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REGULATION (EEC)No3354/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of23December 1975
onthesalebyinvitationtotenderofskimmed-milk powderatareducedprice
forprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffs forpigsorpoultry
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforthemanufac­
tureofcompoundfeedingstuffsinanundertaking
approvedbytheMemberStateconcernedtoavoidany
deflectiontakingplaceduringprocessing;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;Whereas,inthecaseofprocessingtakingplaceina
MemberStateotherthanthesellingMemberState,
provisionshouldbemade,forthepurposeofverifying
useand/ordestination ,fortheuseofthecontrolcopy
providedforbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69(6)of19November1969ontheuseof
Communitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No690/73(7);
WhereasunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1285/70(3)of29June1970layingdownaspecial
measureforthedisposalofskimmed-milk powder
boughtinbyinterventionagencies,skimmedmilk
heldinpublicstoragewhichcannotbemarketedon
normaltermsduringamilkyearmaybesoldata
reducedpriceifitisintendedasfeedforpigsor
poultry;whereasinviewoftheextentofpublicstocks
andtherestrictedmarketingpossibilities ,thisprovi­
sionshouldbeapplied;whereasinordertoensure
equalaccesstoallpurchasersatenderingprocedure
shouldbefollowed;Whereastheskimmed-milk powdermustbesoldata
relativelylowprice;whereastheaidprovidedforin
Article10ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68shouldnot
begrantedinrespectofcompoundfeedingstuffs
producedfromskimmed-milk powdersoldunderthis
measure;whereas,therefore,CommissionRegulation
(EEC)No532/75(8)of28February1975concerning
therecoveryonexportationofaidsgrantedinrespect
ofskimmed-milk powderforuseasfeedandin
respectofskimmed-milk processedintocompound
feedingstuffsshouldnotbeappliedtoanyexportsor
suchcompoundfeedingstuffs ;
Whereaswithregardtothecompensatory amounts
fixedpursuanttoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/71(9)of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuation forthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
475/75(10),thevalueoftheproductsshouldbetaken
intoaccount;Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetupto
ensurethattheskimmed-milk powderisnotdiverted
fromitsdestination ;whereassuchsupervisionshould
operatefromthetimeofremovalfromstorageuntil
processing ;whereas,inadditiontotheprovisionof
security,accountingsupervisionduringprocessingof
thesaidproducts,completedbyon-the-spotsupervi­
sion,andtheuseofdistinctivepackageswillassistin
achievingthisaim;whereasthedefinitionof
compoundfeedingstuffsforpigsorpoultryshouldbe
basedinthemainontheprovisionslaiddownin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1285/69(4)of3
July1969onprovisionsforthestandinginvitationto
tenderforskimmed-milk powderintendedfor
processingintocompoundfeedingstuffsforpigsor
poultryandheldbyinterventionagencies,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1479/70(5);WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
(6)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14. (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL144,2.7.1970,p.1.(7)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.
(4)OJNoL162,4.7.1969,p.22.
(s)OJNoL163,25.7.1970,p.10.(8)OJNoL56,3.3.1975,p.20.
HOJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1.
(I0)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.28.

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0-02%patentblueV(E131);
or
(b)skimmed-milk powderdenaturedbyadding
per100kgskimmed-milk powderatleast
either
(aa)—35kgfishmealstillhavingastrongsmell,
and
—200gironcarbonateorsulphateiron,and
either
—1-5kgactivatedcarbon,
or
100gofamixturecontaining 4/softartra­
zineyellow(E102)andVsofpatentblue
V(E131)
or
20gcochinealredA(E124),
or
40gpatentblueV(E131),
or
(bb)—40kgfishmealstillhavingastrong
smell,andHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Skimmed-milk powderboughtinpursuantto
Article7(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68andtaken
intostoragebefore1June1973shallbesoldunder
theconditionsdescribedhereinafter .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdersoldpursuanttothis
Regulationshallbeincorporated ,attheexclusionof
skimmedmilkorskimmed-milk powderofother
origins,incompoundfeedingstuffsforpigsorpoultry.
3.Compoundfeedingstuffswithinthemeaningof
thisRegulationshallbe:
(a)productscontainingasapercentageofthetotal
weight:
either
(aa)—notlessthan2%butnotmorethan
10%ofskimmed-milk powder,
—atleast2%offishmealstillhavinga
strongsmell,
—atleast30%ofgrindedcereals,
and
—atleast4%celluloseincludedthat
containedinthegrindedcereals
mentionedintheprecedingdash,
or
(bb)—notlessthan2%butnotmorethan
10%skimmed-milk powder,
—atleast2%offishmealstillhavinga
strongsmell,
—atleast50%grindedcereals
and
—atleast2%celluloseincludedthat
containedinthegrindedcereals
mentionedintheprecedingdash,
or
(cc)—notlessthan2%butnotmorethan
10%skimmed-milk powder,
—atleast50%ofgrindedcerealsdenatur­
atedbyadding400gnon-deodorized fish
011per100kgcerealsorgrindedcereals,
—atleast2%celluloseincludedthat
containedinthegrindedcereals
mentionedintheprecedingdash,and
either
—0-05%ofamixturecontaining 4/sof
tartrazineyellow(E102)andVspatent
blueV(E131)
or
0-01%cochinealredA(E124)
or—300gironcarbonateorironsulphate,
or
(cc)—4-5kgnon-deodorized fishoilorfishliver
oiland
—300gironcarbonateorironsulphate.
4.Thegrindedcerealmentionedinparagraph3
hastocontainatleast40%particleshavingasize
lowerthan315microns.
Thefishmealmentionedinparagraph3hasto
containatleast25%particlesofasizelowerthan80
microns.
Theironsaltshavetocontainatleast30%of
particlesofasizelowerthan80microns.
Thecolouringmattershavetocontainthefollowing
percentagesofthepureproduct:
atleast30%forcochinealredA(E124);atleast
25%fortheothercolouringmatters.Colouring
mattershavetocontainatleast30%ofparticles
havingasizelowerthan80microns.
Theacidityoffishoilcalculatedinoleicacidhasto
beequaltoatleast10%.
Theproductsaddedtotheskimmed-milk powder
accordingtoparagraph3havetobeuniformlydistri­
buted;asregards,inparticular,theactivatedcarbon,
theironsaltsandthecolouringmatters,twosamples
of50geach,takenatrandominalotof25kgmust
give—bychemicaldetermination —thesameresults
withinthelimitsoferrorsadmittedbytheused
analysismethod.

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Article2
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldundera
tenderingprocedure.Theinterventionagencythetenderistobetrans­
mittedtoshallbethatoftheMemberStateonwhose
territorytheprocessingspecifiedinArticle5(1)shall
becarriedout.
Inthecaseoftenderstransmitted toanintervention
agencyotherthanthesellinginterventionagency,the
agencyreceivingthesetenders:
—shallcheckthattheycomplywiththeprovisions
ofparagraphs2to5hereafterandshallrefuse
tendersnotacceptable,
—shallforwardwithoutdelaytotheCommission ,
afterexpiryofthetimelimitspecifiedinArticle
3(3),thelistofthetendersacceptableindicating
theamountsoffered,
—shalltransmittothesellingagency,afterthe
Commission hasfixedtheminimumprice,the
tendersindicatinganamountequalorexceeding
itaswellasthecorresponding supportingdocu­
mentsspecifiedinparagraph4under(a)and(b)in
ordertoawardthecontractinaccordance with
Article10(2)(3)and(4).
2.Thetendershallindicate :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates;
(c)thepriceofferedpermetrictons,exclusiveof
internaltaxes,exwarehouseinwhichthe
skimmed-milk powderisheld,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderisopened;
(d)thewarehouseinwhichtheskimmed-milk
powderisstored.
Atenderrelatingtoseveralwarehousesshallbeconsid­
eredtocompriseasmanytendersasthereareware­
housesmentioned .
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoa
quantityofatleast40metrictons.
However,ifthequantityavailableinawarehouseis
lessthantheminimumquantity,theavailablequan­
tityshallconstitutetheminimumquantityfortender.
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunless:
(a)itisaccompanied bythewrittenundertaking
referredtoinArticle5withthenameoftheunder­
takinginwhichprocessingistotakeplace;
(b)thetendererincludesadeclarationtotheeffect
thatheagreestoforegoanyclaimastothequality
andcharacteristics ofanyskimmed-milk powder
soldtohim;Article3
1.Thesellinginterventionagencyshallissuean
invitationtotenderindicatinginparticular :
(a)thequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderforsale;
(b)thelocationofthewarehouseorwarehousesin
whichthesequantitiesarestored;
(c)theclosingdateandaddressforthesubmissionof
tenders.
2.Theinvitationtotendershallbepublishedin
theOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities at
least10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthesubmis­
sionoftenders.
Inaddition,eachinterventionagencymaypublishit
elsewhere .
3.Thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbe13January1976at12noon.
4.Inrespectofquantitiesnotawardedunderthe
firstinvitationtotender,anewclosingdatemaybe
fixedforsubmission oftenders.
Article4
Thesellinginterventionagencyshalltaketheneces­
sarymeasurestoenablethoseconcerned ,before
tendering,toexamineattheirownexpensesamplesof
theskimmed-milk powderforsale.
Article5
1.Atenderermaynottakepartintheinvitationto
tenderunlesshegivesawrittenundertakingtohave
alltheskimmed-milk powderawardedprocessedinto
compoundfeedingstuffsforpigsorpoultrywithinthe
meaningofArticle1(3),before15March1976,inan
undertakingapprovedbytheMemberStateonwhose
territorytheprocessingiscarriedout.
2.Theapprovalreferredtoinparagraph 1maybe
grantedonlyinrespectofanundertakingwith
capacityforprocessingunderthisRegulation ,notless
than15metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderperday.
Article6
1.Tenderswhichshallbeinwriting,shallbetrans­
mittedtotheinterventionagencyeitherbyhand
againstacknowledgement ofreceiptorbyregistered
letteraddressedtotheinterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayauthorizetheuseoftelex.

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(c)proofisfurnishedthat,beforeexpiryoftheperiod
setforthesubmissionoftenders,thetendererhas
giventhetenderingsecurityreferredtoinArticle
7.
5.Atendermaystipulatethatitisnottobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedunlessthecontract
isawardedinrespectoftheentirequantityindicated
inthetender.
6.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article10
1.Atendershallberejectedifthepriceofferedis
lowerthantheminimumpricefixed.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph 1,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetendererofferingthehighest
price.
Ifthequantityavailableinthewarehouseinquestion
isnotexhaustedbythisaward,thecontractforthe
remainingquantityshallbeawardedtotheother
tenderersaccordingtothepriceoffered,startingwith
thehighestprice.
3.Whereacceptanceofatenderwouldleadtoa
contractbeingawardedformoreskimmed-milk
powderthanisavailableatthewarehouseinquestion,
thecontractshallbeawardedtothetenderer
concernedonlyinrespectofthequantityavailable.
4.Whereacceptanceofseveraltendersofferingthe
samepricewouldleadtocontractsbeingawardedin
excessofthequantitystillavailable,theawardshallbe
madebydrawinglots.
Article11
Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnectionwiththe
invitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .Article7
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbefurnishedtothe
interventionagencythetenderistransmittedto.It
shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetricton.
2.Itshalltaketheform,accordingtotheprefer­
enceoftheMemberState,eitherofachequemade
outtotheinterventionagency,orofaguaranteesatis­
fyingcriterialaiddownbytheMemberState
concerned .
3.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,the
tenderingsecurityshallbereleasedonlyforthequan­
tity;
(a)inrespectofwhichthetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnthetenderbeforetheaward
ofthecontract,
and
—has,withinthetimeprescribed,paidthe
amountcorresponding tothetenderandgiven
theprocessingsecurityprovidedforinArticle
13,
or
(b)inrespectofwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted.Article12
1.Everytenderershallimmediatelybenotifiedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhistender.
Shoulditsohappen,thesellinginterventionagency
communicates thisresultsimultaneously totheinter­
ventionagencythetenderwastransmittedto.
2.Thesuccessfultenderer,beforetakingdeliveryin
accordancewithArticle14(2),shallpaytheinterven­
tionagencyanamountcorresponding tohistender
forthequantityofwhichheintendstotakedelivery.
Shoulditsohappen,thesellinginterventionagency
receivingthepayment,shallconfirmitforthwithto
theinterventionagencythetenderwastransmittedto
andshallspecifytheamountandthequantitiesin
question.
Article13
1.Beforetakingdeliveryofeachquantityofskim­
med-milkpowder,thesuccessfultenderershallin
accordancewithArticle7(2)givetheprocessingsecu­
rityfixedaccordingtoArticle9tothecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
processingreferredtoinArticle5(1)takesplace.Article8
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedinaccordancewith
theprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,aminimumsellingpriceshallbe
fixedoradecisionmaybetakentomakenoaward.
Article9
Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingpriceis
fixedandunderthesameprocedure,theprocessing
securityrequiredunderArticle13shallbefixedper
100kgbyreferencetothedifferencebetweenthe
marketpriceofskimmed-milk powderandthe
minimumpricefixed.

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'Skummetmælkspulver bestemttilforarbejdning til
foderblandinger tilsvinogfjerkræ(forordning(EØF)
nr.3354/75)'.2.Incaseswherethesecurityisprovidedina
MemberStateotherthanthesellingMemberState,
thecompetentauthoritywhichreceivesthesecurity
shallforwardwithoutdelaytothesellingintervention
agencyanattestationastotheamountofthesecurity
provided,thequantitiesofskimmed-milk powder
involvedandconfirmingapprovaloftheundertaking
inwhichtheprocessingreferredtoinArticle5(1)is
tobecarriedout.
Article14
1.WhenthepaymentprovidedforinArticle12(2)
hasbeenmadeandtheprocessingsecurityhasbeen
givenand,inthecaseprovidedforinArticle13(2),
afterreceiptoftheattestationspecifiedinthatpara­
graph,theinterventionagencyshallissuearemoval
permitshowing:
(a)thequantityinrespectofwhichtheseconditions
havebeenfulfilled;
(b)thewarehouseinwhichthatquantityisstored;
(c)thetimelimitfortakingdeliveryoftheskimmed­
milkpowder.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershalltakedeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powderawardedtohimwithin45days
ofreceivingthenotificationprovidedforinArticle12
(1).Deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powdermaybe
takeninstages,aminimumquantityof10metrictons
beingtakenateachstage.
Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,ifthesuccessful
tendererhasnottakendeliveryoftheskimmed-milk
powderwithinthetimeprescribed,thesaleshallbe
cancelledinrespectofthequantitiesremaining.
Article15
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbedeliveredbythe
interventionagencyinpackagesmarkedinlettersat
least1cmhighasfollows:Article16
1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreuntilthe
processingreferredtoinArticle5(1),theskimmed­
milkpowdershallbesubjecttocustomsorequivalent
administrative control.
2.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateon
whoseterritorytheprocessingintocompoundfeeding­
stuffstakesplaceshallexercisephysicalsupervisionof
thisoperationbycompletingtheaccountingsupervi­
sionbyon-the-spotsupervisionwhichcouldbe
carriedoutbymeansofunexpectedinspections .
Theadditionalcostsresultingfromsuchsupervision
shallbebornebythesuccessfultenderer.Theyshall
befixedatastandardrateof2unitsofaccountper
metrictonofskimmed-milk powderandmaynotbe
lessthan30unitsofaccountperdayofsupervision .
Article17
1.Proofoftheprescribeduseoftheskimmed-milk
powdershallbefurnishedasfollows:
(a)ifprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffstakes
placeontheterritoryoftheMemberStateofsale:
byacorresponding attestationissuedbythebody
responsibleforthesupervisionlaiddownin
Article16(2);
(b)ifprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffstakes
placeontheterritoryofaMemberStateother
thantheMemberStateofsale:bytheproduction
ofthecontrolcopyspecifiedinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69.
BoxNos101,103and104onthecontrolcopyshall
becompleted .BoxNo104shallbecompletedbydele­
tionofwhatdoesnotapplyandinsertionunderthe
secondindentofoneofthestatementslistedin
Article15.
2.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,the
processingsecurityreferredtoinArticle13(1)shall
bereleasedonlyforquantitiesinrespectofwhichthe
proofspecifiedinparagraph 1hasbeenfurnished.
Thesecurityshallbereleasedatonce.
Article18
Intheeventofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
shalldeterminethemeasuresnecessaryinviewofthe
circumstances invoked.'Laitécréméenpoudredestinéàlatransformation en
alimentscomposéspourporcsouvolaille(règlement
(CEE)n°3354/75)',
ZurVerarbeitungzuMischfutterfürSchweineoder
GeflügelbestimmtesMagermilchpulver (Verordnung
(EWG)Nr.3354/75)',
Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoallatrasforma­
zioneinalimenticompostipersuiniepollame(regola­
mento(CEE)n.3354/75)',
Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvoorverwerkingtot
mengvoedervoorvarkensenpluimvee(Verordening
(EEG)nr.3354/75)',
Skimmed-milk powderforprocessingintocompound
feedingstuffsforpigsandpoultry(Regulation (EEC)
No3354/75)',

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Article19
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission ,by
Tuesdayofeachweek,ofthequantitiesofskimmed­
milkpowderreleasedfromstoragepursuanttothis
Regulationduringtheprecedingweek.
Article20
1.Inrespectofskimmed-milk powdersoldunder
thisRegulation,thecompensatory amountsfixed
pursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No974/71shallbe
multipliedbyacoefficienttobedeterminedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle8and
atthesametimeastheminimumsellingprice,
accountbeing.takenofthedifferencebetweenthatpriceandthemarketpriceoftheskimmed-milk
powder.
2.TheaidprovidedforinArticle10ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68shallnotbegrantedforskimmed­
milkpowderincorporatedinthecompoundfeeding­
stuffsproducedpursuanttothisRegulation .
3.Regulation(EEC)No532/75shallnotapplyto
thecompoundfeedingstuffsspecifiedinparagraph2.
Article21
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationiftheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission