NoL23/42 27.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No161/77
of26January1977
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoTanzania,foruseasfood
aid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunity
market
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinhisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artiele1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76and
(EEC)No2018/76forthecostsofsupplying950
tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderto
TanzaniatobepurchasedontheCommunitymarket
anddividedasfollows:
—LotA:400tonnes,
—LotB:550tonnes.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
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations underthe1976programme (3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (3),provides
interaliafor1000tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletoTanzania ;
Whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthedeliveryof
950tonnesofskimmed-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;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation ,
—astopackaging ,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/76(7).
3.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityto
Tanzania/Forfreedistribution'.
Artitic2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedfromaportspecified
inthetender,whichisaccessibletoocean-goingships
andhasaregularservicewiththerecipientcountry.(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.11
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
h)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(*>)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned,
whichmustbefor:
—LotA:after1andbefore15March1977, Article5
—LotB:after1andbefore15April1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe8February1977.Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article3
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.1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufacture ofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifrelatestothe
wholeofalotputupfortender.
5.Thetendershallindicate,interalia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderers,
(b)theportorportsofloadingchosenaccordingto
Article2(1);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,underthestipulatedconditions,theentire
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Artiee7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
designatedinthetenderandonthedatefixedbythe
recipientcountrythequantityofskimmed-milk
powdermeetingtherequirements asregardsquality
andpackaginglaiddowninArticle1(2).Anysche­
duleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbefixedbythe
recipientcountry'sagentinagreementwiththe
successfultenderer.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.
Article4
Article8
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingreferredto
inArticle1(2).

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—Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(EØF)nr.161/77)bestemttilleveringi
havneni..
Article102.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.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).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)No161/77)tobedeliveredattheport
of...',Article13
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingenabledthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed .
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .—'Laitécréméenpoudreàtitredaidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n°161/77)destinéàêtrelivréau
portde...',
Article14 —'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.161/77)zurLieferung
zumHafenvon...bestimmt', Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.—'Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoaimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.161/77)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi...',
—'Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp (Verordening
(EEG)nr.161/77)bestemdomtewordengeleverd
indehavenvan..'Article15
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(-')OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon-theday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent :
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA: 5000I.U.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum (bb)vitaminD: