26.5.76 NoL137/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1220/76
of24May1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidtothe
WorldFoodProgrammeforIndia
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Tendersareinvited,asprovidedinRegulation(EEC)
No2247/75,forthecostsofmanufactureanddelivery
totheWFPof1610metrictonsofbutteroilforIndia
anddividedintothefollowinglots:
—LotA:710metrictons,
—LotB:540metrictons,
—LotC:360metrictons.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1542/75of16
June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1975
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides
interaliathat16000metrictonsofbutteroil
obtainedfrombutterheldbytheinterventionagen­
ciesshallbemadeavailabletotheWorldFood
Programme (WFP);whereastheWFPhasrequested
thesupplyof1610metrictonsofbutteroilforIndia;
whereasthisdeliveryshallbeconsideredascompleted
whenthebutteroilisdepositedattheportofembarka­
tionatthepointdesignatedbytheWFPorits
appointedagent;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1541/75of16June1975layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1975food-aid
programmetocertaindevelopingcountriesandto
certaininternationalorganizations (4),requirestenders
tobeinvitedforsuchsupplies;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureiseffectedfollowing
theprovisionsofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75of29August1975concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
butteroilasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andtotheWorldFoodProgramme (5),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No578/76(6);whereasitisstill
necessarytoaddanumberofdetailsparticularlyas
regardsthetimelimitforsubmissionoftendersand
thetermsofsupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Thebuttertobeusedinmanufacturing the
butteroilshallbetakenoverfrom:
—theFrenchinterventionagencyasregardsLotsA
andC,
—theGermaninterventionagencyasregardsLotB.
2.Thebutteroil,whichshallmeettherequirements
astoqualityandpackinglaiddownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No2247/75,shallbeputuponlyin
containersof5kg.
3.Themarkingtobeindicatedonthecontainers
inaccordancewithChapterII2(b)oftheAnnex
mentionedintheprecedingparagraphshallbethe
following :
'Butteroil—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity—WorldFoodProgrammeaction.'
Thismarkingshallbefollowedbythenameofthe
portofunloadingtobecommunicated bythe
Commission totheinterventionagenciesconcerned .
Article3
1.Theportofembarkationindicatedinthetender
shallbechosenfromamongportsintheCommunity
accessibleforoceangoingshipshavingaregular
servicewiththerecv-ientcountry.
Onlyoneportmaybeindicatedinthetender.
2.Deliveryatthep;>rtofembarkationshalltake
placeonadatetobefixedbytheinterventionagency
concernedandwhichshallbeafter10butnotlater
than30July1976.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(:)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(•»)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.
(5)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
0)OJNoL69,15.3.1976,p.16.

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Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersis8June
1976at12noon.Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropean-Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission