NoL188/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.7.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1855/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of16July1975
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveringskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtoMaliandUpperVolta
Article3(1)ofalotof400metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowderfromtheportofAbidjan,ofwhich:
—200metrictonstoMali,and
—200metrictonstoUpperVolta.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemoved
fromthepremisesoftheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.ItshallbepackedaccordingtoAnnexIto
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1108/68(5)of27
July1968ondetailedrulesofapplicationforpublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder,aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1093/75(6).
Theintervention agencyshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:
—forthe200metrictonstoMali:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3582/73(3)of
28December1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesfor
14000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedtothosecountries;
WhereasMaliandUpperVoltahaverequestedthe
supply,asemergencyaid,of200metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowder;whereasthecostsofdeliveringthis
supplymustbeputouttotenderasprovidedin
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No192/74(4)of18
January1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia;
Whereascertainitemsmustbespecifiedinpursuance
ofRegulation (EEC)No192/74,suchasthetime
limitforthesubmission oftendersandthetermsof
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;whereasitmay
provenecessary,owingtocongestionattheproposed
portofdestination ,todiverttheskimmed-milk
powdertoanother;whereasprovisionshouldthere­
forebemadeforamending,shouldtheneedarise,the
costsalreadyagreedon;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,'Laitécrémeenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàlaRépubliquedu
Mali—Adistribuergratuitement';
—forthe200metrictonstoUpperVolta:
'Laitécrémeenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàlaRépubliquede
HauteVolta—Adistribuergratuitement'.
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan25August1975.
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :Article3
1.Tendersareinvitedtodeterminedeliverycosts
incurredbetweenremovalofthegoodsfromtheinter­
ventionagency'sstoragedepotandthetimewhenthe
presenceofthegoodsiseffectivelydeposedonthe
quayattheportofunloading .
2.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersis
29July1975at12noon.Article1
Tendersareherebyinvited,pursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No192/74,forthedeliverycifinthesenseof
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50.
HOJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.33.(5)OJNo184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(6)OJNo109,29.4.1975,p.5.

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Article4
TheFrenchGovernment shallensurethatthe
successfultendererinformtherecipientcountry,the
representative oftheinterventionagencyattheportof
unloading,andtheCommission :
—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.OnrequestoftheCommissionnominatinga
portotherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1,the
Frenchinterventionagencymayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultenderer ]havetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.2.InsuchcasetheFrenchinterventionagencyis
toagreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduc­
tionorincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommu­
nicatetotheCommissiontheagreednewamountof
costs.
Article7
1.Theinterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethattheskimmed-milk powderfor
whichacontractisawardedistransportedrapidly
fromtheportofunloadingtothedestinationpoints
mentionedbytheauthoritiesoftherecipientcoun­
triesandcommunicated bytheCommissiontothe
interventionagencyconcerned .
2.Privatecontractsshallbenegotiatedonthebest
termspossiblebytheinterventionagencyforthecost
oftransportmentionedinparagraph 1,accountbeing
takenofprevailingtransporttermsandoftheurgency
ofdelivery.
3.Theintervention agencyshallcommunicate
immediatelytotheCommission acopyoftheprivate
contract .
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,16July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission