NoL202/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.7.76
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1813/76
of27July1976
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCross,forthebenefitofvariousthirdcountries ,for
useasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
i
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No
1299/76forthecostsofdeliverytoICRCof1400
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
dividedupintothelotsandforthefollowingdestina­
tionsmentionedintheAnnexItothisRegulation .
2.Deliveryshallbeeffectedattheportsof
unloadingmentionedinAnnexI.Theshippingshall
takeplaceassoonaspossibleandnotlaterthan15
September1976.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackagingsetoutin
AnnexIItothisRegulation .
4.Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplya
further5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothose
containingthegoods.Heundertakestohavethese
bagsmentionedonthebillof.lading.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdownthegeneralrules
forthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderunderthe
1976food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcoun­
triesandcertaininternationalorganizations (3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
underthe1976food-aidprogrammetocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandcertaininternationalorganiza­
tions(4)provides,interalia,forthesupplyof2000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavail­
abletotheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCross
(ICRC);
WhereasICRChasrequestedthedeliveryof1400
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderfor
thebenefitofvariousthirdcountries ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1298/76,
Article2(2)providesthat,iftheamountsofskimmed­
milkpowderinpublicstocksdonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,theadditionof
vitamins,suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-in
ofskimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
are.tobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe10August1976,at12noon.
Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.1
(-')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.

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giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthesuccessfultenderer's
nameandaddress.2.Eachtendershallbearonlyonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsof-loadingchosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications laid
vdownintheAnnexes,theentirequantityofalot
putouttotender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredtoinArticle1(2)
fordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityofalotputoutto
tender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbeenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .
Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency^,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackaginglaiddowninAnnexIIto
thisRegulation .
2.Delivery'portofunloading'shallbecompleted
whenthegoodsareactuallydepositedonthequayside
oronboarda,lighterattheportofunloading .
3.Therecipientorganizationshallberesponsible
forallexpenditureincurredafterdeliveryincluding
acceptancecosts.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardaysinadvanceof'heexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-party aprovisionstioulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecinientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumpriceexpressedin
unitsofaccountshallbefixed,oralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjecttotheprovisionsofparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalid.offersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya

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—'Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.1813/76)bestemtomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan...';
—Leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.1813/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.
Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
AnnexII.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondelivery,therecipientorganization shall
issueacertificateprovingthetakingoverofthegoods
statingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed-milk
powderhasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(2).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,on.completionofsuchformalities ,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofCommis­
sionRegulation (EEC)No2315/69of19November
1969ontheuseofCommunitytransitdocumentsfor
thepurposeofapplyingCommunitymeasuresforveri­
fyingtheuseand/ordestinationofgoods('),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No1813/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...';Artice14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure ,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(2)-
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.
Article15
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article16
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n01813/76)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.1813/76)zurVer­
schiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.1813/76)
destinatoadessereimbarcatonelportodi...';
(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,27July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
■. MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Designation
ofthelotQuantityofthelot
(inmetrictons)Recipientcountry Portofunloading
A 250Cisjordan
Gaza-Sinaï 'Ashdod
-B 200 Jordan Aqaba
C 150 Philippines Manila
D 300 Chile Valparaiso
E 500 Panama Panama
ANNEXII
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent :
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
.50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment
(aa)vitaminA:
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m-';
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithpolyethylenelayer,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-08mmthickdoublebound
(c)Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbearaRedCross,10cm/10cmandinletters
atleast1cmhighthefollowinginscription :
—asregardslotsA-C:
'Skimmed-milk powdercontainingvitamins"A"(5000i.u/100g)—GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity—ActionoftheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross—For
freedistribution '.
—asregardslotsD-E:
'Lechedesnatadaenpolvoconvitaminas"A"(5000u.i./l()0g)—DonaciondelasComu­
nidadesEuropeas—AcciondelComiteInternationaldelaCruzRoja—Pordistribution
gratuita'.