120 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
5.12.72 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL272/15
REGULATION (EEC)NO2537/72OFTHECOMMISSION
of4December1972
concerninginvitationstotenderforthesupplyofbutteroiltotheWorldFoodProgramme
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68
of27June1968onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinmilkandmilkproducts1,aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No141^/712,andinparticularArticle
6(7)thereof;1.InaccordancewiththetermssetoutinthisRegula­
tion,tendersshallbeinvitedforthesupplytotheWFP
ofbutteroilmanufactured frombutterboughtinunder
Article6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68.
2.Deliveryshallbefobportofloading.
Article2
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1692/72of20
August1972layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyof
milkfatstotheWorldFoodProgrammeandto
UNWRA 3makesprovisionforthesupplytotheWorld
FoodProgramme,hereinafterreferredtoas'theWFP',
of13000metrictonsofbutteroilmanufactured from
butterheldbyinterventionagencies;1.ThetenderingprocedureprovidedforinArticle1
shallbeorganizedbytheinterventionagenciesofthe
MemberStatesinaccordancewithprovisionsstilltobe
determined .
2.Theinterventionagencyshalldrawupanoticeofin­
vitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunitieshotlessthanten
daysbeforetheclosingdateforsubmissionoftenders.
3.Initsnoticeofinvitationtotendertheintervention
agencyshallindicatethestoragedepotsinwhichthebut­
terintendedforthemanufacture ofbutteroilisstored
andshalltakeallnecessarystepstoallowinterestedpar­
tiestoexaminesamplesofthebutterattheirownex­
pensepriortosubmittingatender.WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1692/72
providesthatthebutteroilmustbesuppliedunderaten­
deringprocedureorganizedbytheappropriateagencies
oftheMemberStatesinaccordancewithprovisionsstill
tobedetermined ;
Article3Whereasthistenderingprocedureshould,forthemost
part,bebasedonthathithertoappliedinrespectofsup­
pliestotheWFPand,inparticular,onthetermssetout
inCommissionRegulation(EEC)No900/70of19May
1970concerninginvitationstotenderforthesupplyof
16000metrictonsofbutteroiltotheWorldFood
Programme 4,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
789/715;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts.Participation mthetenderingprocedureshallbecon­
finedtoprocessingundertakingsapprovedforthispur­
posebytheMemberStateonwhoseterritoryprocessing
istotakeplace.Onlyundertakingswhicharecapableof
fulfillingtheobligationssetoutintheRegulationmaybe
approved.
Article4
1.Tendersshallbesubmittedeitherbyhand,against
receipt,totheinterventionagencyorbyregisteredletter
addressedtotheinterventionagency.Theintervention
agencymayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
2.Wheretheinvitationtotendercoversanumberof
lots,eachtendermayrelatetoonelotonly.1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL148-,3.7.1971,p.4.
3OJNoL178,5.8.1972,p.1.
?OJNoL108,20.5.1970,p.13.
3OJN0L86 ,16.4.1971,p.24.

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3.Thetendershallstate: Articles
1.Thetendershallberejectediftheamountproposedis
higherthanthemaximumamountfixedforthelotin
question.
2.Withoutprejudicetoparagraph 1,thecontractshall
beawardedtothetendererproposingthelowestamount
inhistender.Whereanumberoftendersquotingthe
sameamountexpressedinunitsofaccountmustbecon­
sidered,thecontractshallbeawardedbydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelyinformedofthe
resultofhisparticipationintheinvitationtotender.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisingoutoftheinvitationto
tendershallnotbetransferable .(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theamount,expressedinthecurrencyoftheMember
Stateinwhichtheinvitationtotenderisissued,at
whichthetendererundertakestodeliverthebutteroil
fob;thisfigureshallincludethepurchasepriceofthe
butterundertheconditionssetoutinArticle9and
Article13(1)andthecostofprocessing,packaging
anddeliveringthebutteroiltothefobstage;stowage
costsareexcluded;
(c)thestoragedepotordepotsatwhichthetenderer
wishestocollectthebutter,chosenfromamongthe
storagedepotslistedforeachlot;
(d)theportofloadingchosenfromamongthefollowing;
Antwerp,Bremen,Dunkirk,Genoa,Hamburg,Le
Havre,Marseilles,RotterdamandTrieste.
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoanen­
tirelotputupfortender.Article9
5.Atendershallnotbevalidunless:1.Thepurchasepriceofthebuttershallbe186unitsof
accountper100kilogrammesexcoldstoragedepot.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle13(1),thetender­
ershallpayforthebutterdeliveredwithin45daysofthe
datefixedbytheinterventionagencyforthedeliveryfob
ofthebutteroil.(a)itisaccompanied byevidenceoftheapprovalre­
ferredtoinArticle3;
(b)thetenderergivesanundertakingthathewillcomply
withArticle6(2)andArticle10;
(c)thetendererincludesadeclarationthathewillforgo
anyclaimregardingthequalityandcharacteristics
ofanybuttersold;
(d)proofisfurnishedthatthetendererlodgedthedeposit
referredtoinArticle5beforethetimelimitforthe
submissionoftendersexpired.Article10
Article51.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverthequantityof
butteroilcoveredbythetenderandmeetingthequality
andpackagingrequirementssetoutintheAnnextothis
Regulationfobtotheportindicatedinthetenderonthe
datespecifiedbytheinterventionagency.Thebutteroil
shallbetreatedasdeliveredfobwhenthebutteroilcross­
estherailoftheshipattheportofloading.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallsubmittoanyquantita­
tivecontrolcarriedoutattheportbytherepresentative
oftheWFP.Heshallforthispurposesupplyalistofthe
lotsmakinguptheconsignment .1.Thetenderingdepositshallbe10unitsofaccountper
metrictonofbutteroil.
2.Itshallbepaid,atthediscretionoftheMemberState
concerned,eitherintheformofachequemadeouttothe
interventionagency,orintheformofaguaranteemeet­
ingcriterialaiddownbytheMemberStateconcerned .Article11
Article6
1.Theinterventionagencyshalltakeallnecessarysteps
toallowthesuccessfultenderertocollectthebutterre­
quiredforthemanufactureofthebutteroilfromthestor­
agedepotspecifiedinhistender.
2.Thebutteroiltobesuppliedunderthisprocedure
mustbemanufactured exclusivelyfrombuttercollected
bythesuccessfultendererforthispurposefromtheinter­
ventionagency.Whereprocessingintobutteroilordeliveryfobiseffect­
edinthesellingMemberState:
1.TheappropriateagencyoftheMemberStateinwhich
theseoperationstakeplaceshallatthetimeofmanu­
factureorpackaging :
-subjectthebutteroiltotheinspectionreferredto
inArticle3(b)ofRegulation(EEC)No1692/72;
-ensurethatArticle6(2)hasbeencompliedwith.
2.Iftheagencyinquestionfindsthattherequisitecon­
ditionshavebeenmet,itshallissueacertificateto
thiseffecttothesuccessfultenderer.
3.Whenthegoodshavebeendeliveredfobunderthe
conditionsreferredtoinArticle10,theappropriate
agencyintheMemberStateinwhichloadingtakes
placeshall,onproductionofthecertificatereferred
toinparagraph2,issuealoadingcertificate.Article7
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamountshallbefixedor
adecisionshallbetakennottoproceedwiththeinvita­
tiontotender.

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Article12 fromtheofficewhichcontrolledtheprocessingindi­
catedin1andreturnthiscopythroughthatofficeto
theofficeofdepartureinthesellingMemberState.
(b)wherethebutterprocessedintobutteroilistobede­
liveredfobinanotherMemberState:
'ButteroildestineàlalivraisonfobauPAM,autitre
durèglement(CEE)no2537/72'Whereprocessingintobutteroilordeliveryfobiseffect­
edinaMemberStateotherthanthesellingMember
State,proofthatthegoodshavebeendeliveredfobunder
theconditionsreferredtoinArticle10shallbegivenby
theproductionofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle
1ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69of19
November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocu­
mentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasures
forverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods.
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .Section104shallbecompletedbydeleting
whatdoesnotapplyandinsertingoneofthefollowingin
thesecondindent:
(a)wherethebutteristobeprocessedinanotherMem­
berState:'ZurLieferungfobandasWEPbestimmtesbutteroil
gemäßVerordnung(EWG)Nr.2537/72'
'ButteroildestinatoalaconsegnafobalPAM,in
virtùdelregolamento(CEE)n.2537/72'
'ButteroilbestemdvoorleveringfobaanhetWVP,
overeenkomstig Verordening(EEG)nr.2537/72'
'ButterfordeliveryfobtotheWFPunderRegulation
(EEC)No2537/72.'
Article13'beurredestiné 1,àêtretransformeenbutteroil,
2,puisàêtrelivréfobauPAM
aytitredurèglement(CEE)
no2537/72'
'Butterbestimmt 1.zurVerarbeitungzubutteroil,
2.alsdannzurLieferungfoban
dasWEPgemäßVerordnung
(EWG)Nr.2537/72'
'Burrodestinato 1.adesseretrasformatombutter­
oil,
2.adesserepoiconsegnatofob
alPAMatitolodelregola­
mento(CEE)n.2537/72'1.Onproductionofthedocumentary evidencereferred
to:
-inArticle11(2)and(3),wherethebutterisprocessed
anddeliveryfobeffectedinthesellingMemberState;
-inArticle11(2)andArticle12(b),wherethebutteris
processedinthesellingMemberStateanddelivery
fobiseffectedinanotherMemberState;
-inArticle12(a),wherethebutterisprocessedinto
butteroilinaMemberStateotherthantheselling
MemberState,
theappropriateagencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthe
butterisprocessedintobutteroilshallcancelthetender­
er'sobligationtopaythepurchasepriceofthebutterup
totheamountindicatedinthetenderandshall,within15
daysofproductionofthedocumentaryevidenceindicat­
edabove,payhimthedifferencebetweenthesetwo
sums,ifthedifferenceisinfavourofthetenderer.
WheretheobligationiscancelledinaMemberStateoth­
erthanthesellingMemberState,theappropriateagency
ofthefirstMemberStateshallimmediatelyinformthe
appropriateagencyofthesellingMemberStateofthe
sumaffectedbythecancellation .
2.Furthermore ,theappropriateagencyoftheMember
Stateonwhoseterritoryprocessingtookplaceshallv
withinamaximumperiodof60days,transfertothe
WFPasumof87*5unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
butteroildelivered,representingacontributiontowards
thecostofforwardinganddistributingthebutteroil.'Boterbestemd 1.omtewordenverwerkttotbut­
teroil,
2.omnadienfobtewordenge­
leverdaanhetWVPkrach­
tensVerordening (EEG)nr.
2537/72'
'Butter 1.forprocessingintobutteroil
and
2.forsubsequentdeliveryfobto
theWFPunderRegulation
(EEC)No2537/72.'"
Wherethecontrolofthedestinationindicatedin2is
carriedoutinaMemberStateotherthanthatin
whichtheprocessingindicatedin1iseffected,the
customsofficeunderwhosecontroltheprocessing
indicatedin1iseffectedshallreturnthecontrolcopy
tothecustomsofficeofdeparturewith"anotetothe
effectthatithasmerelycontrolledtheprocessing
indicatedin1andissuetotheinterestedpartythe
controlcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69withSections101,103,104and
106dulycompleted.Section104shallincludeoneof
theendorsements setoutunder(b)below;section
106shallindicatet^enumberofthecontrolcopy
fromtheofficeofdepartureandthenameofthisof­
fice.Thecustomsofficewhichcontrolsthedestina­
tionindicatedin2shallendorsethecontrolcopyArticle14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetenderershallas­
sumeresponsibility foranyfinancialconsequences
whichfailuretodeliverthebutteroilatthetimeand
placespecifiedmighthavefortheCommunity ,delivery
atthetimeandplacespecifiedhavingbeenmadepossi­
blebytheWFP.Wherethebutteroilisnotdeliveredfor
reasonsofforcemajeure,theresultantcostsshallbe
bornebytheappropriateagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichprocessingtookplace.

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Article153.Incasesofforcemajeure,thesellingintervention
agencyshalldeterminethemeasuresjudgedtobeneces­
saryinviewofthecircumstances invoked.
Article161.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetenderingdeposit
providedforinArticle5shallhereleasedonly:
(a)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforea
decisionontheawardofcontractshasbeentakenif
hehassuppliedtheinterventionagencywiththe
documentaryevidenceindicatedinthefirst,second
orthirdindent,asthecasemaybe,ofArticle13(1);
(b)ifthetenderisnottakenintoconsideration .
2.Thedepositshallbereleasedimmediately .Norefundorcompensatoryamountshallbeappliedto
thebutterorbutteroilcoveredbythisRegulation .
Article17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,4December1972.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
S.L.MANSHOLT