NoL26/10 30.1.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No233/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of25January1974
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplyasfoodaidofskimmed­
milkpowdertobepurchasedontheCommunitymarket
normaldevelopment ofpricesonthemarketisnot
disturbed,whileavoidingahigherfinancialburdenfor
theCommunity ;
Whereasthesupply,fordeliveryfob,mustbeputout
totender,thetenderingprocedurebeingsetoutin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1911/73(7)of13
July1973concerninginvitationstotenderforthe
supplyasfoodaidofskimmed-milk powderbought
ontheCommunitymarket;whereas,however,applica­
tionofthatRegulationrequiresthatpoints,notable
thedestinationoftheskimmed-milk powder,thetime
limitforthesubmissionoftendersandthetermsof
delivery,befurtherspecified;
Whereasaccountshouldalsobetakenofthefactthat
asaresultofthereductionoftheinterventionpricein
certainMemberStatespursuanttoArticle2(2)of
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1188/73(8)of8May
1973fixingthetargetpriceformilkandtheinterven­
tionpricesforbutter,skimmed-milk powderand
GranaPadanoandParmigianoReggianocheesesfor
the1973/74milkyear,pricesofskimmed-milk
powdervarywithintheCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)ontheConditionsofAcces­
sionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andinparti­
cularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2721/72(3)of19December1972onthesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2700/73(4),andinparticular
Article4thereof;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No2721/72provides,inter
alia,forthesupplyof29450metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertotheWorldFoodProgramme ;whereas
thatRegulationalsoprovidesthat,iftheskimmed­
milkpowderinpublicstocksdoesnothavethe
characteristics necessaryforaspecificdestination ,
suppliesmaybeensuredbythepurchaseofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereastheWFPhasmadearequestfor4852*7
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderforshipmentto
India;whereassincetherecipientcountryconcerned
isalongwayfromtheCommunity ,astronger
packingisrequiredthanthatprescribedinthecaseof
skimmed-milk powderboughtinunderintervention
arrangement ;whereastheskimmed-milk powder
mustthereforebepurchasedontheCommunity
market;
Whereas,giventhepresentsituationonthemarketin
skimmed-milk powderwhichischaracterizedbyrela­
tivelyhighprices,thesuccessfultenderershouldbe
allowedtopurchaseanequalquantityofskimmed­
milkpowderfrompublicstocksatapricefixedin
accordancewithArticle5(2)ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1014/68(5)of20July1968layingdown
generalrulesforthepublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1211/69(6);whereasthiswouldensure,asrequiredby
Article2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2721/72,thattheHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.PursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1911/73,the
Belgian,German,French,DutchandBritishinterven­
tionagenciesshallissueaninvitationtotenderforthe
supplytotheWorldFoodProgrammeforshipment
toIndiaof4852-7metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderfromtheCommunitymarket.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbedelivered
fob,inthefollowinglots:
—lotA:700metrictons,
—lotB:700metrictons,
—lotC:700metrictons,
—lotD:700metrictons,
—lotE:752-7metrictons,(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.
(")OJNoL279,5.10.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL173,22.7.1968,p.4.
(*)OJNoL155,28.6.1969,p.13.(7)OJNoL196,17.7.1973,p.12.
(8)OJNoL122,9.5.1973,p.1.

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—lotF:900metrictons,
—lotG:400metrictons.
3.Deliveryofthelotsreferredtoinparagraph2
shalltakeplaceonadatetobesetbytheintervention
agencyconcerned,suchdatetobeafter14andbefore
31March1974.
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powderconcernedshallbepacked
in25kgbagsmeetingthespecificationssetoutinthe
Annex.
Article3
TheCommunityportindicatedinthetendermustbe
accessibletoseagoingvessels.
Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshall
expireat12noonon12February1974.
Article5
ThecorrectivereferredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1188/73shallnotbeappliedto
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedbythetendererunder
thisRegulation .
However,whenthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation (EEC)No1911/73isbeing
fixed,accountshallbetakenofthereductionpursuant
toArticle2(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No1188/73inthe
interventionpriceapplicableinGermanyandinthe
BeneluxStates.Article6
1.Therelevantinterventionagencyshall,athis
request,selltothesuccessfultendereraquantityof
skimmed-milk powderboughtinunderArticle7of
Regulation(EEC)No804/68equaltothequantityto
besuppliedbyhim.Thecontractofsaleshallbe
concludedwithin15daysfromthedayofreceiptof
theinformation ofallocationofthetender.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldexware­
houseatapriceequaltothebuying-inpriceapplied
bytherelevantinterventionagencytothedate
referredtoinArticle4oftheexpirydateofthetender
plus2unitsofaccountper100kg.
3.Thebuyershallpaytheinterventionagencyfor
theskimmed-milk powderpriortotakingitover
pursuanttoparagraph4.
4.Thebuyershalltakeovertheskimmed-milk
powderwithin15daysofthedayonwhichthe
contractofsaleisconcluded.Thisoperationmaybe
effectedinstages.
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthebuyerfailsto
takeovertheskimmed-milk powderwithintheperiod
specifiedthesaleshallbecancelledinrespectofthe
quantitiesremainingandthesuccessfultenderershall
notbeallowedtoconcludeafreshcontractatalater
date.
5.Therightconferredonthesuccessfultenderer
bythisArticleshallnotbetransferable .
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
I.Packing:
(a)netweightofcontents25kg,
(b)compositionofpacking:
1Kraftpaperbagofastrengthofatleast80g/m2,
3Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthofatleast70g/m2,
1interposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthofatleast140g/m2('),
1separateinnerbagofpolyethyleneofatleast008mmthickness,closedbydoublebinding.
II.Markingofpacking:
Thebagmustbear,inthelanguagespecifiedbytherelevantagency,thefollowingparticulars :
(a)portofdestination,
(b)description'Skimmed-milk powder',
(c)thewords:'GiftoftheEuropeanCommunities—WorldFoodProgrammeAction',
(d)netweight:'25kg',
(e)nameandaddressofthesuccessfultenderer,
(f)lotnumberandnumberofbagscomprisingthelot.
(l)ThisbagmaybereplacedbyaKraftbaglinedwithpolyethyleneoftotalcombinedstrengthofatleast80g+15gperm2.