NoL137/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.5.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1223/76
of24May1976
onaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk powderfor
shipmenttotheArabRepublicofEgyptasfoodaidtotheWorldFood
Programme
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1221/75,tendersshallbeinvitedforthecostsof
deliverytotheWFPofalotof1500metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderfortheArabRepublicof
Egypt.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbecollected
fromtheLuxembourginterventionagency.
2.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearinlettersofatleast1cmhigh,thefollowing
inscription :
'Skimmed-milk powder—GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity—WorldFoodProgramme
action—Alexandria.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74of11
July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations (3),providesthat20000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertakenfromthestocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesareplacedatthe
disposaloftheWorldFoodProgramme ;whereasthe
latterhasrequestedaconsignment of1500metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderforshipmenttothe
ArabRepublicofEgypt;whereasthisconsignment
shallbeconsideredascompletedwhentheskimmed­
milkpowderhasbeendepositedattheportofembar­
kationattheplacedesignatedbytheWFPorits
appointedagent;
WhereasaccordingtoArticle5ofCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1826/74of11July1974layingdownthe
generalrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaincountriesandinternational
organizations (4),aninvitationtotenderisnormallyto
beissuedforthepurposesofthissupply;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureshouldessentially
bethatlaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1221/75of6May1975concerningtheconditions
forinvitationstotenderforthecostsofdelivery,as
foodaid,ofskimmed-milk powdertotheWorldFood
Programme (5),asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
2061/75(6);whereasitishowevernecessarytospecify
certainpoints,inparticularthetimelimitforthe
submissionoftendersandtheconditionsgoverning
thedeliveryofskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article3
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedataporttobeindi­
catedinthetender,chosenfromamongCommunity
portsaccessibleforocean-goingshipshavingregular
serviceswiththerecipientcountry.
Atendermayindicateonlyoneport.
2.Deliveryattheloadingportistobecarriedout
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned
andwhichshallbeafter1butnotlaterthan15July
1976.
Artic/e4
Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersexpires
on8June1976at12noon.
Article5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(>)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(<)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.
(5)OJNoL121,14.5.1975,p.17.
\b)OJNoL209,7.8.1975,p.19.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission