9.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL340/11
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2980/76
of8December 1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoSomalia,foruse
asfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(l),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powder,asfoodaid,to
certaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininternational
organizations underthe1976programme^),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
*Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewith
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No
2018/76forthecostsofsupplyingtoSomaliaalotof
1000metrictonsofvitaminized skimmed-milk
powderboughtontheCommunitymarketand
dividedintotwolotsof500metrictons.
2.Deliveryshallbeeffectedattheportof
unloadingofMogadishu .
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan31March1977.
4.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).
5.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliver,asasupple­
ment,5%emptybagssimilartothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebillofloading.
6.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearamarkinginlettersatleastonecentimetrehigh
indicating :
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/For
freedistribution'.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme^)provides
interaliafor2150metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletoSomalia;whereasthis
countryhasrequestedthesupplyof1000metrictons
ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(«)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(»)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadet<?different
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderer's
nameandaddress.Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe11January1976at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Atenderisonlyvalidifitcoversthetotalquan­
tityofalotofferedfortender.Thetenderershall
specifyinhistenderforhowmanylotsitisvalid.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications ,the
entirequantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecostsofthestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn.
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackagingreferredtoinArticle1(4).
2.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedonthequaysideoronboardalighterattheport
ofunloading .
3.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdeliveryincludingacceptancecosts.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientcountryshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandthecarrierandmusthavebeenprevi­
ouslyagreeduponbythesuccessfultendereractingas
Communityagentandthecountryofdestination's
agent.

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Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No2980/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof..
—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire(règlement(CEE)n02980/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde..
—LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung(EWG)Nr.2980/76)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(regolamento (CEE)n.2980/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi..
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2980/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..
—Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2980/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifythecountryofdestinationofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantity
andthequalityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeof
loadingandtheportofunloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformthecountry
ofdestinationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformthecountry
ofdestination atleast72hoursinadvanceofthe
ship'sprobabledateofarrivalinport.
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(4).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverythecountryofdestinationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
powderaswellastheemptybagsreferredtoinArticle
1(5)havebeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article14
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
Article15
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).(i)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
Article16
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofskimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD: