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REGULATION (EEC)No801/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of3April1974
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveringskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid
skimmed-milk powder,itappearsthattheabovemen­
tionedquantitiesofskimmed-milk powdercouldbe
suppliedbytheFrenchinterventionagency;whereas,
furthermore ,inviewofthesmallquantitytobedeliv­
eredtotheICRCandofthefactthatitisalso
intendedforNiger,asingleinvitationtotender
shouldbeissuedforthecostsofdeliveringtothe
ICRCandtoNiger;
Whereasthetermsofdeliveryandoftakingoverthe
skimmed-milk powdershould,however,bespecified;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)andArticle28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3582/73(3)of
28December1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesfor
14000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedtothosecountries;
Whereas,Nigerhasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of330metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder;whereasthecostsofdeliveringthissupply
mustbeputouttotenderasprovidedinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No192/74(4)of18January1974
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
thecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2721/72(5)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2700/73(6),providesinteraliafor6000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
theInternational Committee oftheRedCross
(ICRC);
WhereastheICRChasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of20metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
forNiger;whereasthecorresponding costsofdelivery
mustbeputouttotenderinaccordancewithCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No1885/73(7)of12July1973
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsof
delivery,asfoodaid,ofskimmed-milk powderheldby
theinterventionagencies;
Whereas,havingregardtothestocksheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesandtothesituationofthemarketinTendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No192/74forthecostofdelivering 1lot
of350metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderfor
Niger,tobedeliveredtoZinderviaApapa,including
20metrictonsfortheICRC.
Article2
Theskimmed-mjlk powdershallberemovedfromthe
Frenchinterventionagency.
Theinterventionagencyshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast2cmhigh:
on330metrictons:
Laitecremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenneau
Niger
Adistribuergratuitement';
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.on20metrictonsfortheICRC:
aredcross15cmby15cmandthewords:
(3)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50.
(4)OJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.33.
(5)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.
(0)OJNoL279,5.10.1973,p.1.
(7)OJNoL192,12.7.1973,p.31.'Laitecremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne
ActionduComitéInternationaldelaCroix-Rouge'.

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Article3 —atleasttwodaysinadvance,ofthedateof
arrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdestination ;
—hasseparatebillofloadingmadeoutforICRC
suppliesandforSahelcountrysupplies.Thetendersshallbeforthedeliverycostsincurred
betweenremovalofthegoodsfromthestoragedepots
oftherelevantinterventionagenciesandtheirdelivery
attheplacesofdestinationspecifiedinArticle1,
includingunloadingcosts.
Deliveryshallbecompletedwhenthegoodsactually
arriveattheplaceofdestination .Article7
Article4
TheFrenchinterventionagencyisresponsibleforthe
invitationtotenderprovidedforintheprevious
Articles.1.Theinterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatthe330metrictonsforNiger
forwhichcontractsareawarded,aretransported
rapidlyfromtheplaceofdestinationtothedistribu­
tionpoints.
Itshallnegotiateprivatecontractsforthecostsof
suchtransportonthebesttermspossible,account
beingtakenofprevailingtransporttermsandofthe
urgencyofdelivery.
2.Thedistributionpointsprovidedforinpara­
graph1shallbedesignatedbytheauthoritiesofthe
recipientcountriesandshallbecommunicated bythe
Commissiontotheinterventionagencyconcerned .Article5
1.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe16April1974at12noon.
2.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
becompletedon20May1974atthelatest.
Article8
Article6
WhenthedeliveryprovidedforinArticle3hasbeen
completed,thecertificatetotheeffectthatdelivery
hasbeentakenofthequantityofgoodstakenover
fromtheinterventionagencyshallbeissued:
—inthecaseofICRCsuppliesbytheICRCrecep­
tionagent;
—inthecaseoftheothersupplies:bytherepresen­
tativeoftheinterventionagencyattheplaceof
destination .TheFrenchGovernment shallensurethatthe
successfultenderer :
—notifiestheCommission ,thecountryofdestina­
tion,therepresentative oftheinterventionagency
attheplaceofdestinationandtheICRCrepresen­
tative,asregardstherespectivequantitieswith
whichtheyareconcerned :
—10daysbeforethegoods'expecteddateof
arrival,ofthemeansoftransporttobeusedto
carrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination ,the
meansofshipmenttobeusedduringtheinter­
mediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthe
quantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onshipmentfromtheCommunity ;Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3April1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI