10.4.75 NoL89/9 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
REGULATION (EEC)No917/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of2April1975
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoSomaliaforuse
asfoodaidofskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedontheCommunity
market
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74(3)of11July1974layingdownthegeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations ,andinparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No410/75(4)of
17February1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoSomaliaunderRegulation (EEC)
No1826/74makesprovisionfor710metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailabletothis
countryandtobetakenfromthe6000metrictonsto
bekeptinreservepursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1827/74(5)of11July1974onthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternational organizations ;
whereasSomaliahasappliedforthesupplyofthe
abovementioned quantityofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1826/74
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1826/74
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulation (EEC)No1827/74forthecostof
supplyingtoSomalia710metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertobedeliveredcifMogadishu .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeettherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingsetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
atalleventsby30May1975.
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe22April1975,at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
P)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.
(4)OJNoL47,21.2.1975,p.4.
(5)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.

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(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented ,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supplyinaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnex,theentirequantityofskim­
med-milkpowdertowhichtheinvitationto
tenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagestipulatedinArticle 1(1).
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestoentirequantityputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided .
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned ,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheintervention agency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthepurposesoftheinvita­
tiontotender.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
givenintervention agency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
intervention agencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
intervention agencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract .
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable ./1rticle7
1.Thesuccessfultenderer,actinginaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1,shalldeliveraquan­
tityofskimmed-milk powderasspecifiedinthe
contractawarded .
Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heundertakestohavethesebagsmentioned
onthebilloflading.
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighter.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientcountryshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agentandthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviously
agreeduponbythatagentandthedeliveryagentof
therecipientcountry.
Article9
1.Theintervention agencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientcountryofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading .Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharterpartyaprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoquolitvandpackaginglaiddowninthe
Annex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondelivery,therecipientcountryshallissuea
certificatestatingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskim­
med-milkpowderhasbeentakenatthestagespeci­
fiedinArticle 1(1).

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2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeure ,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobe"taken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3.)Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberState"inwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities ,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69.
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No917/75)tobeshippedfrom
theportof...';Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
—'livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n0917/75)destinéeà
êtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.917/75)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.917/75)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...';Article15
1.OnrequestoftheCommissionnominating a
portotherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1(1),the
interventionagencyinquestionmayinagreement
withthesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
2.Insuchcasetheinterventionagencyinquestion
istoagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.—leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.917/75)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..;
—leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.917/75)bestemttil
lastningihavneni..
Article16
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer :
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2April1975.
S
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
1.5%maximum
4.0%maximum
0.15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0.5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(15.0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
2500i.u.per100g.(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :vitaminA:
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags)
(b)composition :
(aa)fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0.08mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ,or
(bb)oneKraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethyleneliningofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g+
15g/m2;
threeKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0.08mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Markingonthepackaging :
'SKIMMED-MILK POWDERCONTAINING VITAMIN"A"2500i.u./100g/GIFTOF
THEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHESOMALIDEMOCRATIC REPU­
BLICTOBEDISTRIBUTED FREEOFCHARGE'.