19.10.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL283/31
REGULATION (EEC)No2649/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of15October1974
openinganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilforshipmenttoIndia
asfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgramme
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(^of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,providesinter
aliathat15000metrictonsofbutteroil,takenfrom
butterstocksheldbytheinterventionagencies,are
placedatthedisposaloftheWorldFoodProgramme ;
whereasthelatterhasrequestedaconsignment of
2800metrictonsofbutteroilforshipmenttoIndia;
whereasthisconsignment ,whichshallbeconsidered
ashavingbeencompletedwhenthebutteroilhas
beendepositedintheportofembarkationattheplace
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent,mustbethe
objectofatenderprocedureinaccordancewith
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2121/74(4)of9
August1974concerningthesupplyofbutteroilas
foodaidfortheWorldFoodProgramme ;
WhereastoapplyRegulation (EEC)No2121/74
certaindetailedinformation ishoweverrequired,in
particularasregardsthetimelimitforthesubmission
oftendersandtheconditionsofdeliveryofthe
butteroil;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvited,subjecttothetermsand
conditionslaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No
2121/74,forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryof
2800metrictonsofbutteroiltoIndia,dividedinto
thefollowinglots:
LotA:500metrictons;
LotB:500metrictons;
LotC:500metrictons;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.*
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL222,12.8.1974,p.10.LotD:500metrictons;
LotE:800metrictons.
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceonadatetobespeci­
fiedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned :
—after5andbefore21January1975inthecaseof
lotsAtoD;
—after21Januaryandbefore6February1975in
thecaseoflotE.
Article2
Thebuttertobeusedforthemanufacture ofthe
butteroilshallbecollected :
—fromtheFrenchinterventionagencyasregards
thelotsA,BandC,
—fromtheGermaninterventionagencyasregards
thelotsDandE.
Article3
1.Withregardtoqualitythebutteroilshallcomply
withtheconditionslaiddowninTitleIoftheAnnex
toRegulation (EEC)No2121/74.However,the
maximumcontentoffreefattyacidsisfixedat0-3%
(expressedinoleicacids)andtheindexofperoxideis
fixedat0-5maximum (inmilliequivalent ofactive
oxygenperkg).
2.Thebutteroilshallbepackedin20kg
containers,accordingtotheindicationsappearingin
TitleII,paragraphs 1and2oftheAnnextoRegula­
tion(EEC)No2121/74.
Article4
Theportofembarkationindicatedinthetendershall
bechosenfromamongtheportsintheCommunity
accessibleforocean-goingshipsandusedforinterna­
tionalfreighters.
Article5
Theclosingdateforthereceiptoftendersshallbe5
November1974at12noon.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,15October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI