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REGULATION (EEC)No1156/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of29April1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilforshipmentto
certainthirdcountriesasfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgramme
2121/74,forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
alotof490metrictonsofbutteroil,ofwhich:
—410metrictonstoPakistan,
—20metrictonstoNepal,
—60metrictonstoIndonesia .
2.Thebuttertobeusedforthemanufacture ofthe
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheFrenchinterven­
tionagency.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(1)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,providesinter
aliathat15000metrictonsofbutteroil,takenfrom
butterstocksheldbytheinterventionagencies,are
placedatthedisposaloftheWorldFoodProgramme ;
whereasthelatterhasrequestedaconsignment of490
metrictonsofbutteroilforshipmenttocertainthird
countries ;
Whereasthisconsignment ,whichshallbeconsidered
ashavingbeencompletedwhenthebutteroilhas
beendepositedintheportofembarkationattheplace
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent,mustbethe
objectofatenderprocedureinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2121/74(4)of9
August1974concerningthesupplyofbutteroilas
foodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme ,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No529/75(5);
WhereastoapplyRegulation (EEC)No2121/74
certaindetailedinformation ishoweverrequired,in
particularasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmission
oftendersandtheconditionsofdeliveryofthe
butteroil ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Withregardtoqualitythebutteroilshallcomply
withtheconditionslaiddowninheadingIofthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
2.Thebutteroilshallbeputupasindicatedin
headingIIoftheAnnex,in5kgcanistersexceptfor
thesupplyof20metrictonstoNepalwhichshallbe
putupin20kgcanisters.
3.DuringthecontrolspecifiedinArticle11(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2121/74,thecertificate
concerningthepackingandspecifiedintheAnnex
shallbetakenintoaccount.
Article3
1.Theportofembarkationindicatedinthetender
shallbechosenfromamongtheportsintheCommu­
nityaccessibleforocean-goingshipsandusedfor
internationalfreighters.
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceonadatetobespeci­
fiedbytheFrenchinterventionagencyafter11and
before27June1975.
Article4
Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshallbe13
May1975at12noon.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,subjecttothetermsand
conditionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficidlJoitrndlof
theEnrobednCommunities .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
{2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL222,12.8.1974,p.10.
(5)OJNoL56,3.3.1975,p.1.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirements forbutteroil
Characteristics oftheproduct:concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof
99-8%.
Compositioncharacteristics :
moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum0-2%,
fats:minimum99-8%,
freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid),
amountofperoxide/kg:maximumoneunit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg),
flavour:fresh,
smell:absenceofsmellsunconnected withbutteroil.
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistobepackedinmetalcanistersfullyfilledandhermeticallysealedinan
atmosphereofnitrogen.
Themetalcanistersarepackedincartonscontaining :
—eitherfour5kgcanisters,or
—one20kgcanister.
Thecompletepackagingshouldbestrongenoughtowithstandalongseajourneyandtrans­
portationbylandinatropicalclimate.
Closedcartons,aspreparedfordelivery,containingeitherone20kgmetalcanisterorfour5
kgcanisters95%fullofwater,mustbeabletoresist:
(a)threefallsfromaheightofonemetreonthreedifferentedgesrelatingtodifferentaxes;
thistest,forwhichfivecompletepackagingsaretobeused,mustbeeffectedinaccor­
dancewithISOstandardNo2248.Afterthetests:
—themetalcanistersmaybecrushedoutofshapebutnoleakagemustoccurafterelimi­
nationofthevacuum;
—thecartonsmaybedamagedandshowsmalltearsintheseamsandsealedflapsbut
seamsmustnotbecompletelytornandflapsmustnothavecomeunstuckorbetorn
off;
—thedamagemustnotbesuchastoendangerthesafetransportofthecanister(s)inthe
carton;
(b)acompressiontestinaccordancewithISOstandardNos2872and2874.Forthistest,
eachcompletepackagingisplacedseparately,inthenormaltransportation position,
betweentheplatesofthepress.
Duringthetest,therelativespeedoftheplatesis10mm/minute.
Thecriteriaofapprovalisthat,afterapplyingapressureof3500kg/m2overthebasearea,
theentirepackging(metalcanistersandcarton)maygetslightlyoutofshapebutmust
keepitsentirety.Fivecompletepackagingsmustbetested.
Beforethetests,thecomplete,filledpackagingsaresubjectedtothefollowingtreatment
inaccordancewithISOstandardNo2233:storagefor48hoursat25°Cwitharelative
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Theconformityofthecardboardcartonwiththestandardsdefinedabovemusthavebeen
verifiedbyapackaginginstituteapprovedbytheMemberStateconcernedwhichshall
issuetheappropriatecertificateandtestreporttogetherwiththedescriptionofthetech­
nicalcharacteristics ofthepackagingmaterial.
Theinterventionagencyshallensurethatthepackagingusedshallconformtothetype
specifiedintheabovementioned certificate .
2.Markingsonthepackaging:
Themetalcanistershallhavestampeduponitthefollowinginformationinthelanguageor
languagesspecifiedintheRegulationoftheindividualinvitationtotender:
(a)thedescription :'Butteroif;
(b)thewords:'GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity';withtheadditionof'Supplied
bytheWorldFoodProgramme';
(c)thenetweight;
(d)themonthandyearofmanufacture ;
(e)thenameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber.
Inadditiontotheabove,thefollowingmustbemarkedonthetwosidesofeachcarton:the
manufacturer'slotnumberandthenumberofcartonsmakingupthelot.