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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2479/76
of12October1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytothePeople's
RepublicofMozambique foruseasfoodaidofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powdertobepurchasedontheCommunitymarket
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatifthereisenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,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 powder,asfoodaid,to
certaindevelopingcountriesandcertaininternational
organizations underthe1976programme (3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1976programme^),
providesforareservestockof3630metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powder;whereasaccordingtoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No2023/76of27July1976onthe
emergencysupplyofskimmed-milk powdertothe
People'sRepublicofMozambiqueinfavourofneedy
personsinthatcountryasfoodaidpursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No1299/76(6),300metrictonsofthis
reservestockshallbeallocatedtothePeople'sRepu­
blicofMozambique ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme(7),provides
interaliafor750metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavaiilabletothePeople'sRepublic
ofMozambique ;whereasthiscountryhasrequested
thesupplyof1050metrictonsofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowder;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewith
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76
and(EEC)No2023/76,forthecostsofsupplyingto
thePeople'sRepublicofMozambique alotof1050
metrictonsofyitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
dividedintothefollowinglots:
—LotA:350metrictons,
—LotB:350metrictons,
—LotC:350metrictons.
2.Deliveryshallbeeffectedatthefollowingports
ofunloading :
—asregardsLotA:Maputo,
—asregardsLotB:Beira,
—asregardsLotC:Nagala.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(6)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.8.0OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
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3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityofalotputoutto
tender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn .4.Theskimmed-millc powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopacking,therequirementssetoutinAnnexI
toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1108/68of
27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(2).
5.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliver,asasupple­
ment,5%emptybagssimilartothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
6.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearamarkinginlettersatleastonecentimetrehigh
indicating :Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.'Laitecrémeenpoudre/enrichienvitaminesAet
D/DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne
àlarépubliquepopulaireduMozambique/àdistri­
buergratuitement'.
Article2
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe26October1976,at12noon.
' Article6
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications ,the
entirequantitywhichisthesubjectofhistender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecostsofthestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadeto'different
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderer's
nameandaddress.(>)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
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Article7 3.Ondeliverythecountryofdestinationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
powderaswellastheemptybagsreferredtoinArticle
1(5)havebeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackagingreferredtoinArticle1(4).
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighterattheportofunloading .
3.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdelivery,includingacceptance
costs.Article11
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
.agentandthecountryofdestination'sagent.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)No2479/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...',Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifythecountryofdestinationofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequantity
andthequalityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeof
loadingandtheportofunloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformthecountry
ofdestinationatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformthecountry
ofdestination atleast72hoursinadvanceofthe
ship'sprobabledateofarrivalinport.—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n02479/76destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...',
—LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2479/76)zurVer­
schiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt',Article10
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(regolamento (CEE)n.2479/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi...',
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2479/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...',1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthere­
quirementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(4).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.—'Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2479/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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Article12 Article1}
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(2).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethecontract
isawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.Article16
Article13Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article14 Article17
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g