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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No788/76
of6April1976
ontheinvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveryofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtoUNRWA
(EEC)No804/68,andheldbytheGermaninterven­
tionagency,dividedintothefollowinglots:
—lotA:250metrictonscifAqaba,
—lotB:650metrictonscifLattakia,
—lotC:700metrictonscifAshdod.
2.Atthetimeitiswithdrawnfromstock,theskim­
med-milkpowdershall,astoquality,satisfythe
requirementslaiddowninAnnexItoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No1108/68of27July1968on
detailedrulesofapplicationforthepublicstorageof
skimmed-milk powder(5),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1457/75(6).
Theconditionsforpackingarelaiddowninthe
AnnextothisRegulation .
3.Theinterventionagencyshallsupplyafurther
2%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Thesuccessfultendererundertakestohave
thesebagsmentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan20May1976.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1348/75of26
May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1975programme(3),
makesprovisionfor2000metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowderheldbyinterventionagenciestobe
madeavailabletotheUnitedNationsReliefand
WorksAgency,hereinaftercalled'UNRWA';whereas
UNRWAhasrequestedthecifdeliveryofaquantity
of1600metrictons;
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)
No1347/75of26May1975layingdowngeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizationsunderthe1975programme^),such
suppliesareasaruletobeputouttotender;
Whereasthetenderingprocedureshouldforthemain
pointberetainedastheproceduredeterminedatthe
presenttimeforsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshalldrawup
thenoticeofinvitationtotender,whichshallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communitiesnotlessthan10daysbeforetheclosing
dateforthesubmissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe20April1976at12noon.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallindicateinits
noticethewarehouses wheretheskimmed-milk
powderisheld.HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Article3
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1347/75and
(EEC)No1348/75forthecostsofdeliveryto
UNRWAof1600metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderboughtinunderArticle7(1)ofRegulation1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredletterortelexaddressedtotheintervention
agency.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.3.
(")OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.(')OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(6)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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majeureshallbebornebytheGermanintervention
agency.
Article6
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelya
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.2.Eachtendershallindicateonlyonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theamount,expressedinDM,forwhichthe
tendererundertakestodelivertheskimmed-milk
powdercifundertheconditionslaiddownin
Article5includingtheinsurancecostscovering
thevalueofthegoods;
(c)theportofembarkation ,whichmaybeany
Communityport.
4.Thetendershallnotbevalidunless:
(a)itrelatestothewholeofalottowhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderrelates;
(b)proofisfurnishedthatbeforethetimelimitfor
submissionoftendersisexpired,thetendererhas
giventhesecurityfixedinArticle4.
5.Thetendermaynotbewithdrawn..Article7
Article41.Atendershallberefusediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ismore
thanthemaximumfixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph
1,thesuccessfultenderershallforeachlotbetheone
makingthelowestoffer.Wheretwoormorevalid
offersspecifyamountswhichwhenconvertedinto
unitsofaccountareidentical,theawardshallbemade
bydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelynotifiedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tionintheinvitationtotender.Theintervention
agencyconcernedshallimmediatelyinformthe
Commission ofthenameandaddressofthe
successfultenderers.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbetwounitsofaccountpermetrictonofskim­
med-milkpowder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriterialaiddownbythe
MemberState.
Article8
Article5
Whenthesuccessfultenderertakesdeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powder,heshallensurethatthequan­
tityhandedovercorrespondstothequantitytobe
delivered .
Furthermore ,heshallensurethatthepackingofthe
skimmed-milk powdersatisfiestherequirementslaid
downinArticle1(2).
Article9
TheGermanGovernment shall:1.Deliverycostsshallbethecostsincurredupto
thetimewhenthegoodsaredepositedonthequay­
sideoronboardlighters,ifused,allcostssubsequent
todelivery,includingcostsoftakingdelivery,tobe
bornebytherecipient.
2.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingin
respectofdelaysattributabletotherecipientshallbe
chargeabletothelatter.Theratesandotherdetails
concerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthesuccessfultendererandthe
carrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreedupon
betweentheformerandthedeliveryagentoftherecip­
ient.
3.Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
theskimmed-milk powderattheplaceandbythe
timeappointed,providedalwaysthatUNRWAhas
madeitpossiblefortheskimmed-milk powdertobe
sodelivered.Costsincurredbyreasonoffailureto
delivertheskimmed-milk powderasaresultofforce1.ensurethatthesuccessfultenderershall:
(a)notifytherecipient,assoonaspossibleafterthe
goodshavebeenloadedonboardship,of
detailsoftheship,theloadingdate,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipmentandtheportofunloading;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
recipientoftheexpecteddateofarrivalatthe
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(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharterparty
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).—hasfurnishedthecertificateprovidedforin
Article10(2).
2.Thesecurityshallbereleasedimmediately .
3.Incasesofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
sellingtheskimmed-milk powdershalldecideonthe
measurestobetakenhavingregardtothecircum­
stancesinvoked.
Article10
Article12
Theinterventionagencyshallpaytothesuccessful
tenderertheamountstatedinhistenderuponproduc­
tionofthecertificatereferredtoinArticle10(2).1.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredcif
whentheyaredepositedonthequaysideintheport
ofunloadingoronboardlighters,ifused.
2.Ondeliveryinaccordancewithparagraph 1
UNRWAshallissueacertificatedeclaringthatthe
skimmed-milk powderhasbeendelivered.Article13
Article11Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdertowhichthisRegulation
applies. 1.Saveinthecaseofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
Article14(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforethedeci­
sionawardingthetender,ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,6April1976
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
CONDITIONS FORPACKING
Thepackingcontaininganetweightof25kgandmadeupinoneofthefollowingways:
I.FourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordoublebound.
II.OneKraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g+15
g/m2;
threeKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-06mmthick,weldedordoublebound.
III.OneKraftpaperouterbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast85g/m2;
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethylenelayerofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g-I-15
g/m2;
twoKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-12mmthick,weldedordoublebound.
IV.Thepackingshallbemarkedwiththefollowingmarkingsinlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powder—GiftfromtheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytoUNRWAforthe
benefitofPalestinerefugees'.