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REGULATION (EEC)No770/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of21March1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilforshipmentto
certainthirdcountriesasfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgramme
2121/74,forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
1494metrictonsofbutteroiltocertainthirdcoun­
triesanddividedintothefollowinglots:
LotA:490metrictonsinwhich:
—410metrictonsforPakistan,
—20metrictonsforNepal,
—60metrictonsforIndonesia .
LotB:665metrictonsfortheArabRepublicof
Egypt.
LotC:339metrictonsinwhich:
—198metrictonsforCyprus,
—21metrictonsforMali,
—100metrictonsfortheDemocraticRepublicof
Yemen,
—20metrictonsforSouthYemen.
2.Thebuttertobeusedforthemanufacture ofthe
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheFrenchinterven­
tionagency.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,provides,inter
alia,that15000metrictonsofbutteroil,takenfrom
butterstocksheldbytheinterventionagencies,are
placedatthedisposaloftheWorldFoodProgramme ;
whereasthelatterhasrequestedaconsignment of
1494metrictonsofbutteroilforshipmenttocertain
thirdcountries ;
Whereasthisconsignment ,whichshallbeconsidered
ashavingbeencompletedwhenthebutteroilhas
beendepositedintheportofembarkationattheplace
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent,mustbethe
objectofatenderprocedureinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2121/74(4)of9
August1974concerningthesupplyofbutteroilas
foodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme ,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No529/75(3);
WhereastoapplyRegulation (EEC)No2121/74
certaindetailedinformation ishoweverrequired,in
particularasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmission
oftendersandtheconditionsofdeliveryofthe
butteroil;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Withregardtoqualitythebutteroilshallcomply
withtheconditionslaiddowninheadingIofthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
2.Thebutteroilshallbeputupasindicatedin
headingIIoftheAnnex,in5kgcanistersexceptfor
thesupplyof20metrictonstoNepalwhichshallbe
putupin20kgcanisters.
3.DuringthecontrolspecifiedinArticle11(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No2121/74,thecertificates
concerningthepackingandspecifiedintheAnnex
shallbetakenintoaccount.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,subjecttothetermsand
conditionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)NoArticle3
1.Theportofembarkationindicatedinthetender
shallbechosenfromamongtheportsintheCommu­
nityaccessibleforocean-goingshipsandusedfor
internationalfreighters .
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceonadatetobespeci­
fiedbytheFrenchinterventionagencyafter11and
before27May1975.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
:(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
«(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
.(4)OJNoL222,12.8.1974,p.10.
;(5)OJNoL56,3.3.1975,p.1.

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Article4 Article5
Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshallbe8
April1975at12noon.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,21March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirements forbutteroil
Characteristics oftheproduct:concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof
99-8%.
Compositioncharacteristics :
moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum0-2%;
fats:minimum99-8%;
freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid);
amountofperoxide/kg:maximumoneunit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg)flavour:
fresh;
smell:absenceofsmellsunconnected withbutteroil.
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistobepackedinmetalcanistersfullyfilledandhermeticallysealedinanatmos­
phereofnitrogen.
Thecanistersshouldbestrongenoughtowithstandalongseajourneyandtransportation by
landinatropicalclimate.
Thecylindricalorcubiformmetalcanistermustpassthefollowingtest:
—5kgcanister:whenfilledto95%ofitsnominalcapacitywithwaterat20°C,itmustnot
leakafterdroppingfromaheightof86cmontotheedgeofthetoporofthebottom.
Numberofsamplesnecessary :20(10onthebottomand10onthelid).
—for20kgcanisters,thesamebutfromaheightof60cm.
Theconformityofthemetalcanisterusedwiththestandardsdefinedabovemusthavebeen
verifiedbyapackaginginstituteapprovedbytheMemberStateconcerned,deliveringanappro­
priatecertificate.
2.Themetalcanistersarepackedincartonscontaining :
—eitherfour5kgcanisters,or
—one20kgcanister.
Thecardboardusedinthemanufacture ofthecartonsshallbewater-resistant .After24hours
immersioninwater,itsruptureindex(Mullenindex)shallbenotlessthan15kg/cm2.Its
ruptureindex(Mullenindex)shallbenotlessthan29kg/cm2forthecardboardofthecarton
andnotlessthan13kg/cm2forthecardboardwhichseparatesthe5kgcanisters.Thecarton
shallbefirmlysealedwithadhesiveappliedtotheentiresurfaceareaoftheupperandlower
flaps.Thesealingofthecartonshallbereinforcedbyaself-adhesivebandorahoopmadeof
plasticoranyothersuitablematerial.
Thesealedcartoncontainingeithera20kgmetalcanisterorfour5kgcanistersfilledto95%
oftheircapacitywithwatermustresistthreefallsfromaheightof1-20monthreedifferent
edgesbelongingtodifferentaxes.
Theconformityofthecardboardcartonusedwiththestandardsdefinedabovemusthavebeen
verifiedbyapackaginginstituteapprovedbytheMemberStateconcernedwhichshallissuea
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3.Markingsonthepackaging:
Themetalcanistershallhavestampeduponitthefollowinginformation :
(a)thedescription'butteroil';
(b)thewords,inthelanguageorlanguagesspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender:
'GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,suppliedbytheWorldFoodProgramme';
(c)thenetweight;
(d)themonthandyearofmanufacture ;
(e)thenameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber.
Inadditiontotheabove,thefollowingmustbemarkedonthetwosidesofeachcarton:the
manufacturer'slotnumber,thenumberofcartonsmakingupthelotandtheplaceofdestina­
tionspecifiedinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.