NoL34/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 5.2.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No254/77
of4February1977
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotendertotheWorldFoodProgramme ,
foruseasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedon
theCommunitymarketforcertainthirdcountries
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :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 powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme^),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme^)provides,
interalia,that10000tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdershouldbemadeavailabletotheWFP;
WhereastheWFPhasrequestedthedeliveryof646
tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderfor
certainthirdcountries;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76and
(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsofsupplyingtothe
WFP646tonnesofvitaminized skimmed-milk
powdertobepurchasedontheCommunitymarket,
dividedintolotsandforthedestinations listedin
AnnexItothisRegulation .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirementssetoutinAnnexII
tothisRegulation,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
interventionforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1457/76(7).
3.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearinlettersatleast1cmhigh,therelevantmarking
aslistedinAnnexI.
4.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
Article2
1.Theportofembarkationtobespecifiedinthe
tendershallbechosenfromamongCommunityports
accessibleforocean-goingshipshavingregularlines
tothecountryofdestination .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.0OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(*)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(o)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
OOJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.Atendermayonlyindicateoneport.
2.Thedeliveryattheportofembarkationshall
takeplaceonadatefixedbytheinterventionagency
concerned,.whichshallbeafter15andbefore31
March1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe22February1977at12noon.
Article3
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufactureofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallonlybevalidifitrelatestothe
wholeofalotputuptotender.
5.Atendershallindicateinparticular :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofembarkation ,chosenfromamongports
specifiedinArticle2(1);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tendererundertakestosupply,inaccordancewith
thespecificationlaiddownintheAnnex,the
entirequantitysubjecttothetender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredtoinArticle7for
delivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.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.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderers'
namesandaddresses .
Article7
1.Thetenderershall,onthedatefixedbythe
WFP,deliverattheportspecifiedinthetendera
quantityofskimmed-milk powderequaltothequan­
titytherespecified.Anyscheduleforinstalmentdeliv­
eriesshallbeagreedbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andtheagentoftheWFP.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytheWFPoritsagent.

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Article8
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
Article1(2).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,asmentionedinArticle1(2),theagencyshall
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,theWFPagentshallhandtothesuccessful
tenderer,actingasagentfortheCommunity ,aletter
ofacceptance .Thisletterofacceptanceshallstatethat
thequantityofskimmed-milk powderinquestionas
wellastheemptybagsspecifiedinArticle1(4),have
beentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle7.—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.254/77)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (E0F)nr.254/77)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'
Article10
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
theWFPhavingfacilitatedthedeliveryattheplace
andbythetimeappointed .
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .Article9
Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderissitu­
atedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted,thegoodsshall,oncompletion
ofthecontrolspecifiedinArticle8(1),beplaced
undercustomscontrolwiththeobjectofensuring
thattheyaredeliveredattheportspecifiedinthe
tender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.Section104shallbecompletedbydele­
tingasnecessaryandenteringagainstthesecond
indentoneofthefollowingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation(EEC)No254/77)tobeshippedfrom
theportof...'
—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreatitred'aide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°254/77)destinéea
êtreembarquéeauportde...',
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.254/77)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',
—'Forhituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aintoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.254/77)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi..Article14
Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallpaytothe
WFPwithin30daysafteracceptanceofeachdelivery
ofskimmed-milk powder,aflat-ratecontributionof
80unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtowardsthecostsoftransportingand
distributingsuchskimmed-milk powder.(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Article15
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEXI
LotTotalquntityoflot
(intonnes)Partial
quantities
(intonnes)Recipientcountry Markingonthepackaging
A 282 15Mali LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/AbidjanpourMopti
45Mali LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/DakarpourBamako
40Congo LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/Pointe-Noire
50Niger LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/CotonoupourNiamey
30UpperVolta LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/AbidjanpourOuagadougou
30Rwanda LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/Kigali
72Senegal LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/Donde
laCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne/Actiondu
programmealimentairemondial/Dakar
B 364 99Somalia Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAandD/Gift
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/WorldFood
Programmeaction/Mogadishu
65Somalia Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAandD/Gift
oftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/WorldFood
Programmeaction/Berbera
200Bolivia LechedesnatadaenpolvoconvitaminasAyvitaminasD/
DonacióndelaComunidadEconómicaEuropea/Acción
programamundialdealimentos/AricaporLaPaz

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ANNEXII
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum