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REGULATION (EEC)No2121/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of9August1974
onthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidtotheWorldFoodProgramme
530/74,invitationstotenderasprovidedforin
Article2ofthatRegulationshallbeorganizedin
accordancewiththedetailedruleslaiddowninthis
Regulation.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68i1)of27June1968onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
662/74(2),andinparticularArticles6(7)and28
thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No530/74(s)of
4March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeveloping
countriesandcertaininternational organizations
providesinteraliathat15000metrictonsofbutteroil
processedfrombutterheldbytheintervention
agenciesaretobemadeavailabletotheWorldFood
Programme,hereinaftercalledWFP;
WhereasunderArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
530/74thecostsofprocessing,packagingand
transportinrespectofeachsupplyareinprincipleto
beputouttotender;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
purposeshouldinthemainbetakenoverfromthat
establishedbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1365/74(4)of31May1974onthesupplyof
butteroilasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallgive
noticeofaninvitationtotender,indicatingin
particular:
—thelocationofthecoldstoreorstoreswherethe
butterwhichistobemanufactured intobutteroil
isheld;
—thequantityofbutteroiltobedelivered;
—theCommunityportstowhichbutteroilmaybe
delivered;
—theclosingdateandaddressforthereceiptof
tenders;
—thedateonwhichdeliveryistotakeplace.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesatleast10daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmissionoftenders.
3.Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasures
necessarytoenableprospectivetendererstoexamine
attheirownexpense,beforesubmittingatender,
samplesofthebutter.
Article3
Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenonlyto
processingundertakingsapprovedforthispurposeby
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheprocessing
istotakeplace.Onlythoseundertakingscapableof
meetingtheobligationsprovidedforinthis
Regulationmaybeapproved.HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Whereitisdecidedtosupplybutteroilfastothe
WFPinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
Article4
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtothe
interventionagencyagainstacknowledgement of
receiptorbyregisteredletteraddressedtothe(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL147,1.6.1974,p.46.

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Article6
1.Theintervention agencyshallmakethe
necessaryarrangements toenablethesuccessful
tenderertotakedeliveryatthecoldstoreindicatedin
histenderofthebutterrequiredforprocessinginto
butteroil.
2.Immediatelyonleavingthecoldstoreanduntil
themomentwhenitleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityintheformofbutteroil,thebutter
shallbeplacedundercustomscontrolorunderan
administrativecontrolofferingequivalentsafeguards.
3.Butteroildeliveredforthesupplyinquestion
mustbemanufactured exclusivelyfrombutterof
whichdeliverywastakenforthispurposebythe
successfultendererfromtheinterventionagency.
Article7
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,amaximumprice,
expressedinunitsofaccount,shallbefixed,or
alternativelyadecisionshallbetakentomakeno
award.interventionagency.Theinterventionagencymay
alsoauthorizetheuseoftelexforthesubmissionof
tenders.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderisinrespectof
twoormorelots,notendermayrelatetomorethan
onelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thepriceatwhichthetendererundertakesto
makethesupplyinquestion,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
invitationtotenderismade;suchpriceshall
includethepurchasepriceofthebutteronthe
termslaidflowninArticles9and13,thecostsof
processing,packinganddeliveringthebutteroil
andthecostofinsuringthegoodstotheirfull
value;
(c)thecoldstoresorstores,chosenfromthelistof
suchstoresinthenoticeofinvitationtotender,
atwhichthetendererwishestotakedeliveryof
thebutter;
(d)theCommunityporttowhichthebutteroilisto
bedelivered,chosenfromamongtheports
designatedforthepurposeoftheinvitationto
tenderinquestion.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoan
entirelot.
5.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessaccompanied
by:
(a)adocumentcertifyingtheapprovalreferredtoin
Article3;
(b)anundertakingfromthetendererthathewill
fulfiltheobligationslaiddowninArticles6(3)
and10;
(c)adeclarationwherebythetendereragreesto
forgoanyclaimastothequalityor
characteristics ofanybuttersoldtohim;
(d)proofthatbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthe
submissionoftendersthesecurityreferredtoin
Article5hasbeengiven.
ArticleS
1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationto
tendershallbe10unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
butteroil.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemade
outinfavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article8
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallforeachlotbetheone
makingthelowestoffer.Wheretwoormorevalid
offersspecifyidenticalamountstheawardshallbe
madebydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelynotifiedby
theintervention agencyoftheresultofhis
participationintheinvitationtotender.
4.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenamesofthe
successfultendererortenderers.
5.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article9
1.Thepurchasepriceofthebuttershallbe176
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2.SubjectasprovidedinArticle13allbutter
suppliedtoasuccessfultenderershallbepaidforby
himanditshallberemovedwithin45daysfollowing
thedatefixedbytheinterventionagencyfordelivery
ofthebutteroil.
Article10
1.Everysuccessfultenderershallonthedatefixed
bytheWFPdeliverattheportspecifiedinthetender
aquantityofbutteroilequaltothequantitylikewise
thereinspecifiedandmeetingtherequirements asto
qualityandpackaginglaiddownintheAnnextothis
Regulation .
Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhenthey
aredepositedintheportofshipmentatapoint
designatedbytheWFPoritsagent.
2.Thetenderershallsubmittoallqualitycontrols
effectedattheportbytheWFPrepresentative .He
shallsupplyforthispurposealistsettingoutthe
numbersofthemanufacturing lotsconstitutingthe
supplyandspecifyingthenumberofcartons
concerned .
Article11
Wheretheprocessingofthebutterintobutteroil
takesplaceintheMemberStateofsale,thefollowing
provisionsshallapply:
1.Atthetimeofthemanufactureandpackingofthe
butteroil,thecompetentagencyoftheMember
Stateinquestionshallcarryoutcheckstoensure
compliancewiththerequirementslaiddownin
—Article3(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No530/74
andin
—Article6(3)ofthisRegulation.
2.Ifonconcludingthesecheckstheagency
concernedfindsthattherelevantconditionshave
beenfulfilled,itshallissuetothesuccessful
tendereracertificatetothiseffect.
Article12
Wheretheprocessingofthebutterand/ordeliveryof
thebutteroiltakesplaceinaMemberStateother
thanthatofsale,proofthatthebutterhasbeen
processedinaccordancewiththerequirements
referredtoinsubparagraph (1)ofArticle11and/or
thatthebutteroilhasbeendeliveredshallbe
furnishedbyproductionofthecontrolcopyprovided
forinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69(*)of19November1969concerningtheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104onthecontrolcopyshall
becompleted.Section104shallbecompletedby
deletingasnecessaryandenteringagainstthesecond
indentoneofthefollowingendorsements :
1.IfthebutteristobeprocessedinaMemberState
otherthanthatofsale:
'Beurredestin6:
(a)kêtretransforméenbutteroil
(b)puis&êtrelivreautitredel'aidealimentaire
auPAM(règlement(CEE)n°530/74)';
'Butterbestimmt :
(a)zurVerarbeitungzubutteroil
(b)alsdannzurLieferungalsNahrungsmittelhilfe
andasWEP(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.
530/74)';
'Burrodestinato :
(a)adesseretrasformatoinbutteroil
(b)adessereconsegnatoatitolodiaiuto
alimentarealPAM(Regolamento (CEE)n.
530/74)';
'Boterbestemd:
(a)omtewordenverwerkttotbutteroil
(b)omnadientewordengeleverdalsvoedselhulp
aanhetWVP(Verordening (EEG)nr.
530/74)';
'Buttertobe:
(a)processedintobutteroil,andsubsequently
(b)deliveredasfoodaidtotheWFP(Regulation
(EEC)No530/74)';
'Smørbestemttil:
(a)fremstillingafbutteroil
(b)hereftertilleveringsomfødevarehjaelp til
WFP(forordning (E0F)nr.530/74)';
Whereverificationthatthebutteroilhasbeen
deliveredasspecifiedin(b)istotakeplaceina
HOJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14. (2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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MemberStateotherthanthatwhereprocessingas
specifiedin(a)takesplace,thecustomsoffice
whichverifiessuchprocessingshallreturnthe
controlcopytothecustomsofficeofdeparture,
indicatingthatithasonlyverifiedthatthegoods
havebeenprocessedasspecifiedin(a),andshall
issuetothepersonconcernedinrespectofthe
butteroilsoobtainedoneormorecontrolcopies
asreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69.Onsuchcopyorcopies:sections101,
103,104and106shallbecompleted;insection
103thereshallbeenteredthenetweightofthe
butteroilafterprocessingasspecifiedin(a);
section104shallcontainoneoftheendorsements
setoutinsubparagraph 2below;insection106
thereshallbeentered:
—thenumberofthecontrolcopyfromthe
customsofficeofdepartureandthenameof
thatoffice;
—theweightofthebutterusedtoproducethe
quantityofbutteroilenteredinsection103.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifiesthatdeliveryas
specifiedin(b)hastakenplaceshallendorsethe
controlcopyfromtheofficewhichverifiedthat
thegoodshadbeenprocessedasspecifiedin(a)
andshallreturnthiscopyviathislatterofficeto
theofficeofdepartureintheMemberStateof
sale.
2.Ifthebutterisprocessedintobutteroilinthe
MemberStateofsaleandistobedeliveredin
anotherMemberState:
'Butteroildestineaetrelivreatitredel'aide
alimentaireauPAM(reglement(CEE)n°530/74)';
'AlsNahrungsmittelhilfe zulieferndesbutteroilan
dasWEP(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.530/74)';
'Butteroildestinatoadessereconsegnatoatitolo
diaiutoalimentarealPAM(regolamento (CEE)n.
530/74)';
'Butteroilbestemdomtewordengeleverdals
voedselhulpaanhetWVP(Verordening (EEG)nr.
530/74)';
'ButteroiltobedeliveredasfoodaidtotheWFP
(Regulation (EEC)No530/74)';
'Butteroilbestemdtilleveringsomfodevarehjaslp
tilWFP(forordning (E0F)nr.530/74)'.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifieddeliveryshall
endorsethecontrolcopyandreturnittotheoffice
ofdepartureintheMemberStateofsale.
Article13
1.Uponpresentation :
—ofthedocumentsreferredtoinsubparagraph (2)
ofArticle11andinArticle14,whereboth
processingofthebutteranddeliveryofthebutter­
oilhavetakenplaceintheMemberStateofsale,—ofthedocumentsreferredtoinsubparagraph (1)
ofArticle12andinArticle14,whereprocessing
hastakenplaceinaMemberStateotherthanthat
ofsale,
—ofthedocumentsreferredtoinsubparagraph (2)
ofArticle11,insubparagraph (2)ofArticle12
andinArticle14,whereprocessinghastaken
placeintheMemberStateofsaleanddeliveryhas
takenplaceinanotherMemberState,
thecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateofsale
shallreleaseeachsuccessfultendererfromhis
obligationtopaythepurchasepriceofthebutter
suppliedtohim—saveinrespectofanyamount
wherebysuchpriceexceedsthatatwhichthe
tendererundertooktosupplythebutteroil—and
shallwithin15days,reckonedfromthedayonwhich
theabovementioned supportingdocumentsare
produced,paytohimanamountequaltothe
difference,wherethisisinfavourofthetenderer,
betweentheaforesaidtwoprices.
2.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateof
saleshallinadditionpaytotheWFPinrespectof
eachconsignmentofbutteroil,within60daysofthe
dateonwhichtheWFPtakesdeliverythereof,a
flat-ratecontributionof80unitsofaccountpermetric
tonofbutteroildeliveredtowardsthecostof
transportinganddistributingsuchbutteroil.
Article14
Ondeliveryofthebutteroilattheportof
embarkationtherepresentative oftheWFPshallgive
thesuccessfultenderer,asagentfortheCommunity ,
alettercertifyingthattheWFPhastakendeliveryof
thesaidbutteroil.
Article15
Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
thebutteroilattheplaceandbythetimeappointed,
providedalwaysthattheWFPhasmadeitpossible
forthebutteroiltobesodelivered.
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodeliverthe
butteroilasaresultofforcemajeureshallbeborne
bythecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateofsale.
Article16
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredunderArticle5shallbedischargedonlyin
thefollowingcircumstances :
(a)ifthetenderhasbeenrefused;
(b)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistender
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totheintervention agencythedocuments
requiredunderthefirst,secondorthirdindentas
thecasemaybeofArticle13(1).
2.Dischargeofthesecurityshalltakeplace
immediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencysellingthebuttershalltakesuchdecisionas
maybenecessaryhavingregardtothecircumstances
invoked.Article17
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whether
monetaryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespect
ofbutterandbutteroiltowhichthisRegulation
relates.
Article18
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9August1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOI.I

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirementsforbutteroil
Characteristics :concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof99-8%.
Compositional characteristics :
moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum0*2%
fats:minimum99-8%
freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid)
Peroxide/kg:maximum1unit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg)
Flavour:fresh
Smell:noforeignodours
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistopackedinmetalcanistersfullyfilledandhermeticallysealedinan
atmosphereofnitrogen.Thecanistersshouldbestrongenoughtowithstandalongsea
journey.Theircompositionmustnotbesuchastobeharmfultohumanhealthorto
causeachangeinthecolour,tasteorodouroftheircontents.
Eachcanistermustbesealedbydouble-seaming soastobefullyleak-tight.
2.Thecanistersmustbepackedintocartonscontainingeither:
(a)4canistersdf5kgeach,or
(b)1canisterof20kg.
Thecartonsmusthavearupture-strength ofleast29kg/cm2.
Cartonscontaining4canistersof5kgmustalsocontainseparatorsofduplexcard­
boardofarupture-strength ofatleast13kg/cm8.
Eachcartonmustbefirmlysealedbymeansofadhesiveappliedtotheentiresurface
areaoftheupperandlowerflaps.
3.Alabeltobeaffixedtoeachcanistermustbearthefollowingparticularsinthe
languageorlanguagesoftherecipientcountry:
(a)thedescription :'Butteroil',
(b)thewords:
'GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
deliveredbytheWorldFoodProgramme',
(c)netweight,
(d)monthandyearofmanufacture ,
(e)nameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber.
Inadditiontotheabove,theremustbeindicatedverticallyonthetwosidesofeach
cartonthemanufacturer'slotnumberandthenumberofcartonsmakingupthelot.
III.Specialprovisions
Inthecaseofcertainspecificdestinationsforprojectsinvolvingsuppliesfortherecon­
stitutionofmilk,specialrequirementsmaybelaiddownintheRegulationopeningthe
relevantindividualinvitationtotender.