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REGULATION (EEC)No1911/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of13July1973
concerninginvitationstotenderforthesupplyasfoodaidofskimmed-milk
powderboughtontheCommunitymarket
concerningthemethodsofapplicationofpublic
stocksofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No454/73(5).Forpackagingand
thedescriptiononpacks,therequirements shallbe
fixedcasebycase.Witheachsupply,thereshallbea
quantityofemptysacksrepresenting 2%ofthe
numberofsacksmakinguptheshipment.
Article2
Supplyshallbemadebyadatefixed,whetheratthe
foborcifstageoratadeterminedplaceofdestina­
tion,inaccordancewithagreementsconcludedwith
thebenefitingcountriesoragenciesTHECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandtheAdjustmentstotheTreaties,andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2721/72(3)of19December1972onthesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,andinparticular
Article4thereof;
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No2721/72providesin
particularthat,ifavailablesuppliesinpublicstocksin
theCommunityareinsufficient,suppliesmaybe
ensuredbythebuyingofskimmed-milk powderon
theCommunitymarketandthatinthiscase,thecost
ofthisexerciseshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewith
atenderingprocedure;
Whereas,indeterminingtheruleswhich,underthis
tenderingprocedure,shouldapplytosuchpurchases
anddeliveries,itisessentialtofollowtheruleslaid
downforsimilarcasesuptothepresenttime;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts:Article3
1.Foreachindividualsupply,thecompetent
agencyoftheMemberStatesshallinvitetendersat
thesametime.
2.Thecompetentinterventionagenciesshalldraw
upanoticeofinvitationtotender,whosepublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
shallbemadeatleasttendaysbeforethetimelimit
fixedforthepresentationofoffers.
Article4
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article11.Interestedpartiesshalltakepartintheindividual
invitationtotendereitherbydeliverybyhandofa
writtenoffertotheinterventionagencyagainstreceipt
orbyregisteredletteraddressedtotheintervention
agency.Theinterventionagencymayalsoauthorize
theuseoftelex.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotenderrelatestoseveral
lots,eachtendershallonlybeforonelot.
3.Thetendershallspecifyinparticular:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofloadingwhichshallbeoneoftheports
oftheEECifseatransportisinvolved;
(c)theamounttendered,exclusiveoftaxes,expressed
inthecurrencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
tenderissubmittedandtowhichthetenderer
undertakesthathewilldeliverthequantityof
skimmed-milk powdertowhichhistenderrefers,
inaccordancewiththestipulatedconditions.1.Incaseswhere,byvirtueofRegulation(EEC)No
2721/72itisdecidedtosupplyskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaid,purchasedontheCommunitymarketin
accordancewithArticle2(2)oftheaforesaidRegula­
tion,therulesprovidedbythisRegulationshallapply.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallcorrespondto
thequalitysetoutinAnnex1ofCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No1108/68(4)of27July1968,
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL73,27.3.1972,p.14.
(3)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.
(4)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34. (5)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.7.

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2.Thesuccessfultenderershallwithinthepres­
cribedtimelimits,furnishtotherecipientcountries
andtotheinterventionagencytheinformation
requiredinthenoticeofinvitationtotender.Theamounttenderedshallincludetheinsurance
costsoftransporttotheagreedpointofdelivery.
4.Thetendershallonlybevalidif:
(a)itisforallthelottowhichtheinvitationtotender
relates;
(b)proofisfurnishedthatbeforeexpiryofthetime
limitforsubmissionoftenders,thetendererhas
giventhesecurityfixedinArticle5.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn .Article9
Article51.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStatein.
whichthetenderwasacceptedshallcheckthatthe
qualityandpackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
concernedsatisfytherequirements ofArticle1(2).
2.Iftheskimmed-milk powdersatisfiesthose
requirements ,thatauthoritiesshall,beforethe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle10(1)are
completed,issueacertificatetothesuccessfultenderer
totheeffectthattheconditionsreferredtoinpara­
graph1ofthisArticlearefulfilled.
3.Upondeliverybeingeffected,proofthereofshall
befurnishedbyadeclarationfromtherecipient
countryoragencyestablishingthatthelot,whichhad
beenputupfortender,wasreceivedwithinthepres­
cribedtime-limits .1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe10unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshallbepaid,atthechoiceoftheMember
State,eitherbyachequemadeouttotheintervention
agency,orintheformofaguaranteemeetingthe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberStateconcerned.
Article6
Article10Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamountexpressed
inunitsofaccountshallbefixedorthetendering
procedureshallbecancelled.
Article71.Exportcustomsformalitiesshallbecompletedin
theMemberStateinwhichthetenderwasaccepted.
2.Iftheportspecifiedinthetenderisnotinthe
MemberStateinwhichtheexportcustomsformalities
werecompleted,theproductshall,uponcompletion
oftheformalities,beplacedunderacustomscontrol
procedurewhichwillensurethatitisshippedfrom
theportnamedinthetender.
Proofofshipmentcanonlybefurnishedby
producingthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1of
Regulation(EEC)No2315/69.
BoxesNos101,103and104onthecontrolcopyshall
becompleted .BoxNo104shallbecompletedbydele­
tingwhatisinapplicableandbyinsertingoneofthe
followingentriesagainstthesecondindent:1.Thetendershallberejectediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ishigher
thanthemaximumamountvalidforthelotinques­
tion.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph 1,thesuccessful
tenderershallbetheonewhosubmittedthelowest
tenderintermsofunitsofaccount.Whereseveral
tendersatthesameproposedamountwhenconverted
intounitsofaccount,aretobetakenintoconsidera­
tionbythesameinterventionagency,thecontract
shallbeawardedbydrawinglots.Inthecasewhere
thesetendersaremadetodifferentinterventionagen­
cies,thecontractshallbeawardedbytheintervention
agencydeterminedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
setoutinArticle6.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelyinformedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tioninthetender.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisingoutoftheinvita­
tiontotendershallnotbetransferable .—livraison....(foboucaf)delaitécréméen
poudreàtitred'aidealimentaire(Règlement (CEE)
No.../73)destinéeàêtreembarquéeauportde
—Lieferung....(fobodercif)vonMagermilch­
pulveralsNahrungsmittelhilfe (Verordnung
(EWG)Nr..../73)zurVerschiffungimHafen
von bestimmt'
Article8—Fornitura....(fobocif)dilattescrematoin
polvereatitolodiaiutoalimentare(regolamento
(CEE)n..../73)destinataadessereimbarcatanel
portodi'1.Thesuccessfultenderershall,inaccordancewith
thetermsprescribedforeachparticularindividualinvi­
tationtotender,delivertheskimmed-milk powderto
whichthetenderrelates,andwhichsatisfiesthe
requirements ofqualityandpackingsetoutinArticle
1(2)ofthisRegulation .—levering....(fob—cif)vanmageremelkpoeder
alsvoedselhulp (verordening (EEG)nr..../73)
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—'levering....(fobellercif)afskummet­
mælkspulversomfødevarehjælp (forordning(EØF)
nr/73)bestemttillastningihavnen
ifixedintheagreementunderwrittenwiththis
organization .
—oftheamountcorresponding tothedistribu­
tioncostsincurredbytheInternationalRed
CrossCommitteetothatbody'uponpresenta­
tionofsupportingdocuments .—'delivery....(foborcif)asfoodaidofskimmed­
milkpowder(Regulation(EEC)No..../73)to
beshippedfromtheportof
Article11 Article13
1.Exceptinthecase,offorcemajeure,the
tenderingsecurityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)ifthetendererSaveincasesofforcemajeure,whentheWorldFood
Programme ortheInternational RedCross
Committeeortherecipientcountryconcernedhave
madeitpossiblefordeliverytobemadeatthetime
andplaceprescribedandthesuccessfultendererfails
tomakedeliveryatsuchtimeandplace,the
successfultenderershallbeliabletotheCommunity
forallthecostswhichtheCommunitymayhaveto
incurbyreasonofthenon-delivery .Incasesofforce
majeure,thecostofnon-deliveryoftheskimmed­
milkpowdershallbebornebythecompetent
authorityoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
wasmade.—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforetheaward
followingtheinvitationtotenderhasbeen
made;
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article9(2)and(3).
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .
3.Intheeventofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldeterminethemeasuresitconsiders
necessaryinthelightofthecircumstances invoked.
Article14Article12
Norefundormonetarycompensatory amountor
compensatory amountprovidedforintheAct
annexedtotheTreatyofAccessionshallbegrantedin
respectofskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuant
tothisRegulation .1.TheamountenvisagedunderArticle4(3)(c)
shallbepaidonlyuponpresentationofthecertificates
referredto.inArticle9(2)and(3).
2.ThecompetentauthorityoftheMemberStatein
whichthesuccessfultenderwaslodgedshallensure
thatassoonaspossible,paymentshallbemade;
(a)oftheamountreferredtoinparagraph 1tothe
successfultenderer;
(b)whereappropriate :
—ofaflat-ratecontributiontotheWFP,corres­
pondingtothetransportanddistributioncosts,Article15
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,13July1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI