5.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No252/77
of2February1977
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoHonduras,for
useasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powder,asfoodaid,to
certaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininternational
organizations underthe1976programme (3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
underthe1976food-aidprogrammetocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternational organizations (5),
provides,interalia,forthesupplytoHondurasof
800tonnesofskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (6)provides,
interalia,for200tonnesofskimmed-milk powderto
bemadeavailabletoHonduras ;whereasthiscountry
hasrequestedthesupplyof1000tonnesofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76
and(EEC)No2018/76forthecostsofsupplyingto
Hondurasof1000tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarketand
dividedintotwolotsof500tonnes.
2.Deliveryshallbeeffectedattheportof
unloadingofPuertoCortes.
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthanVIMarch1977.
4.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation ,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).
5.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliver,asasupple­
ment,5%emptybagssimilartothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebillofloading.')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13
-')OJNoL67,15..3.1976,p.9.
3)OlNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
5)OJNoL'146,4.6.1976,p.5.
6)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.,U.
(s)OJNoLI4S,6.6.1975,p.17.

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2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest,^here
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderer's
nameandaddress.6.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearamarkinginlettersatleastonecentimetrehigh
indicating :
'Lechedesnatadaenpolvoconvitaminas'A'yvita­
minas'D'/Donaciondelacomunidadeconomica
europeaalHonduras/Destinadoaladistribution
gratuita'.
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe22February1977at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Atenderisonlyvalidifitcoversthetotalquan­
tityofalotofferedfortender.Thetenderershall
specifyinhistenderforhowmanylotsitisvalid.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications ,the
entirequantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecostsofthestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackagingreferredtoinArticle1(4).
2.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactually
removedfromtheholdoftheshipattheportof
unloading .
3.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdeliveryofthegoods,including
unloadingcosts(suchasunstowing,hoistingand
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Article8
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyshallbe
payablebyortotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
otherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddown
inthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultendererand
thecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandthecountryofdestination'sagent.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifythecountryofdestinationofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantity
andthequalityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeof
loading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformthecountry
ofdestinationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformthecountry
ofdestination atleast72hoursinadvanceofthe
ship'sprobabledateofarrivalinport.
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingreferredto
inArticle1(4).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverythecountryofdestinationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
powderaswellastheemptybagsreferredtoinArticle
1(5)havebeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No252/77)tobeshippedfrom
theportof...',
—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreatitred'aide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°252/77)destinéea
êtreembarquéeauportde...',
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.252/77)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.252/77)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi..
—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.252/77)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..
—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (E0F)nr.252/77)bestemttil
lastningihavneni
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities ,be(>)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.Article14
1.TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shall
bepaidonlyonproductionofthecertificates
providedforinArticle10(2)and(3).
2.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article10(3)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay,
onproductionofthesupportingdocuments,grantand
advance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershipped,inaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(4),
(5)and(6),andhavingleftthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunity ,andiftheundertakingfurnisheda
securityforthesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article75
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolvingArticle16
Norefundorcompensatory amount{whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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iAA/:A'
powderrequirements
1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
015%maximum (18CDornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,treefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimumSkimmed-milk
(a)fatcontent :
(b)watercontent :
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD: