21.8.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL230/9
REGULATION (EEC)No2177/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of12August1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powdertoBangladeshasfoodaid
'SkimmedMilkPowder/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytothePeople'sRepublicof
Bangladesh'.
2.Deliverycifshalltakeplaceonadateafter1and
before17October1974.
Article3
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 .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2721/72(3)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2700/73(4),providesthatthereshallbemadeavail­
ablecertainquantitiesofskimmed-milk powder;
whereastheRepublicofBangladeshhasrequestedthe
supplyof1450metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
whichcanbemadeavailablebytheBelgianinterven­
tionagency;whereastendersshouldbeinvitedfor
suchsupply,pursuanttoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1885/73(5)of12July1973concerninginvi­
tationstotenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbytheintervention
agencies;
"Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No1885/73,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionof-theManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No1885/73,forthecostsofdeliveryciftoChit­
tagong(RepublicofBangladesh)of1450metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powder.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheBelgianinterventionagency.
Thesaidagencyshallensurethatthepackingis
markedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersis
Tuesday,3September1974,at12noon.
Article5
TheBelgianGovernmentshall:
1.NotifytheCommission assoonaspossibleofthe
name,'registeredbusinessnameandaddressofthe
firmtowhichthecontractisawarded;
2.Ensurethatsuchfirmshall:
(a)notifytherecipientcountry,assoonaspossible
afterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboardship,
ofdetailsoftheship,theloadingdate,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipmentandtheportofdestination ;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
recipientcountryoftheexpecteddateofarrival
oftheshipattheportofdestination ;(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.
(4)OJNoL279,5.10.1973,p.1.
(5)OJNoL192,13.7.1973,p.31.

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(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientcountryoftheprobabledateofarrival
oftheshipinport;
3.SendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedatpoints2(a)and(b)above.
Article6
Theinterventionagencyshallpaytothesuccessful
tenderertheamountstatedinhistenderonpresenta­
tionof
—adeclarationdrawnupbytherecipientcountry
certifyingthatthequantitieswhichhavebeentakenfromtheinterventionagencywerereceived
withintheprescribedtimelimit
or,
—iftheunloadingisnotcarriedoutunderthesuper­
visionofanagencyapprovedbytherecipient
country,anofficialstatementfromsuchagency
certifyingthatthequantitiesconcernedhavebeen
deliveredcifwithintheprescribedtimelimitand
unloadedattheportofChittagong .
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI