11.6.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL154/11
REGULATION (EEC)No1445/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of31May1974
concerningthesupplyofbutteroilasfoodaidtoUNRWA
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)andArticle-28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations providesfor
2000metrictonsofbutteroilobtainedfrombutter
heldbyinterventionagenciestobemadeavailableto
theUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgency,herein­
aftercalled.'UNRWA';whereasUNRWAhas
requesteddeliveryofthatbutteroil;
WhereasunderArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
530/74suchsuppliesaretobeputouttotender;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthispurpose
shouldinthemainbetakenoverfromthatesta­
blishedbyCommission Regulation (EEC)No
567/74(4)of8March1974onthesupplyofbutteroil
asfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthisRegulationforthesupplyto
UNRWAof2000metrictonsofbutteroilproduced
frombutterbought-inunderArticle6(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.
2.Deliveryshallbemadecif.Thebutteroilshallbe
dividedintofourlots:
—lotA:500metrictons,fordeliveryportofBeirut
(Lebanon),
—lotB:500metrictons,fordeliveryportofAshdod
(Israel),
—lotC:500metrictons,fordeliveryportofBeirut
(Lebanon),
—lotD:500metrictons,fordeliveryportof
Ashdod(Israel).3.Loadingshalltakeplace:
—by20July1974atthelatest,inthecaseoflotsA
andB,
—between1and15September1974inthecaseof
lotsCandD.
Article2
1.TheinvitationtotenderprovidedforinArticle1
shallbeorganizedbytheGermanintervention
agency.Thatagencyshalldrawupthenoticeofinvita­
tiontotender,whichshallbepublishedintheOffi­
cialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnotless
thaneightdaysbeforetheclosingdateforthesubmis­
sionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe25June1974at12noon.
3.Theinterventionagencyshallindicateinits
noticethecoldstoreswherethebutterforthemanufac­
tureofthebutteroilisheldandshalltakethe
measuresnecessarytoenableprospectivetenderersto
examineattheirownexpense,beforesubmittinga
tender,samplesofthebutter.
Article3
Theinvitationtotendershallbeopenonlyto
processingundertakingsapprovedforthispurposeby
theMemberStateonwhoseterritorytheprocessingis
totakeplace.Onlythoseundertakingswhichcan
fulfiltheobligationsprovidedforinthisRegulation
maybeapproved.
Article4
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtotheinterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletterortelexaddressedtotheintervention
agency.
2.Notendermayrelatetomorethanonelot.
.3.Thetendershallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theamount,expressedinGermanmarks,for
whichthetendererundertakestodeliverthebutter­
oilcifportofBeirutorAshdodasthecasemay
be.Thisamountshallincludethepurchaseprice
ofthebutteronthetermslaiddowninArticle
10(1),thecostsoftransportingthebutter,of(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
(4)OJNoL69,12.3.1974,p.3.

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processing,packinganddeliveringthebutteroil
andthecostofinsuringthegoods'totheirfull
value;
(c)thecoldstoreorcoldstoreschosenfromthelistof
suchstoresassignedtoeachlot,atwhichthe
tendererwishestotakedeliveryofthebutter;
(d)theportofembarkation ,whichmaybeanyComu­
nityport.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestoan
entirelot.
5.Atendershallnotbevalid'unlessaccompanied
by:
(a)adocumentcertifyingtheapprovalreferredtoin
Article3;
(b)anundertakingfromthetendererthathewill
fulfiltheobligationslaiddowninArticles7(3)
and11;
(c)adeclarationwherebythetendereragreestoforgo
anyclaimastothequalityorcharacteristics ofany
buttersoldtohim;
(d)proofthatbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthe
submissionoftendersthesecurityreferredtoin
Article5hasbeenlodged.
Article5
1.Thesecurityrequiredfortheinvitationtotender
shallbe10unitsofaccountpermetrictonofbutter­
oil.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
Germaninterventionagency,eitherofachequemade
outinfavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriterialaiddownbythe
GermanGovernment .
Article6
1.Deliverycostsshallbethecostsincurredupto
thetimewhenthegoodsaredepositedonthequay­
sideoronboardlighters,ifused,allcostssubsequent
todelivery,includingcostsoftakingdelivery,tobe
bornebytherecipient.
2.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingin
respectofdelaysattributabletothereceipientshallbe
chargeabletothelatter.Theratesandotherdetails'
concerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddowninthe
contractbetweenthesuccessfultendererandthe
carrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreedupon
betweentheformerandthedeliveryagentoftherecip­
ient.
Article7
1.TheGermaninterventionagencyshalltakeall
measuresnecessarytoensurethatthesuccessful
tenderercantakedeliveryofthebutternecessaryfor
processingintobutteroilfromthecoldstoreindicated
inhistender.
2.Immediatelyonleavingthecoldstorethebutter
shallbeplacedundercustomscontrolorunderan
administrative controlofferingequivalentsafeguards .3.Butteroildeliveredforthesupplyinquestion
mustbemanufactured exclusivelyfrombutterof
whichdeliverywastakenforthispurposebythe
successfultendererfromtheinterventionagency.
Article8
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelya
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward.•
Article9
1.Atendershallberefusediftheamount
proposed,convertedintounitsofaccount,ismore
thanthemaximumamountfixedforthelotinques­
tion.
2.Withoutprejudicetotheprovisionsofparagraph
1,thesuccessfultenderershallforeachlotbetheone
makingthelowestoffer.Wheretwoormorevalid
offersspecifyamountswhichwhenconvertedinto
unitsofaccountareidentical,theawardshallbemade
bydrawinglots.
3.Eachtenderershallbeimmediatelynotifiedby
theinterventionagencyoftheresultofhisparticipa­
tionintheinvitationtotender.
Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenameofthesuccessful
tenderer.
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article10
1.Thepurchasepriceofthebuttershallbe176
unitsofaccountper100kgexcoldstore.
2.SubjecttotheprovisionsofArticle14the
successfultenderershallpayforthebutterofwhich
hetakesdeliverywithin45daysfollowingthefinal
datefixedinArticle1(3)forloadingtherelevantlot.
Article11
1.Everysuccessfultenderershall,bytherelevant
dateasspecifiedinArticle1(3),delivercifBeirutor
Ashdodasthecasemaybetheprescribedquantityof
butteroilmeetingtherequirements astoquality,pack­
agingandlabellinglaiddownintheAnnextothis
Regulation .Thegoodsshallberegardedasdelivered
cifwhentheyaredepositedonthequaysideinthe
portofunloadingoronboardlighters,ifused.
2.Everysuccessfultenderershallsubmittoany
quantitativecontrolcarriedoutbyUNRWA.Heshall
forthispurposefurnishalistofthelotsconstituting
eachsupply.

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Article12
Wheretheprocessingofthebutterintobutteroiltakes
placeintheMemberStateofsale,thefollowingprovi­
sionsshallapply:
1.Atthetimeofthemanufactureandpackingofthe
butteroil,thecompetentagencyoftheMember
Stateshallcarryoutcheckstoensurethat:
thequalityandpackingconformtoArticle
3(b)ofRegulation (EEC)No530/74;
—therequirements ofArticle7(3)arecomplied
with.
2.If.onconcludingthesecheckstheagency
concernedfindsthattherelevantconditionshave
beenfulfilled,itshallissuetothesuccessfultenderera
certificatetothiseffect.
Article13
Ifthebutteroilisprocessedinand/orleavesthe
geographicalterritoryoftheCommunityfroma
MemberStateotherthanthatofsale,proofthat
processinghasbeencarriedoutinaccordancewith
theconditionsreferredtoinsubparagraph (1)of
Article12and/orthatthebutteroilhasleftthegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunityshallbefurnished
byproductionofthecontrolcopyprovidedforin
Article1ofCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69(')of19November1969concerningtheuse
ofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods,aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104inthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed.Section104shallbecompletedbydele­
tingasnecessaryandenteringagainstthesecond
indentoneofthefollowingendorsements :
1.IftheButteristobeprocessedinaMemberState
otherthanthatofsale:
'Beurredestine:
(a)aêtretransforméenbutteroil;
(b)puisaêtreexportéautitredel'aidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n°530/74)'.
'Butterbestimmt :
(a)zurVerarbeitungzubutteroil;
(b)alsdannzurAusfuhralsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.530/74)'.
'Burrodestinato :
(a)adesseretrasformatoinbutteroil;
(b)adessereesportatoatitolodiaiutoalimentare
(Regolamento (CEE)n.530/74)'.
'Boterbestemd:
(a)omtewordenverwerkttotbutteroil;
(b)omnadientewordenuitgevoerdalsvoedsel­
hulp(Verordening (EEG)nr.530/74)'.
(•)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.Buttertobe:
(a)processedintobutteroil,andsubsequently ;
(b)exportedasfoodaid(Regulation (EEC)No
530/74)'.
'Smørbestemttil:
(a)fremstillingafbutteroil;
(b)hereftertileksportsomfødevarehjælp
(forordning(E0F)nr.530/74)'.
Whereverificationthatthebutteroilhasbeen
exportedasspecifiedin(b)istotakeplaceina
MemberStateotherthanthatwhereprocessingas
specifiedin(a)takesplace,thecustomsoffice
whichverifiessuchprocessingshallreturnthe
controlcopytothecustomsofficeofdeparture,
indicatingthatithasonlyverifiedthatthegoods
havebeenprocessedasspecifiedin(a),andshall
issuetothepersonconcernedforthebutteroilso
obtainedoneormorecontrolcopiesasreferredto
inArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)No2315/69,with
sections101,103,104and106completed ;in
section103thereshallbeenteredthenetweightof
thebutteroilafterprocessinginaccordancewith
(a);section104shallcontainoneoftheendorse­
mentssetoutatpoint2below;insection106
thereshallbeentered:
—thenumberofthecontrolcopyfromthe
customsofficeofdepartureandthenameof
thatoffice;
—theweightofthebutterusedtoproducethe
quantityofbutteroilenteredinsection103.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifiesthatdeliveryas
specifiedin(b)hastakenplaceshallendorsethe
controlcopyfromtheofficewhichverifiedthat
thegoodshadbeenprocessedasspecifiedin(a)
andshallreturnthiscopyviathislatterofficeto
theofficeofdepartureintheMemberStateofsale.
2.Ifthebutterisprocessedintobutteroilinthe
MemberStateofsaleandistoleavethegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunityfromanother
MemberState:
'Butteroildestineaêtreexportéautitred'aide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°530/74)'.
'AlsNahrungsmittelhilfe auszuführendes butteroil
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.530/74)'.
'Butteroildestinatoadessereesportatoatitolodi
aiutoalimentare(Regolamento (CEE)n.530/74)'.
'Butteroilbestemdomtewordenuitgevoerdals
voedselhulp (Verordening (EEG)nr.530/74)'.
'Butteroiltobeexportedasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No530/74)'.
'Butteroilbestemttileksportsomfødevarehjælp
(forordning(E0F)nr.530/74)'.
Thecustomsofficewhichverifieddeliveryshall
endorsethecontrolcopyandreturnittotheofficeof
departureintheMemberStateofsale.

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Article14
1.Uponpresentation :
—ofthedocumentsreferredtoinsubparagraph (2)
ofArticle12andinArticle15andofacustoms
documentestablishingthatthebutteroilhasleft
thegeographical territoryoftheCommunity
wherethebutteroilhasbeenprocessedinorleft
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunityfrom
theMemberStateofsale;
.—ofthedocumentreferredtoinsubparagraph (1)of
Article13andinArticle15,whereprocessinghas
takenplaceinaMemberStateotherthanthatof
sale;
—ofthedocumentsreferredtoinsubparagraph (2)
ofArticle12,insubparagraph (2)ofArticle13and
inArticle15,whereprocessinghastakenplacein
theMemberStateofsaleandthebutteroilhasleft
thegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunityfrom
anotherMemberState,
thecompetentagencyoftheMemberStateofsale
shallreleaseeachsuccessfultendererfromhisobliga­
tiontopaythepurchasepriceofthebuttersupplied
tohim,providedthattheamountinrespectofwhich
suchreleaseisgivendoesnotexceedthatforwhich
thetendererundertooktosupplythebutteroil,and
shallwithin15daysreckonedfromthedayonwhich
theabovementioned supportingdocumentsare
producedpaytohimanamountequaltothediffer­
ence,wherethisisinfavourofthetenderer,between
theaforesaidtwoamounts.
2.Furthermore ,thecompetentagencyofthe
MemberStateofsaleshall,withinaperiodnot
exceeding60days,paytoUNRWAalump-sum
contributiontowardsthecostoftransportingthe
goodsonfromtheportsofdestinationandofdistribu­
tionof15unitsofaccountpermetrictonofbutteroil
delivered.
Article1">
OndeliveryinaccordancewithArticle11,UNRWA
shallissueacertificatedeclaringthatthelotconcernedhasbeendelivered'withintheperiodpre­
scribed.
Article16
Exceptincasesofforcemajeureeverysuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretodeliver
thebutteroilattheplaceandbythetimeappointed,
providedalwaysthatUNRWAhasmadeitpossible
forthebutteroiltobesodelivered.Costsincurredby
reasonoffailuretodeliverthebutteroilasaresultof
forcemajeureshallbebornebythecompetentagency
oftheMemberStateofsale.
Article17
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesecurity
requiredunderArticle5shallbereleasedonlyinthe
followingcircumstances :
(a)ifthetenderhasbeenrefused;
(b)ifthetendererhasnotwithdrawnhistender
beforethecontractisawardedandhasproducedto
theinterventionagencythedocumentsrequired
underthefirst,secondorthirdindentasthecase
maybeofArticle14.(1);
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
3.Incasesofforcemajeuretheinterventionagency
sellingthebuttershalldecideonthemeasurestobe
takenhavingregardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article18
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedinrespectofthe
butterorbutteroiltowhichthisRegulationapplies.
Article19
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirements forbutteroil
Characteristics :concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof99-8%.
Compositional characteristics :moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum
.0-2%.
Fats:minimum99-8%.
Freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid).
Peroxide/kg:maximum 1unit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg).
Flavour:fresh.
Smell:noforeignodours.
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistobepackedinbungedmetaldrumsof200kgnetweight,fullyfilledand
hermeticallysealedinanatmosphereofnitrogen.Thedrumsshouldbestrongenoughtowith­
standalongseajourney.Theircompositionmustnotbesuchastobeharmfultohuman
healthortocauseachangeinthecolour,tasteorodouroftheircontents.
Eachdrummustbefullyleak-tight.
2.Alabeltobeaffixedtoeachdrummustbearthefollowingparticulars :
(a)thedescription'butteroil',
(b)thewords:
—'DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuropeenne
—'ActionOfficedesecoursetdetravauxdesNationsUniespourlesrefugiesdePalestine',
(c)netweight,
(d)monthandyearof-manufacture ,
(e)nameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber,
(f)themanufacturer'slotnumber,
(g)theportofdestination .