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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2972/76
of7December 1976
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofRegulation (EEC)No1861/76
onthetransfertotheItalianinterventionagencyofskimmed-milk powderheld
bytheinterventionagenciesofotherMemberStates
whereassuchinformationandthatconcerningthe
geographicallocationoftheplacesofstorageinItaly
shouldbenotifiedtotheCommission ,soastoenable
ittodeterminethefinancialconsequences ofthis
transfer;
Whereas,inordertoascertainthemosteconomical
meansofcarryingouttheoperation,thetransportof
theskimmed-milk powdertoItalyshouldbeputup
fortender;
Whereas,inviewofthespecificobjectivesofthe
transferoftheskimmed-milk powder,itisnecessary
toremoveitssalefromthescopeofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2054/76of19August1976on
thesaleforexporttonon-membercountriesofskim­
med-milkpowderheldbyinterventionagenciesand
intendedforuseasfeed(8),asamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2166/76(9);whereas,forthesamereasons,
itisadvisabletolaydownspecialconditionsforthe
applicationofCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2213/76of10September1976onthesaleofskim­
med-milkpowderfrompublicstorage(10);
Whereas,becauseofthenon-commercial natureof
thetransferinquestion,nomonetarycompensatory
amountshouldbeapplied;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5),10(3)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
729/70of21April1970onthefinancingofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2788/72(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
557/76(6),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1861/76of27July1976onthetransferofskimmed­
milkpowdertotheItalianinterventionagencybythe
interventionagenciesofotherMemberStates(7),and
inparticularArticle1(2)thereof,
Whereas,pursuanttoRegulations (EEC)No1861/76,
10000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderheldby
theinterventionagenciesofotherMemberStateshas
beenmadeavailabletotheItalianintervention
agency;whereasdetailedrulesforimplementing this
measureshouldbelaiddown;
Whereastheinterventionagenciesresponsiblefor
makingavailabletheskimmed-milk powderinques­
tionshouldbedesignatedaccordingtothesupplies
availabletothem;whereas,inviewofthequantities
tobetransferred,provisionsshouldbemadeforthe
Italianinterventionagencytotaketheproductsover
fromeachoftheotheragenciesintwoinstalments ;
WhereastheItalianinterventionagencyshould
rapidlybeinformedofthegeographicallocationand
quantitiesavailableoftheproductinquestion;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.PursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1861/76,the
GermanandFrenchinterventionagenciesshalleach
makeavailabletotheItalianinterventionagency
5000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderboughtin
inaccordancewithArticle7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68.
2.TheGermanandFrenchinterventionagencies
shallarrangefor50%ofthequantityinquestionto
bemadeavailableon15December1976and50%
on15February1977.•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
3)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.
4)OJNoL295,30.12.1972,p.1.
5)OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
b)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.1.
7)OJNoL206,31.7.1976,p.1.(8)OJNoL228,20.8.1976,p.17.
OOJNoL242,3.9.1976,p.9.
(10)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.6.

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beestablishedintheCommunity .Tothisendthe
Italianinterventionagencyshallcommunicate tothe
otherinterventionagenciesandtotheCommission
thetextofthenoticeofinvitationtotender,ofwhich
noticeshallbegivenintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesatleasteightdaysbeforethe
finaldatefixedbytheItalianinterventionagencyfor
thesubmissionoftenders.
TenderssubmittedtotheItalianinterventionagency
shallbemadeandacceptedinItalianlira.
4.Contractsshallbeawardedtothetendereror
tenderershavingofferedthemostfavourableterms.
However,ifthetenderssubmitteddonotcorrespond
tonormalpricesandcosts,theinvitationtotender
shallbecancelled .
5.TheItalianauthoritiesshallkeeptheCommis­
sioninformedastotheprogressoftheinvitationto
tenderandshallimmediatelycommunicatetheresults
bothtothelatterandtotheinterventionagencies
makingavailablethequantitiesconcerned.
Article3
1.Ondispatchoftheskimmed-milk powderto
Italy,aremovalvoucherissuedbythesupplyinginter­
ventionagencyshallbeproducedatthecustoms
officeofdeparture.Suchvouchershallbenumbered
andshallincludethefollowingparticulars :
(a)adescriptionofthegoods;
(b)thenumberandtypeofpackages,togetherwith
themarksandnumbersbornebythem;
(c)thegrossandnetweightofthegoods;
(d)areferencetothisRegulation ;
(e)theaddressoftherecipientstoragedepotofthe
Italianinterventionagency.
Vouchersshallberetainedbythecustomsofficeof
departure.
2.TheapplicableCommunitytransitdocument
shallcontaininSection31,inadditiontoadescrip­
tionofthegoods,oneofthefollowingendorsements :Theyshallchooseasfewaspossibleplacesofstorage,
preferablyfromamongthosedepotsnearesttothe
countryofdestination .
Withinsevendaysfollowingtheentryintoforceof
thisRegulation,theyshallcommunicate totheItalian
interventionagencyandtotheCommission alistof
theplaceswherethequantitycomprisingthefirst
instalmentisstored.
Theyshallcommunicate ,before15January1977,a
listoftheplaceswherethequantitiescomprisingthe
secondinstalmentarestored.
3.TheItalianinterventionagencyshallcommuni­
catetotheotherinterventionagenciesconcernedand
totheCommission :
—withinsevendaysfollowingtheentryintoforceof
thisRegulation,alistofthedepotswherethe
quantitycomprisingthefirstinstalmentwillbe
stored,
—before15January1977,alistofthedepotswhere
thequantitycomprisingthesecondinstalment
willbestored.
4.Asregardsthedepotswheretheskimmed-milk
powderistobestoredbytheItalianintervention
agency,Article3ofRegulation(EEC)No1108/68
shallapply.
Article2
1.Afterhavingcheckedthequantity,qualityand
packagingoftheskimmed-milk powder,theItalian
interventionagencyshalltakedeliveryofthegoods,
loadedontomeansoftransportattheloadingramp
ofthestoragedepotofthesupplyingintervention
agency,andshallthereuponassumeresponsibilityfor
them.
2.Theamountofthecostsoftransportingthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionshallbedeter­
minedbytheItalianinterventionagencybytender.
Suchcostsshallcover:
(a)transport(excludingloading)fromtheloading
rampofthesupplyingstoragedepottothe
deliveryrampoftherecipientstoragedepot;
(b)unloadingandplacinginstore;
(c)insuranceonthevalueofthegoodsasdetermined
bytheintervention priceofskimmed-milk
powder.
3.TheItalianinterventionagencyshalllaydown
thetermsandconditionsoftheinvitationtotenderin
accordancewiththeprovisionsofthisRegulation .
Suchtermsmustprovideinparticularforthelodging
ofsecuritytoguaranteefulfilmentoftheobligations
undertheinvitationtotender.
Theymustalsoensureequalityofaccessandtreat­
mentforallprospectivetendererswherevertheymay'destinéàêtrelivréà1organismedintervention
italien,àl'entrepôtsuivant:...(règlement(CEE)n0
2972/76)',
zurLieferungandieitalienischeInterventionsstelle
nachfolgendemLagerhaus :...(Verordnung (EWG)
Nr.2972/76)',
'destinatoadesserefornitoallorganismodintervento
italiano,aldepositoseguente:...(regolamento (CEE)
n.2972/76)'.
3.Whereanewdocumentisissuedinplaceofthe
Communitytransitdocumentapplicable,thenew
documentshallcontainthesameinformation asthe
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4.WhereRegulation(EEC)No304/71isapplied
tothecarriageoftheskimmed-milk powderinques­
tion,theendorsements providedforinparagraphs 1
and2aboveshallbemadeontheinternational con­
signmentnote(CIM)inthespaceheaded'Description
ofgoods'or,asthecasemaybe,ontheInternational
ExpressParcelsconsignmentnote(TIEx.)Suchendor­
sementsshallbeauthenticated bythestampofthe
customsofficeofdeparture.
Article4
Nomonetarycompensatory amountshallbeappli­
cabletoskimmed-milk powdertransferredpursuant
tothisRegulation .
Article5
WithrespecttothesalebytheItalianintervention
agencyoftheskimmed-milk powdertransferredpur­
suanttothisRegulation :
(a)Regulation(EEC)No2054/76shallnotapply;
(b)Regulation (EEC)No2213/76shallapplysubject
tothefollowingspecialconditions :—theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldexclu­
sivelyfordenaturingorprocessinginto
compoundfeedingstuffs inaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No990/72of
15May1972('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No2293/76(2),
—themaximumquantitywhichmaybesoldto
anyonepurchaserinanyonemonthshallbe
100metrictons,
—thepurchasepriceshallbereducedbythe
amountoftheaidprovidedforinArticle10of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,
—thepurchasershallbeforetakingdelivery
providesecurityinanamountof42unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes asaguarantee
thattheskimmed-milk powderwillbeutilized
inItalyforthepurposesspecifiedinthefirst
indenthereof.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL115,17.5.1972,p.1.
(2)OJNoL259,23.9.1976,p.8.