28.10.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL297/19
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2608/76
of27October1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powdertotheDemocraticRepublicofSomalia
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76and(EEC)No
2018/76,tendersshallbeinvitedforthecostsof
deliveryof2000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderfortheDemocraticRepublicofSomaliaand
dividedintotwolotsof1000metrictons.
2.Deliveryshallbecarriedoutattheportof
unloadingMogadishu .
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeettherequir­
ementsforqualityandpackingsetoutintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1108/68of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslastamended
byRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(8).
4.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
theIrishinterventionagency.
5.Theinterventionagencyshallsupply2%extra
emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthegoods.
Thetendererundertakestohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
6.loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan20December1976.
7.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearthefollowinginlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:
'Skimmed-milk powdernon-enriched /Giftofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity/Forfreedistribu­
tion.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme (3)
provides,interalia,for850metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertobemadeavailabletotheDemocratic
RepublicofSomalia,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizations^)provides,interalia,for2150metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
theDemocraticRepublicofSomalia;
Whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthesupplyof
2000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderofwhich
1150metrictonsaretobesuppliedunderRegulation
(EEC)No2018/76;
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme^),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(6),invita­
tionstotendermustbeissuedforthedeliverycostsin
respectofthesequantities ;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureshouldessentially
bethatlaiddowninsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.TheIrishinterventionagencyshallframea
noticeofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublished
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
notlessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(b)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.24.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

NoL297/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.10.76
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe9November1976at12noon.
Article32.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts
arereceived,theawardshallbemadebydrawinglots.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.TheIrishinterventionagencyshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderers'
nameandaddress.
Article71.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliveryl?yhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
entirequantityofalotputouttotender.
Thetenderershallspecifyinhistenderwhetheritis
validforoneorbothlotsputouttotender.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinIrish
pounds,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications the
entirequantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsurance
costsuntilthestagefixedforthedelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertheskim­
med-milkpowdersatisfyingtherequirements asto
qualityandpackingreferredtoinArticle1(3).
2.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedonthequaysideoronboardalighterattheport
ofunloading.
3.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdeliveryincludingacceptancecosts.
Article8
Article4Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientcountryshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandthecarrierandmusthavebeenprevi­
ouslyagreeduponbythesuccessfultendereractingas
Communityagentandthecountryofdestination's
agent.1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbetwo
unitsofaccduntpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article9
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifythecountryofdestinationofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantity
andthequalityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeof
loadingandtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformthecountry
ofdestinationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading .
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedin
thetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulating
thattheship'scaptainshallinformthecountryof
destinationatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.

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Article10 Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2).1.Atthetimeoftakingover,thesuccessful
tenderershallcheckthatthequantityofskimmed­
milkpowdercollectedsatisfiesthequantitytobe
supplied.
Moreover,heshallcheckthatthepackingoftheskim­
med-milkpowdersatisfiestherequirements fixedin
Article1(3).
2.Ondeliveryeffectedwithinthemeaningof
Article7(2),thecountryofdestinationshallissuea
certificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2)..Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(6).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebytheIrishinterventionagency.Article11
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenawarded;
(b)thetenderer: Article15
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16Article12
Incasesofforcemajeure,thesellingintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission