1.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL332/37
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2909/76
of30November 1976
ontheinvitationtotenqerforthesupplytoUNICEF,forVietnam,foruseas
foodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedontheCommu­
nitymarket
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(t),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations (}),asamended
byRegulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),
provides,interalia,forthesupplyof4000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
UNICEF;whereasthesameRegulationprovidesfora
reserveof3630metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder;whereas,accordingtoCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1529/76of2iJune1976ontheemergency
supplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheUnited
NationsChildren'sFundasfoocfaidforthepeopleof
VietnamunderRegulation(EEC)No1299/76(6),506
metrictonsofthisreserveshallbeallocatedtothe
UnitedNationsChildren'sFundforthepeopleof
Vietnam;whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthe
supplyof735metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderofwhich229metrictonsremaintobe
suppliedunderRegulation(EEC)No1299/76and506
metrictonsaretobesuppliedunderRegulation(EEC)
No1529/76;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,ifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations(EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)
No1299/76and(EEC)No1529/76,forthecostsof
deliveringtoUNICEFalotof735metrictonsof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchased
ontheCommunitymarketforVietnam.
2.Deliveryshallbeeffectedattheportof
unloadingHaiphong.
3.Shippingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan15February1977.
4.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopackaging,therequirementssetoutinthe
AnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesofappli­
cationforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No1457/75(8).0)OJNoL148,28.6.1968rp.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(<)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(*)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(<)OJNoL170,29.6.1976,p.3.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.24.
(«)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearinlettersatleastonecentimetrehighthe
followinginscription :2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Laitécréméenpoudrevitamine/dondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàl'Unicefenfaveurdu
peupleduViêt-nam'.
Article5 5.Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplyafurther
5%emptybagsindenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.Article2
Article61.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe14December1976at12noon.
Article31.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenameandaddressof
thesuccessfultenderer.1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecificationslaid
downintheAnnex,theentirequantityofalot
putouttotender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif: Article7
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityofalotputoutto
tender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn .1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninArticle1(4).
2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshallbe
completedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepositedon
thequaysideoronboardalighterattheportof
unloading.
3.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdelivery,includingacceptance
costs.Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.

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Article8
Anydemmurragecostsattheportofunloadingattrib­
utabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.
Article9thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Pioofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods(J),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation(EEC)No2909/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof..;1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardaysinadvanceoftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading.
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-partyaprovisionstipulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecipientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire(règlement(CEEn02909/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2909/76)zurVer­
schiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';Article10
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(regolamento (CEE)n.2909/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...';
—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2909/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...';
—Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2909/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(4).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientorganizationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatthedeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed
milkhasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
Article11—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich(»)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Article13 Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.Incasesofforcemajeuretheinterventionagencyshall
decideonthemeasurestobetakenhavingregardto
thecircumstances invoked.
Article14 Article16
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article15
Article17 Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,30November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:15%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
05mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearence :
(n)vitaminenrichment
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000I.U.per100g
500i.u.per100g.