5.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL63/3
REGULATION (EEC)No521/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of4March1974
ontheopeningofaninvitationtotenderforskimmed-milk powderheldby
interventionagenciesandintendedforexport
Article2
1.Asregardstheprocedurefortenders,Article4
andthesubsequentArticleofRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68shallapply,withtheexceptionofArticles7
and10.
2.Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplyinplaceof
thoseofArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No1108/68:
(a)Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinter­
ventionagencyagainstacknowledgement of
receiptorbyregisteredletterortelexaddressedto
theinterventionagency.
(b)Thetendershallspecify:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No419/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
Whereaslargequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderare
atpresentheldinpublicstockswithintheCommu­
nity;whereas,totheextentthatappropriateoutlets
areavailable,stepsshouldbetakentosellthat
powder;
Whereasthereisatemporaryshortageofskimmed­
milkpowdermeetingexportrequirements ;whereas
exportersshouldbeauthorizedtoobtainsupplies
frominterventionagencies;
Whereas,inordertoensureequalaccesstoallin­
terestedparties,theskimmed-milk powderinques­
tionshouldbesoldbytender;whereastheprovisions
requiredforthispurposecaninthemainbetaken
fromCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68(3)of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No77/74(4);whereas,
however,certainpointsconcerningparticipation in
tendersandtheawardofcontractsshouldbespecified
ingreaterdetail;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
—thepriceofferedpermetrictonexstorage
depotexclusiveofinternaltaxes,expressedin
thecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
invitationtotenderisorganized ;
—thenameofthedepotwherethequantity
tenderedforisstored.
Atenderindicatingmorethanonedepotshallbe
regardedascomprising anumberofseparate
tendersequaltothenumberofdepotsindicated.
(c)Atendershallnotbevalidunless:
—itrelatestoaminimumof100metrictons;
—itisaccompanied byadeclarationwherebythe
tendereragreestoforgoanyclaimastothe
qualityorcharacteristics oftheskimmed-milk
powderwhichmaybeassignedtohim;
—itisaccompanied bytheundertakingrequired
underArticle3;
—proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodset
forthesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurity
referredtoinArticle8ofRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68hasbeenprovided .
3.Thefollowingprovisionsshallapplyinplaceof
thoseofArticle10ofRegulation (EEC)No1108/68:
(a)anytenderquotingapricelowerthanthe
minimumpriceshallberefused;
(b)subjecttosubparagraph (a)above,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothehighesttender;
(c)iftwoormoretendersrelatingtothesamequan­
tityofferthesamepricecontractsshallbeawarded
bydrawinglots;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedforthepurchasefor
exportof15000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder,ofwhich
—1800metrictonsfromstocksheldbytheBelgian
interventionagencyand
—13200metrictonsfromstocksheldbytheFrench
interventionagency.
2.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinpara­
graph1shallbepurchasedfromstocksboughtin
before1July1973;itshallbepackagedasstipulated
intheAnnextothisRegulation .
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL49,21.2.1974,p.2.
(})OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(4)OJNoL9,11.1.1974,p.38.

NoL63/4 5.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
—'Laitécréméenpoudredestinéà1exportation
conformément aurèglement(CEE)n0521/74'.,
—Magermilchpulver fürdieAusfuhrgemäßder
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.521/74',(d)therightsandobligationsarisingbyvirtueofparti­
cipationintheinvitationtotendershallnotbe
transferable ;
(e)atendermayindicatethatitshouldberegardedas
submittedonlyifacontractisawardedforthe
wholequantityindicatedinthetenderorfora
quantityinrespectofwhichspecificrequirements
arestipulatedinthetender.
4.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbeTuesday19March1974at12noon.—'Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoallesporta­
zione,conformemente alregolamento (CEE)n.
521/74',
—'Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvooruitvoer,volgens
Verordening (EEG)nr.521/74',
—Skimmed-milk powderforexportinaccordance
withRegulation(EEC)No521/74', Article3
Everytenderershallundertaketoexporttothirdcoun­
triesbefore1May1974theentirequantityof
skimmed-milk powderassignedtohim.—'Skummetmælkspulveret bestemtforexportiover­
ensstemmelse medforordning (EØF)nr.521/74'.
Article7
Article4
1.Everysuccessfultenderershall,beforetaking
overthequantityassignedtohim,provideanexport
securitywhichshallbefixed,foreach100kgof
skimmed-milk powder,atthesametimeasthe
minimumsellingprice,byreferencetothedifference
betweenthemarketpriceofskimmed-milk powder
andtheminimumprice.
2.Suchsecurityshallbeprovidedinoneorother
oftheformsspecifiedinArticle8(2)ofRegulation
(EEC)No1108/68.1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbereleasedinaccor­
dancewiththeprovisionsofArticle13ofRegulation
(EEC)No1108/68.
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,theexportsecu­
rityshallbereleasedonlyinrespectofquantitiesfor
whichthepurchasercanprovethattheskimmed­
milkpowderhasleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communitybefore1May1974.
3.Suchproofshallbefurnishedasfollows:
—wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromthetheterritoryofthe
MemberStateofsale:byproductionofacustoms
documentcertifyingthattheproducthassoleft
andstatingthatexportationhastakenplacein
accordancewithRegulation (EEC)No521/74;
—wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromtheterritoryofaMember
StateotherthantheMemberStateofsale:by
productionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoin
Article6.Article5
1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstorethe
skimmed-milk powdershallbesubjecttocustoms
controlortoanadministrative controlproviding
equivalentguaranteesuntilitleavesthegeographical
territoryoftheCommunity .
2.Thecustomsformalitiesonexportationshallbe
completedintheMemberStateofsale.
Article6Article8
TheMemberStateshallontheTuesdayofeachweek
informtheCommissionofthequantitiesofskimmed­
milkpowderremovedfromstoreduringtheprevious
weekunderthisRegulation .1.Wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterri­
toryoftheCommunityfromaMemberStateother
thantheMemberStateofsale,proofthattheproduct
hassoleftshallbefurnishedbyproductionofthe
controlcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69.
2.Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopy
shallbecompleted .Section104shallbecompletedby
deletingasnecessaryandenteringunderthesecond
indentoneofthefollowingendorsements :Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
Packagingofskimmed-milk powder
4Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthofatleast70g/m2,
1interposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthofatleast140g/m2,
1separateinnerbagofpolyethyleneofatleast0-06mmthickness,closedbydoublebinding.