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REGULATION (EEC)No2840/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of17October1973
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powdertoBanglaDeshasfoodaid
Thesaidagencyshallprocurethatthepackingis
markedinletteratleast1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-Milk Powder/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytothePeople'sRepublicof
BanglaDesh'.
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceonadateafter1and
before16January1974.
Article3THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2721/72(3)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2700/73(4),providesthatthereshallbemadeavail­
ablecertainquantitiesofskimmed-milk powder;
whereastheRepublicofBanglaDeshhasrequested
thesupplyof2000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderwhichcanbemadeavailablebytheBelgian
intervention agency;whereastendersshouldbe
invitedforsuchsupply,pursuanttoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1885/73(5)of12July1973
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsof
delivery,asfoodaid,ofskimmed-milk powderheldby
theinterventionagencies;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No1885/73,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmissionoftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofunloadingisverified,suchcostsnottoinclude
unloadingcosts(forexampleshifting,hoistingor
receptioncosts)orlighteragecosts.
2.Theratesofandrulesgoverninganydemurrage
costsattheportofunloading,tobebornebythe
countryofdestination,andanydispatchmoneytobe
paidtothatcountryshallbespecifiedinthecontract
betweenthesuccessfultendererandtheshipper,and
shallbeagreeduponinadvancebetweenthe
successfultendererandthereceptionagentinthe
countryofdestination .
Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersis
Tuesday,13November1973,atnoon.
Article1
Article5Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No1885/73,forthecostsofdeliveryciftoChit­
tagong(RepublicofBanglaDesh)of2000metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powder.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheBelgianinterventions
agency.TheBelgianGovernmentshall:
1.notifytheCommission assoonaspossibleofthe
name,registeredbusinessnameandaddressofthe
firmtowhichthecontractisawarded;
2.ensurethatsuchfirmshall:
(a)notifytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossible
afterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboardship,
ofdetailsoftheship,theloadingdate,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipmentandtheportofdestination ;())O)NoL148 ,28.6.1968 ,p.13.
(-')O")NoL73,27.3.1972 ,p.14.
(>)OJNoL291 ,28 .12.1972 ,p.28.
(■»)OJNoL279 ,5.10.1973 ,p.1.
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3.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedatpoints2(a)and(b)above.(b)atleasttencleardaysinadvance,informthe
recipientcountryoftheexpecteddateofarrival
oftheshipattheportofdestination ;
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientcountryoftheprobabledateofarrival
oftheshipinport;Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17October1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI