesinteraliaforthesupplyof40000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
UNICEF;
WhereasUNICEFhasmadearequestforthedelivery
of1565metrictonsofvitaminized skimmed-milk
powderforvariousthirdcountries;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,ifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,'Leitedesnatadoenpo/DomdaComunidadeecon­
ómicaeuropeia/AcçãodoUNICEF';
asregardsLotB:
'Vitaminizedskimmed-milk powder/GiftoftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity/ActionofUNICEF'.
4.Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsindenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(})OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(■»)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.

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2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe21September1976at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.AsregardsLotsAl,A2andA3,thesuccessful
tenderershallspecifyforhowmanyandforwhich
lotshistenderisvalid.AtenderforLotBmayonly
relatetothislot.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnex,theentirequantityofalot
putouttotender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredtoinArticle1(1)
fordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityofalotputoutto
tender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
5.Nottendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthfc,criteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.Article6
1.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.Theintervention agenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenameandaddressof
thesuccessfultenderer.
Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighterattheportofunloading.
3.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdelivery,includingacceptance
costs.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading.

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—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n02185/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (E^G)Nr.2185/76)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(regolamento (CEE)n.2185/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...';
—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2185/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...';
—Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2185/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardays^inadvanceoftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecipientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninthe
Annex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientorganizationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatthedeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed
milkhasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle1
(!)•
Article11
1.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)No2185/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...';—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedtheproof,asinrefundsmatter,
oftheexitoutofthegeographicalareaofthe
Community .
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article14
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
Article15
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(2).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Article16
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3September1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:1*5%maximum
40%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearence :
(n)vitaminenrichment
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithpolyethylenelayer,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-08mmthickdoublebound.