9.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL307/5
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2704/76
of8November 1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgrammeforCuba
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,tenders
shallbeinvitedforthecostsofdeliverytotheWorld
FoodProgrammeof5000metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowderdividedintofivelotsof1000metric
tonseachforCuba.
2.Asregardsthetenderingprocedureaswellasthe
termsfordeliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder,the
provisionsofRegulation (EEC)No1221/75shall
apply.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1976programme (3),
providesinteraliafor20000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowdertobemadeavailabletotheWorld
FoodProgramme (WFP);whereastheWFPhas
requestedthedeliveryof5000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowderforCuba;whereasthisdelivery
shallbeconsideredascompletedwhentheskimmed­
milkpowderisdepositedatthepointofexportation
attheplacedesignatedbytheWFPoritsappointed
agent;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle5ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1298/76of1June1976layingdown
generalrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(5),the
deliverycostsforthisquantityshallbethesubjectofa
tenderingprocedure;
Whereas,asregardsthetenderingprocedure,theprovi­
sionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1221/75of
6May1975concerningtheconditionsforinvitations
totenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,ofskim­
med-milkpowdertotheWorldFoodProgramme (6),
asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2061/75(7),
shouldbeapplied;whereasitishowevernecessaryto
specifycertainpoints,inparticularthetimelimitfor
thesubmission oftendersandtheconditions
governingthedeliveryofskimmed-milk powder;Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbecollected
fromtheIrishinterventionagencyandshallbeaccom­
paniedbyvariouscertificatestobefurnishedbythe
interventionagencyaccordingthedataoftheCommis­
sion.
2.Theinterventionagencyinquestionshallsupply
2%extraemptybagsidenticaltothosecontaining
thegoods. /
3.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bear,inlettersatleast1cmhigh,thefollowing
inscription :
Lechedesnatadoenpolvo/DonaciondelaComu­
nidadeuropea/AccióndelPMA/Cuba760'
4.Thismarkingshallbefollowedbytheorigin,the
netandgrossweightinkilogrammes aswellasthe
portofunloadingwhichshallbeasfollows:
—for2500metrictons:'laHabana'(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(J)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(4)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(6)OJNoL121,14.5.1975,p.17.
(7)OJNoL209,7.8.1975,p.19. —for2500metrictons:'SantiagodeCuba.

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Article3 2.BywayofderogationfromArticle3(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No1221/75,thetenderershallspecifyin
histenderforhowmanylotshistenderisvalid.Only
oneportofembarkation maybeindicatedinthe
tender.1.Thedeliveryshallbeeffectedfromaporttobe
designatedinthetender,chosenfromamongportsin
theCommunityaccessibleforocean-goingships
havingaregularservicewiththerecipientcountry.
2.Deliveryattheportofembarkationshalltake
placeonadatetobefixedbytheinterventionagency
concernedandwhichshallbeafter1andbefore15
January1977.Article5
Article4
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .1.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
expireson23November1976at12noon.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission