718 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
18.7.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL162/1
REGULATION (EEC)No1519/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of14July1972
onthesalebytenderofbutteratreducedpricesfortheexportationofcertainfat
compounds
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COM­
MUNITIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/681of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1411/71,2andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof;Whereasthesaleofbutteratareducedpriceforthe
exportationofcertainfatcompoundsconstitutes
suchameasure;whereas,toensurethatall
purchasershaveequalaccesstothebutterandto
keepacheckonthequantitiesdisposedof,the
standardtenderingprocedureshouldbefollowed;
Whereas,ifthereareseveralinvitationstotenderfor
thedisposalofbutteratreducedprices,theorderin
whichtheyareheldshouldbedeterminedsothatthe
quantitiesofbuttertobeconsideredavailableina
coldstoragedepotmaybeestablishedforeachsale;
Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetupto
ensurethatthebutterisnotdivertedfromits
destination ;whereasthesupervisionmustoperate
fromthetimethebutter-isremovedfromstorage
untilitisexported;whereasthelodgingofadeposit,
thedenaturingofthebutteranditsprocessinginto
specificfatcompounds,withonthespotinspection
ofthemanufactureofthoseproductsandtheuseof
distinctivepackings,maycontributetothisend;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeformanufacture
ofthefatcompoundstotakeplaceinasingle
establishmentapprovedbytherelevantMemberState
sothatdiversionduringmanufacturecanbeavoided;
whereashowever,MemberStatesshouldbefreeto
makeexceptionstothisruleundercertainconditions
sothateffectmaybegiventonationalregulations
whichprohibitthehandlingofbutyricand
non-butyricfatsinthesameestablishment ;HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
985/6S3of15July1968layingdowngeneralrulesfor
interventiononthemarketinbutterandcream,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1075/71,4and
inparticularArticle7athereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
974/715of12May1971oncertainmeasuresof
conjunctural policytobetakeninagriculture
followingthetemporarywideningofthemarginsof
fluctuationforthecurrenciesofcertainMember
States,andinparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasthesituationontheCommunitybutter
marketismarkedbylargestocksfollowing
interventionunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68;
Whereasitwillnotbepossibletodisposeofthese
stocksofbutteronnormaltermsduringthepresent
marketingyear;whereasprolongedstorageshouldbe
avoidedbecauseofthehighcostinvolved;whereas
measuresshouldthereforebeadoptedtofacilitate
disposalofthebutter;I
WhereasifthebutterisprocessedinaMemberState
otherthanthesellingMemberState,provision
shouldbemadeforcheckingtheuseordestination
bymeansofthecontrolcopyprovidedforinthe
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69®of19
November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p:4.
3OJNoL169,18.7.1968,p.1.
4OJNoL116,28.5.1971,p.1.
5OJNoL106,12.5.1971,p.1. 6OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.

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(c)thetimelimitandtheplaceforsubmissionof
tenders.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesatleasteightdaysbeforethefirsttime
limitforthesubmissionoftenders.Inaddition,the
interventionagencymaypublishnoticeselsewhere.
Article4measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,asamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No595/711;
Whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforproofo£
arrivalinoneofthedestinationcountriesto*be
furnishedinaccordancewithArticle8(1)of
CommissionRegulationNo1041/67/EEC2of21
December1967ondetailedrulesfortheapplication
ofexportrefundsonproductssubjecttoasingle
pricesystem,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1504/713;
Whereas,asregardsthecompensatoryamountsfixed
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No974/71,account
shouldbetakenofthevalueoftheproducts
concerned;
Whereasprovisionshouldnowbemadeformeasures
whichtakeaccountoftheentryintoforceofthe
TreatyconcerningtheaccessionoftheKingdomof
Denmark,Ireland,theKingdomofNorway,andthe
UnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthern
IrelandtotheEuropeanEconomicCommunityand
totheEuropeanAtomicEnergyCommunity ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products;1.Duringtheperiodofvalidityofthestanding
invitationtotender,theinterventionagencyshall
.issueindividualinvitations .Eachindividualinvitation
totendershallcoversuchpartofthebutterspecified
inArticle1asisstillavailable.
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetothefirstindividualinvitationtotender
shallexpireat1200hourson12September.
Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersin
responsetosubsequentinvitationstotendershall
expireat1200hoursonthesecondandfourth
Tuesdayofthemonth.IftheTuesdayisapublic
holiday,thetimelimitshallbeextendeduntil1200
hoursonthefollowingworkingday.
Article5HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
ButterboughtinunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68andtakenintostoragebefore1
May1972shallbesold.1.Theinterventionagencyshallupdateandmake
availabletointerestedpartiesonrequestthelist
providedforinArticle3(b)ofthequantitiesof
butterforsalebytenderineachcoldstoragedepot.
Theinterventionagencyshallalsopublisharegular
up-to-datelistinanappropriateformtobespecified
inthenoticeofinvitationtotenderprovidedforin
Article3.
2.Theinterventionagencyshalltakethemeasures
necessarytoenableinterestedpartiestoexamine,at
theirownexpenseandbeforetendering,samplesof
thebutterforsale.Article2
Thebuttershallbesoldbymeansofastanding
invitationtotender,openedbyeachintervention
agencyforthequantitiesofthebutterinquestion
heldbyit.
Article3
Article6
Anundertakingmaynottakepartintheinvitationto
tenderunless:1.Theinterventionagencyshallissueanoticeof
invitationtotenderindicatinginparticular:
(a)thelocationofthecoldstoragedepotordepots
wherethebutterisheld;
(b)thequantitiesofbutterforsaleineachdepot;—itcarriesoutoneoftheprocessesprovidedforin
Article19andisapprovedforthatpurposebythe
MemberStateinwhoseterritorytheoperations
takeplace,and
—itundertakestoabidebytheconditionslaid
downinArticles19,22and23.1OJNoL69,23.3.1971,p.7.
2OJNo314,23.12.1967,p.9.
3OJNoL158,15.7.1971,p.17.

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Article7 2.Itshallbepaid,according ,tothepreferenceof
theMemberState,eitherintheformofacheque
addressedtotheinterventionagency,orintheform
ofaguaranteecomplyingwithcriterialaiddownby
theMemberStateinquestion.1.Tendersshallbesubmittedeitherpersonally,in
writing,againstreceipt,totheinterventionagencyor
byregisteredletteraddressedtotheintervention
agency.Theinterventionagencymayalsoauthorise
theuseoftelexfacilities.
Article9
2.'Thetendershallstate:
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedinresponseto
eachindividualinvitationtotender,andin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle
30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,aminimum
sellingpriceshallbefixedforeachoftheuses
referredtoinArticle19(2)(a)and(b),oradecision
shallbetakennottoproceedwiththeinvitationto
tender.
Article10
»(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer,
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates,
(c)theusetobemadeofthatquantity,in
accordancewithArticles19(2)(a)or(b);a
tendermayrelatetooneoftheseusesonly,
(d)thepriceofferedpermetricton,excluding
internaltaxes,ex-coldstoragedepotwherethe
butterisheld,expressedinthecurrencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderis
opened,
(e)thecoldstoragedepotinwhichthebutterisheld.
Atenderrelatingtoseveralcoldstoragedepotsshall
beconsideredtocompriseasmanytendersasthe
coldstoragedepotsmentioned .
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoat
least100metrictons.
However,ifthequantityavailableinacoldstorage
depotislessthan100metrictons,theavailable
quantityshallconstitutetheminimumquantityfor
thetender.Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingpriceis
fixedandbythesameprocedure,theamountofthe
depositprovidedforinArticle15shallbefixedper
100kilogrammes .
Article11
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunless:1.Thetendershallberejectedifthepriceoffered
islowerthantheminimumpricevalidforthe
relevant ,individualinvitationtotender.
2."Withoutprejudicetoparagraph1,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetendererofferingthehighest
price.
Ifthequantityavailableinthecoldstoragedepotis
notusedupbythisaward,thecontractforthe
remainingquantityshallbeawardedtotheother
tenderersaccordingtothepriceoffered,startingwith
thehighest.
3.Whereacceptanceofatenderwouldleadtothe
quantityremainingavailableatthecoldstorage
depotinquestionbeingexceeded,thecontractshall
beawardedtothetendererinquestiononlyin
respectofthequantityavailable.
4.Whereacceptanceofseveraltendersatthesame
pricewouldleadtothequantityavailablebeing
exceeded,thecontractshallbeawardedbylot.
5.Wheretheacceptanceofseveraltenders
submittedforbothoftheusesreferredtoinArticle
19(2)wouldleadtothequantityavailablebeing
exceeded,atenderindicatingtheusedescribedunder
(a)shallbegivenpriority.(a)itisaccompanied bythewrittenundertakings
referredtointhesecondindentofArticle6;
(b)thetendererincludesadeclarationthathewill
forgoanyclaimregardingthequalityand
characteristics ofanybuttersold;
(c)proofisfurnishedbeforethetimelimitfor
submissionoftendersexpiresthatthetenderer
haslodgedatenderingdepositinrespectofthe
relevantindividualinvitationtotender.
5.Atendermaystipulatethatitshallnotbe
consideredtohavebeensubmittedunlessthe
contractisawardedinrespectoftheentirequantity
indicatedinthetender.
6.Atendermaynotbewithdrawn .
Article8
1.Thetenderingdepositshallbe10unitsof
accountpermetricton.

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Article12 thenotificationreferredtoinArticle14(1).The
buttermaybetakenoverinstagey.
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthesuccessful
tendererhasnottakenoverthebutterwithintheset
timelimit,thesaleshallbecancelledasregardsthe
remainingquantities .ForthepurposesofthisRegulation,thequantityof
butterconsideredtobeavailableshallbethequantity
ofbutterstoredinthecoldstoragedepotinquestion
aftertheawardoftheindividualinvitationtotender
currentlyopeninpursuanceofCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1259/721onthedisposalof
butteratareducedpricetocertainCommunity
processingundertakings .Article17
Article13Thebuttershallbedeliveredbytheintervention
agencyinpackingsbearingoneormoreofthe
followingmarkingsinlettersatleast2cmhigh:
Therightsandobligationsarisingfromtheinvitation
totendershallnotbetransferable .'Beurredestinéàlatransformation (Règlement (CEE)
n01519/72)':
Article14'ZurVerarbeitung bestimmteButter(Verordnung
(EWG)Nr.1519/72)';
'Burrodestinatoallatrasformazione (regolamento
(CEE)n..1519/72)';•1.Eachtenderershallimmediatelybeinformedof
theresultofhisparticipationinindividualinvitation
totender.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershall,beforetakingover
thegoodsasdescribedinArticle16(2),paythe
interventionagencytheamountcorresponding tohis
tenderforeachquantityheintendstoremovefrom
storage.'Botervoorverwerking (Verordening (EEG)nr.
1519/72)'.
(Butterforprocessing (Regulation (EEC)No
1519/72))
Article18
ArticleIS
Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstorageanduntil
itisexported,thebutterortheprocessedproducts
referredtoinArticle19shallbeplacedunder
customsorequivalentadministrative control.1.Thesuccessfultenderershall,beforetakingover
eachquantity,lodgetheprocessingandexportation
depositprovidedforinArticle10.
2.Thedepositshallbelodgedinaccordancewith
Article8(2).Article19
Article16
1.WhenthepaymentprovidedforinArticle14
(2)hasbeenmade,andtheprocessingand
exportationdepositprovidedforinArticle15has
beenlodged,theinterventionagencyshallissuea
removalorder,indicating :
(a)thequantityforwhichtheconditionsspecifiedat
thebeginningoftheparagraphhavebeen
satisfied;
(b)thecoldstoragedepotinwhichitisstored;
(c)thefinaldatefortakingoverthebutter.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershalltakeoverthe
butterawardedtohimwithinthirtydaysofreceiving1.Allthebutterallocatedshallbeprocessedintoa
productcontainingatleast99-8%ofbutyricfatin
theundertakingsreferredtoinArticle6beforeoneof
theproductsreferredtoinparagraph2is
manufactured .
2.Accordingtotheusespecifiedinthetender,
pursuanttoArticle7(2)(c),theproductthus
obtainedshallbeeither
(a)directlyprocessedintoaproductwhich,per
metrictonofthefinishedproduct,andtothe
exclusionofallotherproducts,contains:
—10kgoftriglycerides ofenanthic
(n-heptanoic )acid,atleast95%pure,and
—0Tkgofethylicesterofthebutyricacid;or
(b)mixed,per970kg,with30kgoftriglyceridesof
enanthic(n-heptanoic )acid,atleast95%pure,
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Article22
Thefinishedproductshallbeputupincans:
(a)hermeticallysealed,ofanetcapacityofnotmore
than2-5kginthecaseoftheproductreferredto
inArticle19(2)(a);
(b)ofanetcapacityofnotmorethan18-5kginthe
caseoftheproductreferredtoinArticle19(2)(b).—processedintoafatcompoundfallingwithin
subheadingNo21.07FVIoftheCommon
CustomsTariffandcontainingnotlessthan
26%butnotmorethan40%byweightof
milkfatandofwhichthenon-butyricpartis
composedofatleast98%ofsuetorlard,the
remaining2%notcontainingotherfats;
Thetwooperationsreferredtounder(b)shallbe
carriedoutseparatelysothateachmaybesupervised.
3..Thevariousprocessingoperationslistedin
paragraph .2shallbecarriedoutinthesame
establishment asthatmentionedinparagraph1.
However,MemberStatesmayauthorisethe
successfultenderer,undertheconditionslaiddown
inArticle21,tohavetheprocessingspecifiedin
paragraph2(b)carriedoutinanestablishmentother
thanthatinwhichtheearlystagesofprocessingtake
place.Article23
Thefinishedproductshallbeexporteddirectfrom
theterritoryoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
processingtakesplacetoanAfricanorAsianthird
countrywithin150daysfromthetimereceivingthe
informationreferredtoinArticle14(1).
Article24
Article201.WheretheprocessingoperationslistedinArticle
19takeplaceinaMemberStateotherthanthe
sellingMemberState,proofthattheconditions
referredtoinArticles19,22and23havebeen
satisfiedshallbefurnishedonlybyproductionofthe
controlcopyprovidedforinRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69.
2.Sections101,103and104onthecontrolcopy
shallbecompleted.Section104shallbecompletedby
deletingwhatdoesnotapplyand.addingoneofthe
followingstatementsatthesecondindent:ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhich
theprocessingoperationsreferredtoinArticle19
takeplaceshallberesponsibleforthesupervisionof
thoseoperations .
Thecostsofthesupervisionshallbebornebythe
successfultenderer.
Article21'—destinéàl'exportationautitredurèglement
(CEE)n01519/72aprèstransformation et
conditionnement enemballagesmétalliques,soit
hermétiquement fermésd'uncontenude2500kg
aumaximum,soitd'uncontenude18500kgau
maximum';Recoursetothederogationinthesecond
subparagraphofArticle19(3)shallbesubjecttothe
followingconditions :
'—GemäßVerordnung (EWG)Nr.1519/72nach
Verarbeitung undVerpackung inluftdicht
verschlossenen Metallverpackungen miteinem
Nettoinhaltvonhöchstens2500kgoderin
Metallverpackungen miteinemNettoinhaltvon
höchstens18500kg,zurAusfuhrbestimmt';
'—destinatoall'esportazione anormadel
regolamento (CEE)n.1519/72dopo
trasformazione econdizionato inimballaggi
metallici,ermeticamente chiusidiuncontenuto
massimo ,di2500kgoppurediuncontenuto
massimodi18500kg';(1)thetwoestablishments mustbesituatedinthe
sameMemberState;
(2)beforeprocessingtakesplace,theundertaking
whichhasbeenawardedthetendermustobtain
authorisationfromthebodywhichgavethe
approvalreferredtoinArticle6;
(3)anestablishment responsibleforoneofthe
processingoperationsconcernedmusthave
receivedtheapprovalreferredtoinArticle6;
(4)MemberStatesshalltakethemeasuresnecessary
toensurecontinuoussupervisionthroughout
transportation andprocessing.'—bestemdomovereenkomstig Verordening (EEG)
nr.1519/72tewordenuitgevoerd,naverwerking
enverpakkinginmetalenverpakkingen ,ofwel
luchtdichtgeslotenmeteen'netto-inhoudvan
hoogstens2500kg,ofwelmeteennetto-inhoud
vanhoogstens18500kg'.

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Article27 (forexportpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
1519/72afterprocessingandpackaginginmetal
containerseitherhermetically sealedofa
maximumcapacityof2-5kgorofamaximum
capacityof18-5kg).Thecompensatory amountsapplicabletobutterand
tobutterprocessedintoproductsreferredtoin
Article19shallbeequaltothecompensatory
amountsfixedinpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No
974/71,multipliedbythecoefficient0-2.
TheCommissionmay,ifnecessary,alterthis
coefficient .Article25
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeurethetendering
depositshallbereleasedonlyforthequantity:
Article28'
(a)inrespectofwhichthetenderer:
ButterincorporatedinproductsmentionedinArticle
19shallnotqualifyforexportrefunds.
Article29
MemberStatesshall
—keepanup-to-daterecordbyprocessing
undertakingofthequantitiesobtainedatthetime
oftheprocessingdescribedinArticle19(2)(a)
and(b)respectively,andthecorresponding
quantitiesofbutterused;
—sendthisinformation ,beforethetenthofeach
month,totheCommission,whichshallinform
theotherMemberStatesthereof.—hasnotwithdrawnthetenderbeforethe
awardofthecontract,and
—withinthesettimelimit,paidtheamount
corresponding tothetender,providedforin
Article14(2),andlodgedtheprocessingand
exportationdepositprovidedforinArticle
15;or
(b)inrespectofwhichthetenderhasnotbeen
accepted.
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,theprocessing
andexportationdepositprovidedforinArticle15
shallbereleasedonlyforthe.quantitiesinrespectof
whichthebuyerhasfurnishedtotheintervention
agency:
(a)supportingdocumentsfromwhichitcanbe
establishedthattheconditionslaiddownin
Articles19,22and23havebeensatisfied,when
theprocessingtakesplaceinthesellingMember
States;
(b)proofthattheseconditionshavebeensatisfied
furnishedbythecontrolcopyreferredtoin
Article24whentheprocessingtakesplacein
anotherMemberState;
(c)proofthatthefinishedproducthasreachedone
ofthecountriesofdestinationreferredtoin
Article23,furnishedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofArticle8(1)ofCommission
RegulationNo1041/67/EEC.
3.Thedepositshallbereleasedimmediately .Article30
Witheffectfrom1February1973,Articles17and24
(2)shallbeamendedasfollows:
1.ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoArticle17:
'—butterforprocessing (Regulation (EEC)No
1519/72)';
'—smørbestemttilforarbejdning (forordning
(EØF)nr.1519/72)';
'—smørbestemttilforedling(forordning (EØF)
nr.1519/72)'.
2.ThefollowingindentsshallbeaddedtoArticle
•24(2):
'—forexportpursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No
1519/72afterprocessingandpackagingin
'metalcontainerseitherhermeticallysealedof
amaximumcapacityof2-5kgorofa
maximumcapacityof18-5kg';
Article26'—bestemttileksportihenholdtilforordning
(EØF)nr.1519/72efterforarbejdning og
pakningimetalemballager ,entenhermetisk
lukkedemetetindholdofhøjst2500kg,eller
medetindholdafhøjst18500kg';Incaseofforcemajeure,theinterventionagencyshall
determinethemeasuresnecessaryinviewofthe
circumstances invoked.

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Article31 '—bestemttileksportihenholdtilforordning
(EØF)nr.1519/72etterforedlingof
salgsklargjøring imetallemballasje ,enten
hermetisklukketmedetinnholdpåhøyst
2500kgellermedetinnholdpåhøyst18500
kg'.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
\
DoneatBrussels,14July1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT