13.3.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL70/21
REGULATION (EEC)No575/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of8March1974
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthecostsofdeliveringskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid
skimmed-milk powder,itappearsthattheabovemen­
tionedquantitiesofskimmed-milk powdercouldbe
suppliedbytheGermanandFrenchintervention
agencies;whereas,furthermore ,inviewofthesmall
quantitytobedeliveredtotheICRCandofthefact
thatitisintendedforSahelcountries,asingleinvita­
tiontotendershouldbeissuedforthecostsofde­
liveringtotheICRCandtotheSahelcountries;
Whereasthetermsofdeliveryandoftakingoverthe
skimmed-milk powdershould,however,bespecified;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No419/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)andArticle28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3582/73(3)of
28December1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesfor
14000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedtothosecountries;
Whereas,NigerandUpperVoltahaverequestedthe
supply,asemergencyaid,of330and1100metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderrespectively ;whereas
thecostsofdeliveringthesesuppliesmustbeputout
totenderasprovidedinCommission Regulation
(EEC)No192/74(4)of18January1974onthesupply
ofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2721/72(5)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2700/73(6),providesinteraliafor6000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
theInternational Committee oftheRedCross
(ICRC);
WhereastheICRChasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of40metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
comprising20metrictonsforNigerand20metric
tonsforUpperVolta;whereasthecorresponding
costsofdeliverymustbeputouttotenderinaccor­
dancewithCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1885/73(7)of12July1973concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthecostsofdelivery,asfoodaid,of
skimmed-milk powderheldbytheinterventionagen­
cies;
Whereas,havingregardtothestocksheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesandtothesituationofthemarketinTendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewithRegula­
tion(EEC)No192/74forthecostofdelivering 1470
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,dividedupas
specifiedbelow,tothefollowingdestinations :
—LotA:
350metrictonsforNiger,tobedeliveredas
follows:
350metrictonstoZinderviaApapa,including20
metrictonsfortheICRC:
—LotB:
1120metrictonsforUpperVolta,tobedelivered
asfollows:
440metrictonstoOuagadougou viaAbidjan
680metrictonstoBobo-Dioulasso viaAbidjan,
including20metrictonsfortheICRC.
Article2
(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL49,21.2.1974,p.2.
(3)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50.Theskimmed-milk powdershallberemovedfromthe
premisesoftheinterventionagenciesasfollows:
—LotAfromtheFrenchinterventionagency;
—LotBfromtheGermaninterventionagency.
Theinterventionagenciesshallprocurethatthe
packingismarkedinlettersatleast2cmhigh:(«)OJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.33.
(s)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28,
(6)OJNoL279,5.10.1973,p.1.
(7)OJNoL192,12.7.1973,p.31

NoL70/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.3.74
—inthecaseoflotA:
on330metrictons:
'Laitécremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne
auNiger
Adistribuergratuitement';
on20metrictonsfortheICRC:
aredcross15cmby15cmandthewords:—notifiestheCommission ,thecountryofdestina­
tion,therepresentative oftheinterventionagency
attheplaceofdestinationandtheICRCrepresen­
tative,asregardstherespectivequantitieswith
whichtheyareconcerned :
—10daysbeforethegoods'expecteddateof
arrival,ofthemeansoftransporttobeusedto
carrythegoodstotheplaceofdestination,the
meansofshipmenttobeusedduringtheinter­
mediaryphases,thedateofloadingandthe
quantityandqualityofthegoodsasrecorded
onshipmentfromtheCommunity ;
—atleasttwodaysinadvance,ofthedateof
arrivalofthegoodsattheplaceofdestination ;
—hasseparatebillofloadingmadeoutforICRC
suppliesandforSahelcountrysupplies.'Laitécremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne
ActionduComitéInternational delàCroix­
Rouge';
—inthecaseoflotB:
on1100metrictons:
'Laitécréméenpoudre
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne
àlaHaute-Volta
Adistribuergratuitement';Article7
on20metrictonsfortheICRC:
aredcross15cmby15cmandthewords:
'Laitécréméenpoudre
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne
ActionduComitéInternational delaCroix­
Rouge'.1.Theinterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytoensurethatthe330metrictonsforNiger
andthe1100metrictonsforUpperVoltaforwhich
contractsareawarded,aretransportedrapidlyfromthe
placeofdestinationtothedistributionpoints.
Itshallnegotiateprivatecontractsforthecostsof
suchtransportonthebesttermspossible,account
beingtakenofprevailingtransporttermsandofthe
urgencyofdelivery.
2'.Thedistributionpointsprovidedforinpara­
graph1shallbedesignatedbytheauthoritiesofthe
recipientcountriesandshallbecommunicated bythe
Commissiontotheinterventionagencyconcerned .Article3
Thetendersshallbeforthedeliverycostsincurred
betweenremovalofthegoodsfromthestoragedepots
oftherelevantinterventions agenciesandtheir
deliveryattheplacesofdestinationspecifiedin
Article1,includingunloadingcosts.
Deliveryshallbecompletedwhenthegoodsactually
arriveattheplaceofdestination .
Article8Article4
Theinterventionagenciessupplyingtheskimmed­
milkpowderberesponsiblefortheinvitationto
tenderprovidedforinthepreviousArticles.
Article5WhenthedeliveryprovidedforinArticle3hasbeen
completed,thecertificatetotheeffectthatdelivery
hasbeentakenofthequantityofgoodstakenover
fromtheinterventionagencyshallbeissued:
—inthecaseofICRCsuppliesbytheICRCrecep­
tionagent;
—inthecaseoftheothersupplies:bytherepre­
sentativeoftheinterventionagencyattheplaceof
destination .1.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe26March1974at12noon.
2.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
becompletedon20April1974atthelatest.
Article6Article9
Inrespectofthesuppliesforwhichitsintervention
agencyisresponsible,theGovernmentconcerned
shallensurethatthesuccessfultenderer :ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.'
DoneatBrussels,8March1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
.Francois-Xavier ORTOLI