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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2573/76
of22October1976
ontheinvitationtotenderforthesupplytotheCatholicReliefServiceandto
UNICEF,foruseasfoodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
purchasedontheCommunitymarket
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powder,invitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations (3),asamended
byRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(4)andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations underthe1976programme (5),
providesforareserveof3630metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowder;whereas,accordingtoCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2025/76of27July1976,onthe
emergencysupplyofskimmed-milk powdertothe
CatholicReliefServicefordistribution tocertain
sectionsofthepopulationofChile,asfoodaid,
pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)No1299/76(6),500
metrictonsofthisreserveshallbetotheCatholic
ReliefService;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (7),provides
forthesupplytoUNICEFof11000'metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powder;whereastheCatholicRelief
ServiceandUNICEFhavemadearequestforthe
deliveryofrespectively500metrictonsand4375
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,ifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milkArticle1
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76(EEC)
No2025/76and(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsof
deliveryciftotheCatholicReliefServiceandto
UNICEFofrespectively500metrictonsand4375
metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
accordingtothelotsanddestinationsmentionedin
AnnexItothisRegulation .
2.Theportsofunloadingtowhichdeliveriescif
shallbeeffectedaswellasthedatesofembarkation
shallbeincludedinAnnexI.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirementssetoutinAnnexII
tothisRegulation ,
—astopacking,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesonappli­
cationforinterventionforpublicstorageofskim­
med-milkpowder(8),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No1457/76(9).(')OINoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-)O'JNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)O'jNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(■»)O'lNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)0|NoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(«)0|NoL224,16.8.1976,p.10. (s)0|NoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
OOjNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17. (7)0|NoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.

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2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.4.Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearinlettersatleastonecentimetrehigh,following
thecase,themarkingmentionedinAnnexI.
5.Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.Article5
Article2Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively adeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe9November1976at12noon.Article6
Article31.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed ,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts ,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle .5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract .
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theintervention agenciesshallimmediately
informtheCommission ofthenameandaddressof
thesuccessfultenderer.1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Atendershallonlybevalidifitrelatestothe
wholeofalotputuptotender.AsregardslotsH1to
H5,thetenderershallspecifyforhowmanylotshis
tenderisvalid.Asregardstheotherlotsatendermay
onlyrelatetoonelot.
3.Thetendershallindicate,interalia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,inaccordancewiththespecifications laid
down,theentirequantitybeingthesubjectofits
tender.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagereferredfordelivery.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
5.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliveraquantity
ofskimmed-milk powdersatisfyingtherequirements
astoqualityandpackagingreferredtoinArticle1(3).
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighterattheportofunloading .
3.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallexpendi­
tureincurredafterdelivery,includingacceptance
costs.Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecuritiesshallbe20
unitsofaccountpermetrictonofskimmed-milk
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Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientshallbebornebyit.Therates
andotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaid
downinthecontractbetweenthesuccessfultenderer
andthecarrierandmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreed
uponbythesuccessfultendereractingasCommunity
agentandtherecipient'sdeliveryagent.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)No2573/76)tobeshipped
fromtheportof';Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientbodyofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedattimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientatleast10cleardaysinadvanceoftheexpected
dateofarrivaloftheshipintheportofunloading .
Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincludedinthe
termsofthecharter-party aprovisionstipulatingthat
theship'scaptainshallinformtherecipientatleast72
hoursinadvanceoftheship'sprobabledateofarrival
inport.—'Livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n°2573/76destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2573/76)zurVers­
chiffungimHafenvonbestimmt';
—Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.2573/76)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi'; Artide10
—Leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2573/76)bestemdomte
wordenverscheeptindehavenvan';
—'Leveringafskummmetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning (EØF)nr.2573/76)bestemttil
lastningihavneni'.
Artica-121.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesrequire­
mentsastoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
Article1(1).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondeliverytherecipientorganizationshallissue
acertificateprovingtakingdeliveryofthegoods,
statingthatthedeliveryofthatquantityofskimmed­
milkhasbeentakenatthestagespecifiedinArticle
1(1).1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
anddeliverysecuritiesshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer :
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesspecifiedin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.Article11
Article131.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportformalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities ,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectofIncasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
(')OfNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(-')OjNoL66,I.?.3.1973,p.23.

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Article14 bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
inwhichtheawardofcontractismade.TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(3)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).Article16
Article15Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk .powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(2).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbeArtiee17
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
Recipient
agencyDesignation
ofeachlotQuantity PortofunloadingDate
ofembarkation
atthelatestMarkingonthepacking
Catholic i
ReliefjService (A
B
C130metrictons
171metrictons
199metrictonsCoquimbo(Chile)
Valparaiso(Chile)
Talcahuano (Chile)j23.12.1976Lecheenpolvovitaminado/Donaciónde
laComunidadEconómica ^Europeapara
CathwelChile/Destinadoaladistribu­
cióngratuita
UNICEF D216metrictonsRangoon(Burma)15.1.1977Vitaminizedskimmed-milk powder/
GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity/ActionofUNICEF
UNICEFjE
F500metrictons
524metrictonsHaiphong(Vietnam)
Haiphong(Vietnam)j15.1.1977Laitécréméenpoudrevitamin.é/Don
delaCommunautéÉconomiqueEuro­
péenne/Actiondel'UNICEF
UNICEF G216metrictonsAden(Yemen) 15.1.1977Vitaminizedskimmed-milk powder/
GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity/ActionofUNICEF
UNICEFjH1
H2
H3
H4
H5500metrictons
500metrictons
500metrictons
500metrictons
500metrictonsLuanda(Angola)
Luanda(Angola)
Luanda(Angola)j15.1.1977LeitedesnatatoempócomvitaminasA
yD/DomdaComunidadeeconómica
Europeia/AcçãodoUNICEF
UNICEF I419metrictonsPortSudan(Sudan)15.1.1977Vitaminizedskimmed-milk powder/
GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCom­
munity/ActionofUNICEF

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ANNEXII
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(1.5*0mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)VitaminD:5000I.U.per100g
500i.u.per100g