NoL284/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.10.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2498/76
of13October1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotendertotheWorldFoodProgramme
foruseasfoodaidofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarketforcertainthirdcountries
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),
providesinteraliathat20000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowdershouldbemadeavailabletothe
WorldFoodProgramme (WFP);
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme^),provides
interaliathat10000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdershouldbemadeavailabletotheWFP;
WhereastheWFPhasrequestedthedeliveryof3777
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderof
which3128metrictonsremaintobedeliveredin
pursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No1299/76and649
metrictonsaretobedeliveredinpursuanceofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2018/76;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milkHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,inaccordancewith
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76
and(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsofsupplyingto
theWFP3777metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowder,dividedintothefollowinglotsandfor
thefollowingdestinations :
—LotA:200metrictonsforIndia,
—LotB1:700metrictonsforPakistan,
—LotB2:700metrictonsforPakistan,
—LotB3:700metrictonsforPakistan,
—LotB4:700metrictonsforPakistan,
—LotC:777metrictonsforPakistan.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesonapplicationfor(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13,
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(6)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.

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5.Atendershallindicateinparticular :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofembarkation ,chosenfrom
amongportsspecifiedinArticle2(1);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tendererundertakestosupply,inaccordancewith
thespecification laiddownintheAnnex,the
entirequantitysubjecttothetender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredtoinArticle7for
delivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.interventionforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1457/76(2).
3.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallhave
printedonthebags,inlettersatleast1cmhigh,the
followingmarking:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/
WorldFoodProgrammeaction'.
Thisstatementshallbefollowedbythenameofthe
portofunloadingwhichshallbecommunicated by
theCommission totheintervention agency
concerned ,
4.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
Article2
1.Theportofembarkationtobespecifiedinthe
itendershallbechosenfromamongCommunityports
acessibleforocean-goingshipshavingregularlinesto
:thecountryofdestination .
iAtendermayonlyindicateoneport.
i2.Thedeliveryattheportofembarkationshall
;takeplaceonadatefixedbytheinterventionagency
concerned,whichshallbeafter28Novemberand
before15December1976.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
>shallbe26October1976at12noon.
i Article3
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufactureofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallonlybevalidifitrelatestothe
wholeofalotputuptotender.AsregardslotsB1to
B4thetenderershallspecifyforhowmanylotshis
tenderisvalid.Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amiximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewithflie
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.(')OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
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3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderers'
namesandaddresses.Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.Section104shallbecompletedbydele­
tingasnecessaryandenteringagainstthesecond
indentoneofthefollowingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No2498/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof
—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n02498/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportdeArticle7
1.Thetenderershall,onthedatefixedbythe
WFP,deliverattheportspecifiedinthetendera
quantityofskimmed-milk powderequaltothequan­
titytherespecified.Anyscheduleforinstalmentdeliv­
eriesshallbeagreedbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andtheagentoftheWFP.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytheWFPoritsagent.—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2498/76)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvonbestimmt',
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.2498/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi
—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2498/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan',
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.2498/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni
Article10
«
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;Article8
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
Article1(2).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,asmentionedinArticle1(2),theagencyshall
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,theWFPagentshallhandtothesuccessful
tenderer,actingasagentfortheCommunity ,aletter
ofacceptance .Thisletterofacceptanceshallstatethat
thequantityofskimmed-milk powderinquestionas
wellastheemptybagsspecifiedinArticle1(4),have
beentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle7.(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.Article9
Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderissitu­
atedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhichthe
tenderwassubmitted,thegoodsshall,oncompletion
ofthecontrolspecifiedinArticle8(1),beplaced
undercustomscontrolwiththeobjectofensuring
tlfattheyaredeliveredattheportspecifiedinthe
tender.(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
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Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
theWFPhavingfacilitatedthedeliveryattheplace
andbythetimeappointed.
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbebornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .
Article14
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(n)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5/omaximum
40%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: