8.3.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL63/7
REGULATION (EEC)No597/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of6March1975
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstorageasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No465/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3234/74(3)of
17December1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahel,Ethi­
opiaandSomaliaunderRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74,providesforthesupplytothesecountriesof
5000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
drawnonthe6000metrictonsreservestockprovided
forinCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1827/74(4)of11
July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3236/74(5)of
17December1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesforthe
supplytothesecountriesof9000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowder;
Whereas,pursuanttotheprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No3234/74and(EEC)No3236/74,the
Communityshalltakeinchargethedeliverytothe
placesofdestinationandshallpayinwholeorinpart
directlytotherecipientcountrythecostsof
forwardingfromthecifstageintheformofa
lump-sumcontribution ,wherethesupplyagreement
soprovides;
Whereas,pursuanttotheprovisionsoftheRegula­
tionsinquestiondeliverycostsshallasageneralrule
bedeterminedbythetenderingprocedure ;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Whenitisdecidedtomakedeliveriesofskim­
med-milkpowderinpublicstorage,pursuantto
Regulations (EEC)No3234/74and(EEC)No
3236/74,thetenderingshallbemadeaccordingtothe
rulessetoutinthisRegulation .
2.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,theskim­
med-milkpowdershall,astoqualityandpacking,
satisfytherequirements laiddownintheAnnexto
thisRegulation .
3.Inadditiontheinterventionagencyshallsupply
2%ofthenumberofbags,empty,identicaltothose
containingthegoodsandtob*.deliveredwiththe
goods.
Article2
1.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberState
concernedshallforeachindividualdeliveryissuean
invitationtotender.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallspecifyinparti­
cular:
—thelocationofthestoredskimmed-milk powder,
—thequantityofskimmed-milk powdertobetrans­
ported,
—thedestinationandtermsofdelivery,
—thetermsconcerningtheinsuranceofthegoods
tobetransported ,
—thetimelimitwithinwhich,andtheplacewhere,
tendersmustbesubmitted ,
—thedateonwhichdeliverymustbemade.
3.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleast10daysbeforetheclosingdate
fortenders.Besides,theinterventionagencymay
makeotherpublications .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.8.
(3)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.2.
(4)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(5)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.4.

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Article6
1.Thetendershallberejectediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ismore
thanthemaximumamountvalidforthedeliveryin
question.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph 1,thesuccessful
tenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,convertedinto
unitsofaccount,isthelowest.Wheretwoormore
validoffersspecifyingidenticalamountsexpressedin
unitsofaccountarereceivedbyagivenintervention
agency,theawardshallbemadebydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelyinformedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tioninthetender.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article7
Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­
tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobe
delivered .
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirements laid
downintheAnnextothisRegulation .Article3
1.Tenderersrespondingtoanindividualinvitation
totendershallsubmittheirtenderstotheinterven­
tionagency,inwriting,eitherbydeliverybyhand,
againstreceipt,orbyregisteredletteraddressedtothe
interventionagency.Theinterventionagencymay
alsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderrelatestoseveral
lots,eachtendershallrelateonlytoonelot.
3.Thetendershallspecifyinparticular :
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer,
(b)thestoragedepotordepotsfromwherethe
tendererwishestohavetheskimmed-milk powder
collected,chosenfromthestoragedepotslistedin
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,
(c)theportofloadingchosenfromamongCommu­
nityports,
(d)theamounttendered,exclusiveoftaxes,expressed
inthecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tendertakesplaceandtowhichthetenderer
undertakesthathewilleffectdeliveryofthegoods
towhichtheinvitationtotenderrefersinaccor­
dancewiththestipulatedconditions .Transport
shallbeachievedinsuchawaythatthequality
andpackingshouldbesafeguarded .
Theamounttenderedshallincludetheinsurance
costsoftransportfromthestoragedepottotheagreed
stageofdelivery.
4.Thetendershallnotbevalidunless:
(a)itrelatestothewholeofalottowhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderrelates,
(b)proofisfurnishedthatbeforeexpiryofthetime
limitforsubmissionoftenders,thetendererhas
giventhesecurityfixedinArticle4.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbefiveunitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshallbepaid,atthechoiceoftheMember
Stateconcerned,eitherbyachequemadeouttothe
interventionagency,orintheformofaguarantee
meetingthecriterialaiddownbythatMemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamountexpressedin
unitsofaccountshallbefixedorthetenderingproce­
dureshallbecancelled .Article8
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenamesoftheundertak­
ingsentrustedwithtransportation andthemeansof
transportused.
2.Withintheprescribedtimelimits,thesuccessful
tenderershallfurnishtotheinterventionagencyand
totherecipientcountrytheinformationrequiredof
himintheRegulationsrelatedtoeachindividual
tendering .
Article9
1.Saveinthecaseofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificateprovidedforin
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2.Thesecurityshallberelasedimmediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article10
Theinterventionagencyshallpaytothesuccessful
tenderertheamountstatedinhistenderonpresenta­
tionofacertificateofdelivery.Thiscertificateshallbe
handedover,ondeliveryofthegoods,tothe
successfultendereractingasanagentoftheCommu­
nity,appointedbytherecipientcountryorwhereno
suchagentisappointed,bythelocalrepresentative of
thesellinginterventionagency.
Article11
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialresponsibilitywhichwouldhavebeenbornebytheCommunityfornon-de­
liveryoftheskimmed-milk powdertotheplaceand
bythetimedesired,thereceivingcountrieshaving
enableddeliverytobeeffectedattheplaceandbythe
timedesired.Thecostsresultingfromanon-delivery
ofskimmed-milk powderfollowingincaseofforce
majeureshallbebornebythecompetentagencyof
thesellingMemberState.
Article12
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Packing:
Containinganetweightof25kilogrammesandmadeupinoneofthefollowingways:
(a)fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2,
oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2,
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordoublebound;
(b)oneKraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2,
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g15g/m2,
threeKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2,
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast006mmthick,weldedordoublebound;
(c)oneKraftpaperouterbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast85g/m2,
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15g/m2,
twoKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2,
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast012mmthick,weldedordoublebound.
Filling:
Atthetimeoffillingthebagofpowdermustbewellcompressedandthepenetrationofloose
powderbetweenthedifferrentfoldsandlayersshouldbeentirelyavoided.