NoL89/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.4.75
REGULATION (EEC)No918/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of2April1975
openinganinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoNiger
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No597/75,forthedeliverycifCotonouofalot
of1500metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderto
Nigermadeupof750metrictonspursuanttoRegula­
tion(EEC)No-3234/74and750metrictonspursuant
toRegulation (EEC)No3236/74.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.ItshallbepackedaccordingtotheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No597/75.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3234/74(3)of
17December1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahel,Ethi­
opiaandSomaliaunderRegulation (EEC)No1826/74
providesmoreparticularlyforthesupplytoNigerof
750metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3236/74(4)of
17December1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopiaprovides,inter
alia,that1250metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
shallbemadeavailabletoNiger;
WhereasNigerhasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of1500metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderwhichcanbemadeavailabletoitbythe
Frenchinterventionagency;whereasthecostsof
deliveringthesesuppliesmustbeputouttotenderas
providedinCommission Regulation (EEC)No
597/75(5)of6March1975concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstorageasfoodaidtothecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No597/75,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmissionoftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;whereasitmay
provenecessary,owingtocongestionattheproposed
portofdestination ,todiverttheskimmed-milk
powdertoanother;whereasprovisionshouldthere­
forebemadeforamending ,shouldtheneedarise,the
costsalreadyagreedon;Theinterventionagencyshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:'Lait
écréméenpoudre—DondelaCommunautéécono­
miqueeuropéenne àlaRépubliqueduNiger—A
distribuergratuitement'.
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaierthan19May1975.
ArticleJ
1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsiseffectivelydeposedonthe
quayattheportofunloading .
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmissionoftendersis
22April1975at12noon.
Article4
Inrespectofthesuppliesforwhichitsintervention
agencvisresponsible ,theFrenchGovernmentshall
ensurethat:(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.2.
(4)OJNoL346,24.12.1974,p.4.
5)OJNoL63,8.3.1975,p.7.

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—assoonaspossibleafterthegoodshavebeen
loadedonboardship,ofdetailsoftheship,the
loadingdate,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
asrecordedonshipmentandtheportof
unloading,
—atleast10cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloading,oftheexpecteddateofarrival,
—atleast72hoursbeforetheship'sarrivalinport,
ofthedateofarrival.
Article5
WhenthedeliveryprovidedforinArticle3(1)has
beencompletedtherepresentative oftheintervention
agencyshallissuethesuccessfultendererwithacertifi­
catetotheeffectthatdeliveryhasbeentakenofthe
quantityofgoodstakenoverfromtheintervention
agency.
Article6
1.OnrequestoftheCommissionnominating a
portotherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1,the
Frenchinterventionagencymayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
2.InsuchcasetheFrenchinterventionagencyis
toagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.
Article7
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshalltakeall
measuresnecessarytoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderforwhichacontractisawardedistransported
rapidlyfromtheportofunloadingtothedestination
pointsmentionedbytheauthoritiesoftherecipient
countriesandcommunicated bytheCommission to
theinterventionagencyconcerned .
2.PrivatecontractsshallbenegotiatedontheL>est
termspossiblebytheinterventionagencyforthecost
oftransportmentionedinparagraph 1,accountbeing
takenofprevailingtransport *termsandoftheurgency
ofdelivery.
3.Theintervention agencyshallcommunicate
immediatelytotheCommission acopyoftheprivate
contract .
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuroheunCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
/MemberoftheCommission