NoL272/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.10.75
REGULATION (EEC)No2685/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21October1975
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoUNICEFfor
Indiaforuseasfoodaidofskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreaty'establishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(1)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1347/75(3)of26May1975layingdownthegeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderunder
the1975food-aidprogrammetocertaindeveloping
countriesandcertaininternationalorganizations ,and
inparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1348/75(4)of
26May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
underthe1975food-aidprogrammetocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandcertaininternationalorganiza­
tionsprovidesforthesupplyof2910metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powdertoUNICEF ;whereas
UNICEFhasrequestedthesupplyof300metrictons
ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderforIndia;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1347/75
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1348/75
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulations (EEC)No1347/75and(EEC)No
1348/75forthecostsofsupplyingtoUNICEFalotof
300metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderforIndia.
2.DeliveryshallbeeffectedcifBombay.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingsetoutin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan30December1975.
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe18November1975,at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Eachtendershallbearonlyononelot.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnexes,theentirequantityofalot
putouttotender;
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsurance
coststothestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)for
delivery.(')OjNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')O)NoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.
(4)O'fNoL138,29.5.1975,p.3.

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2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighterattheportofunloading .
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardaysinadvanceoftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecipientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.4.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirelotputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle.5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownintheAnnex.
Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplyafurther
S%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninthe
Annex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientshallissueacertificate
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
hasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle1(2).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
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2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities ,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuring,thattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69(')of19
November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity
measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No2685/75)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...';(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(4).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
Article15
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
•alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°2685/75destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2685/75)Verschif­
fungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.2685/75)
destinataadessereimbarcatadelportodi...';
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2685/75)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...';
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.2685/75)bestemttil
lastningihavneni..
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21October1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL295,24.II.1969,p.14.
(-')OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ANNEX
I.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
40%maximum
0.15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0.1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast008mmthick,doublebound.
(c)Thefollowingmarkingtoappearonthepackaginginlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'FORTIFIED SKIMMED-MILK POWDER—GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY —ACTIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN 'SFUND
(UNICEF)'.