28.1.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL19/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No169/76
of26January1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoUNICEFforuse
asfoodaidofskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedontheCommunity
market
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1347/75of26May1975layingdownthegeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderunder
the1975food-aidprogrammetocertaindeveloping
countriesandcertaininternational organizations (3),
andinparticularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1348/75of26
May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
underthe1975food-aidprogrammetocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandcertaininternationalorganiza­
tions^),providesforthesupplyof2910metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powdertoUNICEFandprovides,
moreover,fora3800metrictonsreservestock;
whereasUNICEFhasrequestedthesupplyof665
metrictonsofvitaminized skimmedmilkofwhich
500metrictonsforBangladeshand165metrictons
forthePeople'sDemocraticRepublicofYemen;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1347/75
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1348/75
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewith
Regulations (EEC)No1347/75and(EEC)No
1348/75forthecostsofsupplyingtoUNICEF665
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderofwhich:
—365metrictonstobetakenfromthe2910metric
tonssetasideforUNICEF,
—300metrictonstobetakenfromthe3800metric
tonsreservestock.
2.Thissupplyshallbedividedupintothe
followinglots:
LotA:500metrictonsforBangladesh ,ofwhich
250metrictonscifChittagongand
250metrictonscifChalna;
LotB:165metrictonsforthePeople'sDemocratic
RepublicofYementobedeliveredcifAden.
Theshippingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan15March1976.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingsetoutin
theAnnextothisRegulation .
Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe10February1976,at12noon.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(})OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.
(4)OJNoL138,29,5.1975,p.3.

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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 .
Article7Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Eachtendershallbearonlyonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnexes,theentirequantityofalot
putouttotender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsurance
coststothestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)for
delivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirelotputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownintheAnnex.
Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighterattheportofunloading.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardaysinadvanceoftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecipientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.

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—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.169/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan..;
—Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.169/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni..
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninthe
Annex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientshallissueacertificate
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmedmilk
hasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle1(2).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No169/76tobeshippedfrom
theportof..;—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(4).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
-med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
Article15
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n0169/76destinéeà
êtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.169/76zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.169/76
destinataadessereimbarcatadelportodi...';
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26January1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithpolyethylenelayer,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast008mmthickdoublebound.
(c)Thefollowingmarkingtoappearonthepackaginginlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'FORTIFIED SKIMMED-MILK POWDER—GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC
COMMUNITY —ACTIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONSCHILDREN 'SFUND
(UNICEF)'.