NoL95/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 17.4.75
REGULATION (EEC)No987/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of16April1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoEthiopia
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(^of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3234/74(3)of
17December1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahel,Ethi­
opiaandSomalia,underRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74,providesmoreparticularlyforthesupplyto
Ethiopiaof500metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder;•
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3236/74(4)of
17December1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesinter
aliathat1600metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
shallbemadeavailabletoEthiopia;
WhereasEthiopiahasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of800metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderwhichcanbemadeavailabletoitbythe
Germaninterventionagency;whereasthecostsof
deliveringthissupplymustbeputouttotenderas
providedinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
597/75(5)of6March1975concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstorageasfoodaidtothecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No597/75,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmissionoftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;whereasitmay
provenecessaryowingtocongestionattheproposed
portofdestination ,todiverttheskimmed-milk
powdertoanotherport;whereasprovisionshould
thereforebemadeforamending,shouldtheneed
arise,thecostsalreadyagreedon;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article1
1.Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No597/75,forthedeliveryofalotof800
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertoEthiopia
madeupof500metrictonspursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No3234/74and300metrictonspursuantto
Regulation (EEC)No3236/74.
2.Thedeliveryshallbeeffected:
—cifAssabfor400metrictons,
—cifMassawafor400metrictons.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheGermaninterventionagency.
2.ItshallbepackedaccordingtotheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No597/75.Theinterventionagency
shallprocurethatthepackingismarkedinlettersat
least1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powder—giftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytoEthiopia—tobedistri­
butedfreeofcharge.'
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan16June1975.
Article3
1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsintheholdoftheshipatthe
portofunloadingisverified.Thecountryofdestina­
tionshallbearallcostssubsequenttodelivery,
includingunloadingcosts(forexampleshifting,
hoistingorreceptioncosts)andanylighteragecosts.
2.Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyatthe
portofunloadingshallbepaidorreceived(asthecase
maybe)bythecountryofdestination .Theratesof
andrulesgoverningsuchcostsanddispatchmoney
shallbespecifiedinthecontractbetweenthe
successfultenderer,actingasagentfortheCommu­
nity,andtheshipper,andshallbeagreeduponin(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJN9L346,24.12.1974,p.2.
(4)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.4.
(s)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.7.

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advancebetweenthesuccessfultendererandtherecep­
tionagentinthecountryofdestination .
Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersis13
May1975at12noon.
Article5
TheGermanGovernment shall:
1.ensurethatthesuccessfultenderershall:
(a)notifythecountryofdestination,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipmentandtheportof
unloading,
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
countryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateof
arrivalattheportofship'sunloading,
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythecountryofdestinationoftheshipsprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article6
1.OnrequestoftheCommissionnominatinga
portotherthanthoseprovidedforinArticle1,the
Germaninterventionagencymayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
2.InsuchcasetheGermaninterventionagencyis
toagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission