NoL56/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.2.74
REGULATION (EEC)No469/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26February1974
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdelivering
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
—lotC:670metrictonsforNiger,tobedelivered
ciftoCotonou,
—lotD:600metrictonsforNiger,tobedelivered
toDiffaviaPortHarcourt,
—lotE:350metrictonsforNiger,tobedeliveredto
MaradiviaApapa,
—lotF:750metrictonsforNiger,tobedeliveredto
DossoviaCotonou .
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemovedfromthe
premisesoftheinterventionagenciesasfollows:
—lotAfromtheBelgianinterventionagency,
—lotBfromtheGermaninterventionagency,
—lotsCtoFfromtheFrenchinterventionagency.
Theinterventionagenciesshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast2cmhigh:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3582/73(3)of
28December1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopiaprovidesfor
14000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedtothosecountries;
WhereasMali,UpperVoltaandNigerhaverequested
thesupply,asemergencyaid,of2100,1300and
2370metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderrespec­
tively,whichcanbemadeavailabletothembythe
Belgian,GermanandFrenchinterventionagencies;
whereasthecostsofdeliveringthesesuppliesmustbe
putouttotenderasprovidedinCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No192/74(4)of18January1974onthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No192/74,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,—inthecaseoflotA:
'Laitecremeenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneauMali—adistri­
buergratuitement';
—inthecaseoflotB:
'Laitecreméenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàlaHaute-Volta—
adistribuergratuitement';
—inthecasesoflotsC,D,EandF:
'Laitécréméenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneauNiger—a
distribuergratuitement.'
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1 Article3
TendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No192/74forthecostofdelivering5770
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,dividedupas
specifiedbelow,tothefollowingdestinations :
—lotA:2100metrictonsforMali,tobedelivered
ciftoAbidjan,
—lotB:1300metrictonsforUpperVolta,tobe
deliveredtoOuagadougou viaAbidjan,1.InthecaseoflotsAandC,thetendersshallbe
forthedeliverycostsincurredbetweenremovalofthe
goodsfromthestoragedepotsoftherelevantinterven­
tionagenciesandthetimewhenthegoodsare
unloadedonthequaysideattheportofunloading.
2.InthecaseoflotsB,D,EandF,thetenders
shallbeforthedeliverycostsincurredbetween
removalofthegoodsfromthestoragedepotsofthe
relevantinterventionagenciesandtheirdeliveryatthe
placesofdestinationspecifiedinArticle1,including
unloadingcosts.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50.
(4)OJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.33.

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Deliveryshallbecompletedwhenthegoodsactually
arriveattheplaceofdestination .
Article4—tendaysbeforethegoodsexpecteddateof
arrival,ofthemeansoftransporttobeusedto
carrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination ;the
mea"nsofshipmenttobeusedduringtheinter­
mediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthe
quantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onshipmentfromtheCommunity ;
—atleasttwodaysinadvance,ofthedateof
arrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdestination .Theinterventionagenciessupplyingtheskimmed­
milkpowdershallberesponsiblefortheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforinthepreviousArticles.
Article5
Article71.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe12March1974at12noon.
2.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
becompletedon10April1974atthelatest.
Article6
Inrespectofthesuppliesforwhichitsintervention
agencyisresponsible ,thegovernmentconcernedshall
ensurethat:1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshalltakeall
measuresnecessarytoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderforwhichacontractisawardedistransported
rapidlyfromtheportofunloadingorplaceofdestina­
tion,asthecasemaybe,tothedistributionpoints.
Privatecontractsshallbenegotiatedonthebestterms
possibleforthecostofsuchtransport,accountbeing
takenofprevailingtransporttermsandoftheurgency
ofdelivery.
2.Thedistributionpointsmentionedinparagraph
1arenamedbytheauthoritiesoftherecipientcoun­
triesandcommunicated bytheCommissiontothe
interventionagencyconcerned.1.Inthecaseofdeliverycif:
Article8thesuccessfultenderernotifiesthecountryofdesti­
nation,therepresentative oftheintervention
agencyattheportofunloadingandtheCommis­
sion:
—assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeen
loadedonboardship,ofdetailsoftheship,the
loadingdate,thequantityandqualityofthe
goodsasrecordedonshipmentandtheportof
unloading ;
—atleasttencleardaysbeforearrivalattheport
ofunloading,oftheexpecteddateofarrival;
—atleastseventy-twohoursbeforetheship's
arrivalinport,ofthedateofarrival;
2.Inthecaseofdeliverytotheplaceofdestination :
thesuccessfultenderernotifiesthecountryofdesti­
nation,therepresentative oftheintervention
agencyattheplaceofdestinationandtheCommis­
sion:WhenthedeliveryprovidedforinArticle3(1)and(2)
hasbeencompletedtherepresentative oftheinterven­
tionagencyshallissuethesuccessfultendererwitha
certificatetotheeffectthatdeliveryhasbeentakenof
thequantityofgoodstakenoverfromtheinterven­
tionagency.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26February1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI