NoL233/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.8.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2076/76
of23August1976
concerningtherepetitionoftheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplyto
Somaliaforuseasfoodaidofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket
WhereasSomaliahasintroducedanewrequestforthe
supplyofthequantityinquestion;whereasitisthere­
forenecessarytoissueanewinvitationtotenderfor
thisdeliveryofskimmed-milk powderandits
forwardingbyapplyingtherulesprovidedforinRegu­
lation(EEC)No917/75;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74of11July1974layingdownthegeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations (3),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No410/75of17
February1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoSomaliaunderRegulation (EEC)
No1826/74(4),makesprovisionfor710metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailabletothis
countryandtobetakenfromthe6000metrictonsto
bekeptinreservepursuanttoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1827/74of11July1974onthesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternationalorganizations (5);
whereasSomaliahasappliedforthesupplyofthe
abovementioned quantityofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowder;
Whereas,furthertotherequestofSomalia,the
deliveryoftheabovementioned quantityofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powderhasbeenthesubjectof
theinvitationtotenderprovidedforinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No917/75of2April1975
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthe
supplytoSomaliaforuseasfoodaidofskimmed­
milkpowdertobepurchasedontheCommunity
market(6);whereas,however,thevitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowdertowhichthisinvitationtotender
relates,wasdefinitivelylostbeforeitsarrivalatdestina­
tionandacceptancebytherecipientcountryatthe
stagedesignatedfordelivery;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulation (EEC)No1827/74forthecostofalotof
710metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
tobedeliveredcifMogadishu .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingsetoutin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
atalleventsby10October1976.
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe7September1976at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
-')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.
4)OJNoL47,21.2.1975,p.4.
5)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
b)OJNoL89,10.4.1975,p.9.

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asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresentedatwhichthetendererundertakesto
supplyinaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnex,theentirequantityofskim­
med-milkpowdertowhichtheinvitationto
tenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsurance
coststothestagestipulatedinArticle1(1).
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderer,actinginaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1,shalldeliveraquan­
tityofskimmed-milk powderasspecifiedinthe
contractawarded.
Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heundertakestohavethesebagsmentioned
onthebilloflading.
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighter.Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientcountryshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agentandthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviously
agreeduponbythatagentandthedeliveryagentof
therecipientcountry.Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientcountryofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading .Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharterpartyaprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthepurposesoftheinvita­
tiontotender.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
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—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2076/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
theAnnex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondelivery,therecipientcountryshallissuea
certificatestatingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskim­
med-milkpowderhasbeentakenatthestagespeci­
fiedinArticle1(1).(b)thetenderer :
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
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)No2076/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...',—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedtheproof,asinrefundsmatter,
oftheexitoutofthegeographicalareaofthe
Community .
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article14
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
Article15
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
Article16
OnrequestoftheCommissionnominating aport
otherthanthatprovidedforinArticle 1(1),theinter­
ventionagencyinquestionmayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
Insuchcasetheinterventionagencyinquestionisto
agreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduction
orincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommunicate
totheCommissiontheagreednewamountofcosts.—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°2076/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde..
—LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungs­
muttelhilfe (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2076/76)zur
VerschiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.2076/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi..
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2076/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..

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Artide18 Article17
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23August1976.
FortheCommission
HenriSIMONET
Vice-President

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ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(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:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
2500i.u.per100g.
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags)
(b)composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithapolyethyleneliningofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast008mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbear,inlettersatleast1cmhigh,the
followinginscription :
'Skimmed-milk powderwithvitaminA2500i.u./100g—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
CommunitytoSomalia—Forfreedistribution.'