NoL74/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 22.3.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No578/77
of18March1977
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheRepublicofEl
Salvadorasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtonthe
Communitymarket
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
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,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme (5),
provides,interalia,for700tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheRepublicofEl
Salvador;whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthe
deliveryoftheabovementioned quantityofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powder;
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;Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76and
(EEC)No2018/76forthecostsofsupplyingonelot
of700tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder,
boughtontheCommunitymarket,totheRepublicof
ElSalvador.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
Lecheenpolvodescremadayvitaminada/Donativo
delaCEEalaRepublicaE1Salvador/Paradistribución
gratuita'.
Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportofloading
ofAmsterdam/Rotterdam ,atthetenderer'schoice.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(b)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theamountshallbemadeby
theinterventionagencyselectedinaccordancewith
theprocedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderer'sname
andaddress.2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned
whichmustbeafter10andbefore25May1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe12April1977at12noon.
Article3
1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournalof'theEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufactureofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
wholeofthelotputupfortender.
5.Thetendershallindicate,interalia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofloadingchosenaccordingtoArticle2
0);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,underthestipulatedconditions,theentire
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
ofloadingreferredtoinArticle1(2),andonthedate
fixedbytherecipientcountry,thequantityofskim­
med-milkpowdermeetingtherequirements as
regardsqualityandpackaginglaiddowninArticle1
(2).Anyscheduleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbe
fixedbytherecipientcountry'sagentinagreement
withthesuccessfultenderer.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.
Article8
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(2).

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Article10
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityanddeliveryshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
mentstheagencyshall,asreferredtoinArticle1(2),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
aletterofacceptance .
Thislettershallstatethatdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderaswellastheemptybags
referredtoinArticle1(3)havebeentakenatthestage
specifiedinArticle2(1).
Article9
Ifthetenderhasbeensubmittedtotheintervention
agencyofanotherMemberStatethanthatinwhich
theportofloadingissituatedthegoodsshall,on
completionofthecontrolreferredtoinArticle8(1),
beplacedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyaredeliveredattheportspecified
inArticle2(1).
Proofofdeliverytotheportofloadingcanbe
furnishedonlybyproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69of19November1969ontheuse
ofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No578/77),tobedeliveredattheport
of..Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingenabledthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed .
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .—'Laitécréméenpoudreàtitredaidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n0578/77)destinéàêtrelivréau
portde...',
—'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.578/77)zurLieferung
zumHafenvonbestimmt',
—'Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoaimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.578/77)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi....',Article14
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.—'Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp (Verordening
(EEG)nr.578/77)bestemdomtewordengeleverd
indehavenvan',
—'Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(EØF)nr.578/77)bestemttilleveringi
havneni....'.Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
1.5%maximum
4.0%maximum
0.15%maximum (18°Dornic)(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent :
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(I)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitamincontent :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:negative
none
negative
0.5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(15.0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum