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REGULATION (EEC)No3253/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of12December 1975
onthesalebytenderofskimmed-milk powderforprocessingintocompound
feedingstuffs
Whereas,inordertoensurethatmanufacture is
subjecttosupervision ,provisionshouldbemadefor
thecompoundfeedingstuffstobemanufactured inan
undertaking approvedbytheMemberState
concerned ;
Whereas,whereprocessingtakesplaceinaMember
StateotherthantheMemberStateofsale,provision
shouldbemade,forthepurposeofverifyingdestina­
tion,fortheuseofthecontrolcopyprovidedforby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2315/69(6)of19
November1969ontheuseofCommunitytransit
documentsforthepurposeofapplyingCommunity
measuresforverifyingtheuseand/ordestinationof
goods,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
690/73(7);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(!)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasunderCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2808/75(3)of29October1975layingdownspecial
measuresforthedisposal,withaviewtoitsincorpora­
tionincompoundfeedingstuffs ,ofskimmed-milk
powderheldinpublicstorage,skimmed-milk powder
heldbyinterventionagenciesandputintostorage
before1April1974maybesoldatareducedprice;
whereasapproximately 50%ofthequantityinques­
tionistobesoldforuseintheCommunityinthe
formofcompoundfeedingstuffs ;whereasinviewof
themagnitudeofpublicstocksthisprovisionshould
beapplied;whereas,inordertoensureequalaccessto
allpurchasers,thesaleshouldbebytender;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthemeasureiseffec­
tive,aminimumskimmed-milk powdercontent
shouldbefixedforthecompoundfeedingstuffs ;
whereasthismeasureconcernsmoreparticularly
compoundfeedingstuffsforcalves,whichfeedingstuffs
maybedefinedbyreferencetoCommissionRegula­
tion(EEC)No990/72(4)of15May1972ondetailed
rulesforgrantingaidforskimmed-milk processed
intocompoundfeedingstuffsandforskimmed-milk
powderforuseasfeed,aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No453/73(5);
Whereasasystemofsupervisionshouldbesetupto
ensurethattheskimmed-milk powderisnotdiverted
fromitsdestination ;whereassuchsupervisionshould
operatefromthetimeofremovalfromstorageuntil
processingintocompoundfeedingstuffs ;whereasthe
provisionofsecurityandtheuseofdistinctivepack­
agingwillassistinachievingthisaim;HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Thereshallbeputupforsale,onthetermshere­
inaftersetout,skimmed-milk powderboughtin
pursuanttoArticle7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68andtakenintostorageafter30September
1973andbefore1November1973.
2.Theskimmed-milk powderputupforsale
pursuanttothisRegulationshallbeforuseas
compoundfeedingstuffs asdefinedinArticle4of
Regulation (EEC)No990/72withaskimmed-milk
powdercontentofatleast50%.
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldbytender.
Article3
1.Thesellinginterventionagencyshallissuean
invitationtotenderindicatinginparticular :
(a)thequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderputupfor
salefortheusereferredtoinArticle1(2);
(b)thelocationofthedepotordepotsinwhichthese
quantitiesarestored;(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL280,31.10.1975,p.2.
(<)OJNoL115,17.5.1972,p.1.
5)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.4.(6)OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
(7)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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(c)theclosingdateandaddressforthesubmissionof
tenders.
2.Thenoticeofinvitationtotendershallbe
publishedintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities atleast20daysbeforetheclosingdate
forthesubmission oftenders.Theintervention
agencymayalsopublishsuchnoticeelsewhere.
3.Thefirstclosingdateforthesubmissionof
tendersshallbe6January1976,at12noon.
4.Asregardsthequantitiesnotawardedonthefirst
invitationtotender,anewclosingdateforthesubmis­
sionoftendersshallbefixedsubsequently .
Article4
Thesellinginterventionagencyshalltaketheneces­
sarymeasurestoenableprospectivetenderersto
examineattheirownexpense,beforesubmittinga
tender,samplesoftheskimmed-milk powderforsale.
Article5
1.Atenderermaynottakepartintheinvitationto
tenderunlesshegivesawrittenundertakingthathe
will,withintwomonthsfromthedayonwhichhe
takesdeliveryinaccordancewithArticle14(2),have
theentirequantityofskimmed-milk powderawarded
tohimprocessedintocompoundfeedingstuffs as
definedinArticle1(2)inanundertakingapprovedby
theMemberStateinwhoseterritorytheprocessingis
carriedout.
2.Approvalforthepurposesoftheprocedingpara­
graphmaybegrantedonlyinrespectofundertakings
capableofprocessingatleast15metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderperday.
Article6
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedtotheinterventionagencyeitherbyhand
againstacknowledgement ofreceiptorbyregistered
letteraddressedtotheinterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
Eachtendershallbesubmittedtotheintervention
agencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterritorythe
processingspecifiedinArticle5(1)istobecarried
out.
Wherethatinterventionagencyisnotthesellinginter­
ventionagency,itshall:
—checkthatthetenderscomplywiththeprovisions
ofparagraphs2to5hereinafterandshallreject
tendersnotvalidlysubmitted;—sendtotheCommissionimmediatelyonexpiryof
thetimelimitspecifiedinArticle3(3)alistofthe
tendersvalidlysubmitted,indicatingtheamounts
offered;
—aftertheCommissionhasfixedaminimumprice,
forwardtothesellingagency,withaviewtothe
awardofcontractsinaccordancewithArticle10
(2)(3)and(4),thosetendersindicatinganamount
equaltoorexceedingthatprice,togetherwiththe
corresponding supportingdocumentsasspecified
inparagraph4(a)and(b).
2.Everytendershallindicate:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)thequantitytowhichthetenderrelates;
(c)thepriceofferedpermetricton,exclusiveof
internaltaxes,ex-storagedepot,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichtheinvita­
tiontotenderisheld;
(d)thedepotinwhichtheskimmed-milk powderis
stored.
Atenderrelatingtotwoormorestoragedepotsshall
beregardedascomprisinganumberofseparate
tendersequaltothenumberofdepotsmentioned .
3.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessitrelatestoa
quantityofatleast40metrictons.
However,ifthequantityavailableinagivenstorage
depotislessthantheabovequantity,thequantity
thereavailableshallconstitutetheminimumquantity
fortender.
4.Atendershallnotbevalidunlessaccompanied
by:
(a)thewrittenundertakingreferredtoinArticle5,
specifyingtheundertakinginwhichprocessingis
tobecarriedout;
(b)declarationwherebythetendereragreestoforego
anyclaimastothequalityandcharacteristics of
anyskimmed-milk powdersoldtohim;
(c)proofthat,beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthe
submissionoftenders,thetendererhaslodgedthe
securityfortenderreferredtoinArticle7.
5.Atendermaystipulatethatitisnottobe
regardedashavingbeensubmittedunlessacontractis
awardedinrespectoftheentirequantityindicated
therein.
Atendermaystipulatethatitisnottoberegardedas
havingbeensubmittedunlessacontractisawardedin
respectofaspecificquantityindicatedtherein.
6.Notendermaybewithdrawn .

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Article7
1.Thesecurityfortendershallbemadeoutin
favouroftheinterventionagencytowhichthetender
issubmitted.Itshallbe10unitsofaccountpermetric
ton.
2.Itshalltaketheform,attheoptionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofaguarantee
satisfyingcriterialaiddownbythatMemberState.
3.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,thesecu­
rityfortendershallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthat
quantity:
(a)inrespectofwhichthetenderer
—hasnotwithdrawnhistenderbeforetheaward
ofcontracts,
and
—has,withinthetimeprescribed,paidthe
amountcorresponding tohistenderand
lodgedtheprocessingsecurityprovidedforin
Article13,
or
(b)inrespectofwhichthetenderhasbeenrefused.
Article8
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68,aminimumsellingpriceshall
befixed,oradecisionshallbetakentomakeno
award.
Article9
Atthesametimeastheminimumsellingpriceis
fixedandunderthesameprocedure,theprocessing
securityrequiredunderArticle13shallbefixedper
100kilogrammes byreferencetothedifference
betweenthemarketpriceofskimmed-milk powder
andtheminimumpricefixed.
Article10
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceofferedis
lowerthantheminimumpricefixed.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,thecontract
shallbeawardedtothetendererofferingthehighest
price.
Ifthequantityavailableinthestoragedepotinques­
tionisnotexhaustedbythisaward,contractsshallbe
awardedtoothertenderersindescendingorderof
tenderuntilthequantityoutstandinghasbeen
accountedfor.
3.Whereacceptanceofatenderwouldresultina
contractbeingawardedformoreskimmed-milkpowderthanisavailableatthestoragedepotinques­
tion,thenacontractshallbeawardedtothetenderer
concernedonlyinrespectofthequantityavailable.
4.Whereacceptanceoftwoormoretenders
offeringthesamepricewouldresultincontracts
beingawardedinexcessofthequantitystillavailable,
theawardshallbemadebydrawinglots.
Article11
Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnectionwiththe
invitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
Article12
1.Everytenderershallimmediatelybenotifiedby
thesellinginterventionagencyoftheresultofhis
tender.Whereappropriatethesellingagencyshallat
thesametimenotifysuchresulttotheintervention
agencytowhichthetenderwasoriginallysubmitted .
2.Everysuccessfultenderershall,beforetaking
deliveryofanyquantityinaccordancewithArticle14
(2),paytothesellinginterventionagencyanamount
corresponding tohistenderinrespectofthatquan­
tity.
Whereappropriatethesellingagencyshallforthwith
notifysuchpaymenttotheinterventionagencyto
whichthetenderwasoriginallysubmitted,indicating
theamountthereofandthequantitiesconcerned.
Article13
1.Beforetakingdeliveryofanyquantityofskim­
med-milkpowdereverysuccessfultenderershallin
accordancewithArticle7(2)lodgewiththecompe­
tentauthorityoftheMemberStateinwhoseterritory
theprocessingreferredtoinArticle5(1)istotake
placetheprocessingsecurityfixedinaccordancewith
Article9.
2.WherethesecurityislodgedinaMemberState
otherthanthatofsale,thecompetentauthoritywhich
receivesthesecurityshallforwardwithoutdelaytothe
sellinginterventionagencyadeclarationstatinginter
aliatheamountofthesecurityprovidedandthe
quantitiesofskimmed-milk powderinvolvedand
confirmingapprovaloftheundertakinginwhichthe
processingreferredtoinArticle5(1)istobecarried
out.
Article14
1.Whenpaymenthasbeenmadeinaccordance
withArticle12(2)andtheprocessingsecurityhas
beenlodgedand,inthecasespecifiedinArticle13
(2),afterreceiptofthedeclarationreferredtointhat
paragraph,thesellinginterventionagencyshallissuea
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(a)thequantityinrespectofwhichtheseconditions
havebeenfulfilled;
(b)thedepotinwhichthatquantityisstored;
(c)thefinaldatefordeliveryoftheskimmed-milk
powderconcerned .
2.Everysuccessfultenderershalltakedeliveryof
theskimmed-milk powderawardedtohimwithin45
daysofreceivingthenotificationprovidedforin
Article12(1).Hemaytakedeliveryininstalmentsof
notlessthan10metrictonseach.
Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,ifasuccessful
tendererhasnottakendeliverywithinthetimepres­
cribedofalltheskimmed-milk powderawardedto
him,thecontractshallbecancelledinrespectofthat
quantitystilloutstanding .
Article15
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbedeliveredbythe
interventionagencyinpackagesmarkedinlettersat
least1cmhighasfollows:
Skimmed-milk powderforprocessingintocompound
animalfeedingstuffs (Regulation(EEC)No3253/75)',
'Laitécréméenpoudredestinéàlatransformation en
alimentscomposéspouranimaux(règlement(CEE)n0
3253/75)',(a)iftheprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffs is
carriedoutintheterritoryoftheMemberStateof
sale:byacertificateissuedbythebodyrespon­
sibleforthecontrolreferredtoinArticle16;
(b)iftheprocessingintocompoundfeedingstuffs is
carriedoutintheterritoryofaMemberStateother
thanthatofsale:byproductionofthecontrol
copyspecifiedinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
2315/69.
Sections101,103,104and106onthecontrolcopy
shallbecompleted .Section104shallbecompletedby
deletionoftheitemsnotapplicableandbyinsertion
againstthesecondindentofoneoftheendorsements
specifiedinArticle15.
Section106shallindicatethedateonwhichthe
successfultenderertookdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk
powder.
2.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,the
processingsecurityreferredtoinArticle13(1)shall
bereleasedonlyinrespectofthosequantitiesin
respectofwhichtheproofspecifiedinparagraph 1
hasbeenfurnished .
Thesecurityshallbereleasedatonce.
Article18
Intheeventofforcemajeure,thecompetentauthority
shalltakesuchactionasitconsidersnecessaryhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article19
MemberStatesshallinformtheCommission bythe
Tuesdayofeachweekofthequantitiesofskimmed­
milkpowderreleasedfromstoragepursuanttothis
Regulationduringtheprecedingweek.
Article20
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .ZurVerarbeitung zuMischfutterbestimmtesMager­
milchpulver (Verordnung (EWG)Nr.3253/75)',
Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoallatrasforma­
zioneinalimenticompostiperanimali(regolamento
(CEE)n.3253/75)',
Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvoorverwerkingtot
mengvoeder (Verordening (EEG)nr.3253/75)',
'Skummetmælkspulver bestemttilforarbejdning til
foderblandinger (forordning(EØF)nr.3253/75)',
Article16
Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreuntilthe
processingreferredtoinArticle5(1),theskimmed­
milkpowdershallbeplacedandremainunder
customscontrolorunderanadministrative control
offeringequivalentsafeguards .
Article17
1.Proofthattheskimmed-milk powderhasbeen
processedasprescribedshallbefurnishedasfollows:
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyandd'rectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12December1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission