NoL283/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 14.10.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2490/76
of13October1976
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheArabRepublicof
Egyptforuseasfoodaidofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughton
theCommunitymarket
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (5),provides
interaliafor5200metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheArabRepublicof
Egypt;1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76and
(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsofsupplying4500
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderto
theArabRepublicofEgyptanddividedupintothe
followinglots:
—lotA1:1000metrictons,
—lotA2:1000metrictons,
—lotA3:I000metrictons,
—lotA4:1000metrictons,
—lotB:500metrictons.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,theprescriptions setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopackaging,theprescriptionssetoutAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968(6),ondetailedrulesforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1457/76(7).
3.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliver,asasupple­
ment,5%emptybagssimilartothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast1
cmhigh:WhereastheArabRepublicofEgypthasrequested
thedeliveryof4500metrictonsofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.0OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(«)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(")OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityto
Egypt/Forfreedistribution.'
Article2supply,underthestipulatedconditions,thetotal
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn.1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedfromaporttobedesig­
natedinthetender,chosenfromamongCommunity
portsaccessibleforocean-goingshipsandhavinga
regularlinetoAlexandria .
2.Deliveryattheportofshipmenttakeplaceona
datefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcernedand
whichmustbe
—asregardsLotsA1andA2:Article4
after6andbefore23December1976;
—asregardsLotA3:
after6andbefore23January1977;1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned ,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.—asregardsLotsA4andB:
after6andbefore23February1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersis
26October1976at12noon.
Article5
ArticleJ
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article61.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendershallbeintroducedtotheinterven­
tionagencyoftheMemberStateontheterritoryof
whichthemanufactureandconditioning ofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powderhavebeendoneinaccor­
dancewithArticle1(2).
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
entirequantityofalotputouttotender.
Moreover,atendershallrelateonlytolotsdesignated
bythesamecapitalletter.Thetenderershallmake
clearinhistenderasregardsLotsA1toA4forhow
manylots—undertheseconditions—itisvalid.
5.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderer'sname
andaddress.

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Article7 Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No2490/76)tobedeliveredattheport
of..1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
designatedinthetenderandonthedatefixedbythe
recipientcountrythequantityofskimmed-milk
powdermeetingtherequirements asregardsquality
andpackaginglaiddownintheAnnextothisRegula­
tion.Anyscheduleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbe
fixedbytherecipientcountry'sagentinagreement
withthesuccessfultenderer.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.—'Laitécréméenpoudreàtitredaidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n02490/76)destinéeàêtrelivré
auportde..
—'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2490/76)zurLieferung
imHafenvon...bestimmt',
—Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoalimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.2490/76)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi...', Article8
—'Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp(Verordening
(EEG)nr.2490/76)bestemdomtewordengele­
verdindehavenvan..
—Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(EØF)nr.2490/76)bestemttillevering
ihavneni
Article101.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthere­
quirementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(2).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
mentstheagencyshall,asreferredtoinArticle1(2),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
aletterofacceptance .
Thislettershallstatethatdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderaswellastheemptybags
referredtoinArticle1(3)havebeentakenatthestage
specifiedinArticle2(1).1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityanddeliveryshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately. Article9
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderissitu­
atedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhichthe
tenderhasbeenintroducedthegoodsshall,on
completionofthecontrolreferredtoinArticle8(1),
beplacedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyaredeliveredattheportspecified
inthetender.
Proofofdeliverytotheportofloadingcanbe
furnishedonlybyproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69of19November1969ontheuse
ofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .TheamountreferredtoinArticle4(3)(b)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingfacilitatedthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed .(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .
Article15
Article14
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicable ,inrespectof
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Domic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000l.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g