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REGULATION (EEC)No3318/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of19December 1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powdertoNigerasfoodaid
senseofArticle2,ofalotof500metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powdertoNiger.
Article2
1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsiseffectivelydepositedonthe
quayattheportofunloading .
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersis6
January1976at12noon.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3236/74(3)of
17December1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesinter
aliathat1250metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
whichforwardingshallbeensuredbytheCommunity
totheplaceofdestination ,shallbemadeavailableto
Niger;
WhereasNigerhasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of500metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder;whereasthecostsofdeliveringthesesupplies
mustbeputouttotenderasprovidedinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No597/75(4)of6March1975
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsof
deliveryofskimmed-milk powderinpublicstorageas
foodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No597/75,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;whereasitmay
provenecessaryowingtocongestionattheproposed
portofdestination,todiverttheskimmed-milk
powdertoanother;whereasprovisionshouldthere­
forebemadeforamending,shouldtheneedarise,the
costsalreadyagreedon;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
arcinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article3
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.Itshallbepackedfollowingtherequirements of
theAnnextoRegulation (EEC)No597/75.
Theintervention agencyshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'Laitecreméenpoudre—DondelaCommunauté
économiqueeuropéenneàlarépubliqueduNiger—
Àdistribuergratuitement.'
3.Loadingshallbeeffectedonadatetobefixed
bytheinterventionagencyconcernedwhichmustbe
after1andbefore18February1976.
Article4
Inrespectofthesuppliesforwhichitsintervention
agencyisresponsible ,theFrenchGovernmentshall
ensurethatthetendererinformsthecountryofdesti­
nation,therepresentative oftheinterventionagency
attheportofunloadingandtheCommission :
—assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeen
loadedonboardship,ofdetailsoftheship,the
loadingdate,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
arerecordedonshipmentandtheportof
unloading ;
—atleast10cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloading,oftheexpecteddateofarrival;
—atleast72hoursbeforetheship'sarrivalinport,
ofthedateofarrival.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No597/75forthedeliverycifLome,inthe
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.4.
(■*)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.7.

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Article5
Whenthedeliveryprovidedfor'inArticle2(1)has
beencompletedtherepresentative oftheintervention
agencyshallissuethesuccessfultendererwithacertifi­
catetotheeffectthatdeliveryhasbeentakenofthe
quantityofgoodstakenoverfromtheintervention
agency.
Article6
1.OnrequestoftheCommissionnominating a
portotherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1,the
Frenchinterventionagencymay,inagreementwith
thesuccessfultenderer,havetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
2.InsuchcasetheFrenchinterventionagencyis
toagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.Article7
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshalltakeall
measuresnecessarytoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderforwhichacontractisawardedistransported
rapidlyfromtheportofunloadingtothedestination
pointsmentionedbytheauthoritiesoftherecipient
countriesandcommunicated bytheCommissionto
theinterventionagencyconcerned.
2.Privatecontractsshallbenegotiatedonthebest
termspossiblebytheinterventionagencyforthecost
oftransportmentionedinparagraph 1accountbeing
takenofprevailingtransporttermsandoftheurgency
ofdelivery.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallcommunicate
immediatelytotheCommission acopyoftheprivate
contract .
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,19December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission