25.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No645/76
of23March1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidto
UNICEFforIndia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,1.Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1541/75,forthemanufactureand
deliveryof1220metrictonsofbutteroiltoUNICEF
forIndia,dividedasfollows:
—lotA:200metrictonstobedeliveredcifBombay,
—lotB:510metrictonstobedeliveredcifCalcutta,
—lotC:510metrictonstobedeliveredcifCalcutta.
2.Subjecttothespecialprovisionscontainedhere­
inafter,theprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
2247/75shallsupplybyanalogytothetendering
procedureandtothetermsformanufactureand
deliveryofthebutteroil.WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/75of16
June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1975
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides
interaliaforthesupplytoUNICEFof2000metric
tonsofbutteroilobtainedfrombutterheldbythe
intervention agencies;whereasUNICEFhas
requestedthesupplyof1220metrictons;
Article2
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
necessarytoaddanumberofdetails,particularlyas
regardsthetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
andthetermsofsupply;1.Thebutterwhichistobemanufactured into
butteroilshallberemovedfromthepremisesofthe
Frenchinterventionagency.
2.Thequalityandpackagingofthebutteroilshall
satisfytherequirements laiddownintheAnnexto
Regulation(EEC)No2247/75;itshallbeputexclu­
sivelyin5kgcanisters.
3.Thewordstobeprintedonthepackaging,as
providedinChapterII2(b)oftheabovementioned
Annex,shallbethefollowing:
'Butteroil—GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity—ActionofUNICEF'.
Article3
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,1.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan15May1976.
2.Deliverycifshallbedeemedtotakeplacewhen
thegoodsareactuallysetdownonthequaysideafthe
portofunloadingoronlighterswherethelatter
methodisused.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(4OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.
(5)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
MOJNoL69,15.3.1976,p.16.

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2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientorganizationatleast10daysbeforetheantici­
pateddate.Thesuccessfultendererhasaclause
insertedinthecharterpartyobligingthecaptainto
givethecountryofdestinationatleast72hoursnotice
oftheprobabledateofarrivalofthevesselinport.3.Oncifdelivery,thedestinedorganizationshall
issuetothesuccessfultendereratakingoverletter
whichreplacesthecertificatespecifiedinArticle15of
Regulation(EEC)No2247/75.
4.Therecipientorganizationshallberesponsible
forallexpenditureincurredafterdelivery,including
acceptancecosts.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingdueto
delaysforwhichtherecipientorganizationisrespon­
sibleshallbebornebythatcountry.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurragetobelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarriermustbeagreedinadvancebetweenthe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
andthereceivingagentoftherecipientorganization .Article5
1.AsregardsthetendersintroducedforlotsBand
CreferredtoinArticle1(1)bywayofderogation
fromArticle4(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No2247/75,
thetenderershallindicateifhistenderisvalidforone
orbothlotsmentioned .
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe12noonon6April1976.
Article4
Article6
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallnotify
therecipientorganizationofthedateofloading,the
quantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthe
timeofloadingandtheportofunloading.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission