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REGULATION (EEC)No2247/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of29August1975
onthetermsofinvitationstotenderforthecostsofmanufacture anddelivery
ofbutteroilasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtotheWorldFood
Programme
providedforinArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No
1541/75shallbeorganizedinaccordancewiththe
detailedruleslaiddowninthisRegulation .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1542/75(3)of
16June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandtocertaininterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1975food-aid
programmeprovidesinteraliathat17850metric
tonsofbutteroilprocessedfrombutterheldbythe
interventionagenciesaretobemadeavailableto
certaindevelopingcountriesand16000metrictons
totheWorldFoodProgramme ,hereinaftercalled'the
WFP';
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1541/75(4)of16June1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertain
developingcountriesandtocertaininternational
organizations underthe1975food-aidprogramme ,
thecostsofprocessing,packagingandtransportin
respectofeachsupplyareinprincipletobeputout
totender;
Whereasthedetailedrulestobeadoptedforsuch
tendersshouldinthemainbethoseusedhithertoin
similarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallgive
noticeofaninvitationtotender,indicatinginparti­
cular:
—thelocationofthecoldstoreorstoreswherethe
butterforthemanufacture ofthebutteroilisheld,
—thequantityofbutteroiltobedelivered,
—thedestinationandmeansofdelivery,
—theinsurancearrangements forthegoodstobe
transported ,
—theclosingdateandaddressforthesubmissionof
tenders,
—thedateonwhichdeliveryistotakeplace.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleast10daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmission oftenders.Theintervention
agencymayalsopublishsuchnoticeelsewhere .
3.Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasures
necessarytoenableprospectivetenderstoexamineat
theirownexpense,beforesubmitting atender,
samplesofthebutter.
Article3
Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenonlyto
processingundertakingsapprovedforthispurposeby
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheprocessingis
totakeplace.Onlythoseundertakingscapableof
meetingtheobligationsprovidedforinthisRegula­
tionmaybeapproved .HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereitisdecidedtosupplybutteroiltodeveloping
countriesandtotheWFPinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No1542/75,invitationstotenderasArticle4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedinwritingandeither
deliveredtotheinterventionagencyagainstacknow­
ledgementofreceiptorsentbyregisteredlettertothe
interventionagency.Theinterventionagencymay
alsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.I.
(')OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(■»)O'jNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.

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2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderisinrespectof
severallotsnotendermayrelatetomorethanonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thecoldstoreorstoresfromwhichthetenderer
wishestotakedeliveryofthebutter,chosenfrom
thelistofsuchstoresinthenoticeofinvitationto
tender;
(c)theportofloadingchosenfromamongCommu­
nityports;
(d)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,atwhichthetenderer
undertakestomakethesupplyinquestion,
expressedinthecurrencyoftheMemberStatein
whichtheinvitationtotenderisheld;suchprice
shallincludethepurchasepriceofthebutterin
accordancewiththetermslaiddowninArticles9
and13,thecostsofprocessing,packingandtrans­
portingthebutteroilandtheinsurancecostsfor
thetransportofthebutterandthebutteroilupto
theprescribedpointofdelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoan
entirelotputupfortender.
5.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitisaccompanied
by:
(a)adocumentcertifyingtheapprovalreferredtoin
Article3;
(b)anundertakingfromthetendererthathewill
abidebytheconditionslaiddowninArticles6(3)
and10;
(c)adeclarationwherebythetendereragreestoforgo
anyclaimastothequalityorcharacteristics ofany
buttersoldtohim;
(d)proofthatthesecurityfortenderreferredtoin
Article5hasbeengivenbeforetheexpiryofthe
periodforthesubmissionoftenders.
6.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article5
1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbe15unitsofaccountpermetrictonofbutter­
oil.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriterialaiddownby
suchMemberState.
Article6
1.Theinterventionagencyshallmaketheneces­
saryarrangements toenablethesuccessfultenderertotakedeliveryatthecoldstoreindicatedinhistender
ofthebutterrequiredforprocessingintobutteroil.
2.Onleavingthecoldstorethebuttershallbe
placedundercustomscontrolorunderanadministra­
tivecontrolofferingequivalentsafeguards .
3.Butteroildeliveredforthesupplyinquestion
mustbemanufactured exclusivelyfromthebutter
deliveredforthispurposetothesuccessfultendererby
theinterventionagency.
Article7
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixed,oradecisionshall
betakentomakenoaward.
Article8
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
whenconvertedintounitsofaccount,isgreaterthan
themaximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph
1,thesuccessfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer
quotesthelowestpriceconvertedintounitsof
account.Wheretwoormorevalidoffersspecifythe
samepriceexpressedinunitsofaccount,theaward
shallbemadebydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbenotifiedimmediatelyby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tionintheinvitationtotender.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisingfromtheaward
shallnotbetransferable .
Article9
1.Purchasepriceofthebuttershallbe210unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes excoldstore .
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle13the
successfultenderershallpayforthebuttersuppliedto
himwithin90daysfollowingthedatefixedbythe
interventionagencyfortheloadingofthebutteroil.
Article10
1.Thesuccessfultenderershall,onthedateandat
theplacefixed,delivertherelevantquantitiesof
butteroil,whichshallsatisfytheconditionsofquality,
packagingandmarkinglaiddownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .Heshallfurnishwithintheperiods
prescribed ,totheinterventionagencyand,asthecase
maybe,totherecipientcountryortotheWFP,the
informationrequiredintheRegulationrelatingtothe
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2.Deliveryshallbedeemedtohavetakenplace
whenthegoodsaredepositedintheportofshipment
atapointdesignated,asthecasemaybe,bytherecip­
ientcountryorbytheWFPortheirrespectiverepre­
sentatives .
3.Thetenderershallsubmittoallquantitycontrols
effectedattheportbytherepresentative oftherecip­
ientcountryoroftheWFP.Heshallsupplyforthis
purposealistsettingoutthemanufacturer'slot
numberscomprisingthesupplyandspecifyingthe
numberofcartonscorresponding thereto.1.Ifthebutteristobeprocessed -inanotherMember
State:
'Buttertobe:
(a)processedintobutteroil,andsubsequently
(b)exportedasfoodaid(Regulation (EEC)No
1541/75)'.
'Beurredestine:
(a)aetretransformeenbutteroil,
(b)puisàêtreexportéautitrede1aidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n01541/75)'.
Butterbestimmt :
(a)zurVerarbeitung zuButteroil,
(b)alsdannzurAusfuhralsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1541/75)'.Article11
Wheretheprocessingofthebutterintobutteroiltakes
placeintheMemberStateofsale,thefollowingprovi­
sionsshallapply:
1.Atthetimeofthemanufactureandpackingof
thebutteroil,thecompetentagencyintheMember
Statewheresuchoperationstakeplaceshallensure
that:
—Article6(3)iscompliedwith,
—thequalityandpackingconformtotheprovisions
containedintheAnnex,
—thepackingsusedconformtothetypeofpackings
specifiedinthecertificatereferredtointheAnnex
issuedbytheapprovedpackaginginstitute;
2.Ifonconclusionofitsinvestigations asaforesaid
theagencyconcernedconsidersthattherelevant
conditionshavebeenfulfilled,itshallissueacertifi­
catetothateffecttothesuccessfultenderer.Burrodestinato :
(a)adesseretrasformatoinbutteroil,
(b)adessereesportatoatitolodiaiutoalimentare
(Regolamento (CEE)N.1541/75)'.
Boterbestemd :
(a)omtewordenverwerkttotbutteroil,
(b)omnadientewordenuitgevoerdalsvoedsel­
hulp(Verordening (EEG)nr.1541/75)'.
Smorbestemttil:
(a)fremstillingafbutteroil
(b)hereftereksportsomfødevarehjælp (forordning
(EØF)nr.1541/75)'.Article12
Wheretheprocessingofthebutterortheremovalof
thebutteroilfromthegeographicalterritoryofthe
CommunitytakesplaceinaMemberStateotherthan
thatofsale,proofthatthebutterhasbeenprocessed
inaccordancewiththerequirementsofArticle11(1)
and/orthatremovalfromthegeographicalterritoryof
theCommunityhastakenplaceshallbefurnishedby
productionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoArticle1of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69(')of19
November 1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity
measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .Section104shallbecompletedbystriking
outthereferencesnotrequiredandinsertinginthe
secondindentoneofthefollowingphrases:Whereverificationofexportationasreferredtoir
(b)iscarriedoutinaMemberStateotherthantht
oneinwhichprocessingasreferredtoin(a)tool­
place,thecustomsofficewhichverifiesthesaic
processingshallreturnthecontrolcopytothe
customsofficeofdepartureintheMemberStateo
sale,indicatingthatithasonlyverifiedthe
processingandshallissuetothepersonconcernec
acontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69withsections101,103,104
and106completed .Section103shallspecifythe
netweightofbutteroilafterprocessing ;section
104shallcontainoneoftheendorsements setout
insubparagraph 2below;section106shall
specify:
—thenumberofthecontrolcopyfromthe
customsofficeofdepartureintheMember
Stateofsaleandthenameofthatoffice,(')0|NoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(-)O)NoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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obligationtopaythepurchasepriceofthebutter
suppliedtohim,andshallpaytohim,within15days
fromthedayofthepresentationoftheabovemen­
tionedsupportingdocuments,thedifferencebetween
thesetwoprices,wherethisisinthefavourofthe
tenderer.
2.InthecaseofdeliveriestotheWFP,thecompe­
tentagencyoftheMemberStateshallpaytotheWFP
within30daysfromthereceiptoftheletterreferred
toinArticle15(2)aflat-ratecontributionof79units
ofaccountpermetrictonofbutteroildelivered
towardsthecostoftransportanddistributionthereof.—theweightofthebutterusedtoproducethe
quantityofbutteroilspecifiedinsection103.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifiesthatexportation
asspecifiedin(b)hastakenplaceshallendorsethe
controlcopysuppliedbytheofficewhichverified
processingandshallreturnthiscopyviathislatter
officetothecustomsofficeofdepartureinthe
MemberStateofsale.
2.Ifthebutterisprocessedintobutteroilinthe
MemberStateofsaleandistoleavethegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunity viaanother
MemberState:
'Butteroiltobeexportedasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No1541/75)',
'Butteroildestinéàêtreexportéautitrede1aide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°1541/75)',
'AlsNahrungsmittelhilfe auszuführendes Butteroil
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1541/75)',
'Butteroildestinatoadessereesportatoatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)N.1541/75)',Article14
1.Exceptinthecaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
forthetenderprovidedforinArticle5shallbe
releasedonly:
(a)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistenderbefore
thecontractisawardedandifthedocuments
requiredunderthefirst,secondorthirdindentof
Article13(1)asthecasemaybehavebeen
producedtotheinterventionagency;
(b)ifnoawardismade.
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencysellingthebuttershalltakesuchactionasit
considersnecessaryhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvoked .'Butteroilbestemdomtewordenuitgevoerdals
voedselhulp (Verordening (EEG)nr.1541/75)',
'Butteroilbestemttileksportsomfødevarehjælp
(forordning (EØF)nr.1541/75)'.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifiesexportationshall
endorsethecontrolcopyandshallreturnthiscopy
tothecustomsofficeofdepartureintheMember
Stateofsale.
Article15
1.Inthecaseofdeliveriestodevelopingcountries,
ondeliveryofthegoods,acertificateofacceptance
shallbegiventothetendereractingasagentforthe
Community bytherecipientappointedbythe
receivingcountryatthespecifiedplaceofdestination
or,wherenosuchagentisappointed,bytherepresen­
tativeoftheinterventionagencyoftheMemberState
ofsale.
2.InthecaseofdeliveriestotheWFP,ondelivery
ofthegoodsattheportofembarkationtherepresenta­
tiveoftheWFPshallgivethetendereractingasagent
fortheCommunity alettercertifyingthattheWFP
hastakendeliverythereof.Article13
1.Uponpresentationofthedocumentsreferredto:
—inArticles11(2)and15andofacustomsdocu­
mentestablishingthattheproducthasbeen
removedfromthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Community ,wheretheprocessingofthebutter
andtheremovalofthebutteroilbothtookplace
intheMemberStateofsale,
—inArticles12(1)and15,wheretheprocessing
intobutteroiltookplaceinaMemberStateother
thanthatofsale,
—inArticles 11(2),12(2)and15,wherethe
processingofbutterintobutteroilwascarriedout
intheterritoryoftheMemberStateofsaleand
wheretheremovalfromthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunitytookplaceinanotherMember
State,
thecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateofsale
shallreleasethetenderer,inrespectofanamount
equaltothepriceindicatedinthetender,fromhisArticle16
Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediatelyinform
theCommission ofthenamesoftheundertakings
responsiblefortransportation andofthemeansof
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Article18
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
butteroilsuppliedunderthisRegulation .Article17
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetenderershall
bearallfinancialliabilitieswhichwouldhavebeen
bornebytheCommunitybyreasonofnon-deliveryof
thebutteroiltotheplaceandbythetimeappointed,
providedalwaysthatthereceivingcountryorthe
WFPpermitteddeliverytobeeffectedtotheplace
andbythetimespecified.
Thecostsresultingfromafailuretodeliverbutteroil
resultingfromacaseofforcemajeureshallbe
assumedbythecompetentagencyoftheMember
StateofsaleandbebornebytheCommunity .Article19
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29August1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirements forbutteroil
Characteristics oftheproduct:concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof
99-8%.
Compositioncharacteristics :
moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum0-2%,
fats:minimum99-8%,
freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid),
amountofperoxide/kg:maximumoneunit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg),
flavour:fresh,
smell:absenceofsmellsunconnected withbutteroil.
Forcertaindeliveries,specialrequirementsmaybespecified.
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistobepackedinmetalcanistersfullyfilledandhermeticallysealedinanatmos­
phereofnitrogen.
Themetalcanistersarepackedincartonscontaining :
—eitherfour5kgcanisters,or
—one20kgcanister.
Thecompletepackagingshouldbestrongenoughtowithstandalongseajourneyandtrans­
portationbylandinatropicalclimate.
Closedcartons,aspreparedfordelivery,containingeitherone20kgmetalcanisterorfour5
kgcanisters95%fullofwater,mustbeabletoresist:
(a)threefallsfromaheightofonemetreonthreedifferentedgesrelatingtodifferentaxes;
thistest,forwhichfivecompletepackagingsaretobeused,mustbeeffectedinaccordance
withISOstandardNo2248.Afterthetests:
—themetalcanistersmaybecrushedoutofshapebutnoleakagemustoccurafterelimi­
nationofthevacuum;
—thecartonsmaybedamagedandshowsmalltearsintheseamsandsealedflapsbut
seamsmustnotbecompletelytornandflapsmustnothavecomeunstuckorbetorn
off;
—thedamagemustnotbesuchastoendangerthesafetransportofthecanister(s)inthe
carton;
(b)acompressiontestinaccordancewithISOstandardNos2872and2874.Forthistest,each
completepackagingisplacedseparately,inthenormaltransportation position,between
theplatesofthepress.
Duringthetest,therelativespeedoftheplatesis10mm/minute.
Thecriteriaofapprovalisthat,afterapplyingapressureof3500kg/m2overthebasearea,
theentirepackaging(metalcanistersandcarton)maygetslightlyoutofshapebutmust
keepitsentirety.Fivecompletepackagingsmustbetested.
Beforethetests,thecompletefilledpackagingsaresubjecttothefollowingtreatmentin
accordancewithISOstandardNo2233:storagefor48hoursat25°Cwitharelative
humidityof90%.
Theconformityofthecardboardcartonwiththestandardsdefinedabovemusthavebeen
verifiedbyapackaginginstituteapprovedbytheMemberStateconcernedwhichshall
issuetheappropriatecertificateandtestreporttogetherwithadescriptionofthetechnical
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2.Markingsonthepackaging:
Themetalcanistershallhavestampeduponitthefollowinginformationinthelanguageor
languagesspecifiedintheRegulationoftheindividualinvitationtotender:
(a)thedescription :'Butteroif;
(b)thewords:'GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity (togetherwithappropriatemark­
ingsforeachindividualdelivery);
(c)thenetweight;
(d)themonthandyearofmanufacture ;
(e)thenameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber.
Inadditiontotheabove,thefollowingmustbemarkedonthetwosidesofeachcarton:the
manufacturer'slotnumberandthenumberofcartonsmakingupthelot.