NoL37/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 12.2.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No291/76
of10February1976
onaninvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilboughtontheCommunity
markettoUNICEFasfoodaidforIndia
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
'COMMUNITIES ,
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
1.Tendersareinvitedinaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofRegulations (EEC)No1541/75and(EEC)No
1542/75forthesupplytoUNICEFof1220metric
tonsofbutteroilforIndiamanufactured frombutter­
fatswhichareofCommunityoriginandnottaken
frompublicstocks,dividedasfollows:
—LotA:200metrictonstobedeliveredcif
Bombay,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
—LotB:510metrictonstobedeliveredcif
Calcutta,
—LotC:510metrictonstobedeliveredcif
Calcutta.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/75of16
June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1975food-aidprogramme(3),
providesinteraliathesupplyof2000metrictonsof
butteroiltoUNICEFdelivereddestination ;whereas
UNICEFhasmadearequestfordeliveryof1220
metrictonsofbutteroil;2.Asregardsthetenderingprocedureandthe
conditionsgoverningthemanufactureofthebutteroil,
theprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No2660/75shall
applybyanalogy,withoutprejudicetothespecial
provisionsbelow.
Article2Whereasonaccountofthemarketsituationforbutter
intheCommunity ,thesupplyoftheabovementioned
quantityshouldbeensuredbymeansofbutterfatavail­
ableontheCommunitymarketinaccordancewith
Article2(2)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1541/75
of16June1975layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeveloping
countriesandinternationalorganizationsunderthe
1975food-aidprogramme^);1.Thebutteroilshallcomply,asregardsquality
andpackaging,withtheconditionslaiddowninthe
AnnextoRegulation(EEC)No2660/75andshallbe
putupin5kgcanistersonly.
2.Thewordstobeprintedonthepackaging,as
providedinChapterII2(b)oftheabovementioned
Annex,shallbethefollowing:
'Butteroil—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity—ActionofUNICEF.'Whereasaninvitationtotendershouldthereforebe
issuedforwhichdetailedrulesshouldinthemainbe
thoseofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2660/75
of20October1975oninvitationstotenderforthe
supplyofbutteroilboughtontheCommunitymarket
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (5),exceptfortheprovisions
concerningthewayofdelivery;Article3
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,1.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan15April1976.
2.Deliverycifshallbedeemedtotakeplacewhen
thegoodsareactuallysetdownonthequaysideatthe
portofunloadingoronlighterswherethelatter
methodisused.
3.Therecipientorganizationshallremitatthe
deliverycif,tothesuccessfultenderer,acertificate
provingthetakingofthegoodsasreferredtoin
Article11(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2660/75.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(<)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.
5)OJNoL270,21.10.1975,p.11.

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pateddate.Thesuccessfultendererhasaclause
insertedinthecharter-partyobligingthecaptainto
givethecountryofdestinationatleast72hoursnotice
oftheprobabledateofarrivalofthevesselinport.4.Therecipientorganizationshallberesponsible
forallexpenditureincurredafterdelivery,including
acceptancecosts.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingdueto
delaysforwhichtherecipientorganizationisrespon­
sibleshallbebornebythatcountry.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurragetobelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarriermustbeagreedinadvancebetweenthe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
andthereceivingagentoftherecipientorganization .Article5
1.AsregardstothetendersintroducedforLotsB
andCreferredtoinArticle1(1)bywayofderogation
fromArticle4(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No2660/75,
thetenderershallindicateifhistenderisvalidforone
orbothlotsmentioned .
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe9March1976at12noon.Article4
Article61.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallnotify
totherecipientorganizationthedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthe
timeofloading,theportofunloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast10daysbeforetheantici­ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission