NoL23/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.1.77
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No160/77
of25January1977
ontheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoMauritius,foruseas
foodaid,ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunity
market
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthatforthepurposeofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),
providesinteraliafor200tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletoMauritius;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (6),provides
interaliafor800tonnesofskimmed-milk powderto
bemadeavailabletoMauritius ;whereasthiscountry
hasrequestedthedeliveryof500tonnesofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powderinwhich300tonnes
shallbedeliveredinaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No2018/76;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofRegulations (EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)
No1299/76and(EEC)No2018/76,forthecostsof
supplyingalotof500tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarketfor
Mauritius .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—asto.quality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
Annex1toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/76(8).
3.Inadditionthesuccessfultenderershallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Laitécrémeenpoudrevitaminé/DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàl'îleMaurice/Àdistri­
buergratuitement'.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.IV
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
P)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976.p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(*)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2 2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.1.DeliveryshallbeeffectedtoaFrenchportdesig­
natedinthetenderaccessibleforocean-goingships
havingaregularservicewiththerecipientcountry.
2.Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplace
onadatefixedbytheinterventionagencyconcerned,
whichmustbeafter1andbefore15March1977.
3.Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftenders
shallbe8February1977at12noon.Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumamount,expressed
inunitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternatively a
decisionshallbetakentomakenoaward. Article3
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthelotinquestion.
2.Subjectasprovidedinparagraph 1,the
successfultenderershallbetheonewhoseoffer,
convertedintounitsofaccount,isthelowest.Where
twoormorevalidoffersspecifyingidenticalamounts,
asconvertedintounitsofaccount,arereceivedbya
giveninterventionagency,theawardshallbemadeby
drawinglots.Wheresuchoffersaremadetodifferent
interventionagencies,theawardshallbemadebythe
interventionagencyselectedinaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle5.
3.Theintervention agencyshallimmediately
informeachtendererwhetherhehasbeenawarded
thecontract .
4.Rightsandobligationsarisinginconnection
withtheinvitationtotendershallnotbetransferable .
5.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
communicate totheCommission thetenderer'sname
andaddress.1.Theinterventionagenciesshalldrawupanotice
ofinvitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submission oftenders.
2.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgment ofreceiptorby
registeredlettertoaninterventionagency.Interven­
tionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseoftelex.
3.Thetendermayonlybesubmittedtotheinter­
ventionagencyoftheMemberStateonwhoseterri­
torythemanufactureofthevitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderanditspackaging,inaccordancewith
Article1(2),takeplace.
4.Atendershallbevalidonlyifitrelatestothe
wholeofthelotputupfortender.
5.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportofembarkationchoseninaccordance
withArticle2(1);
(c)theprice,exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supply,underthestipulatedconditions,theentire
quantitytowhichhistenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsur­
ancecoststothestagefordelivery.
6.Atendershallbevalidonlyiftheproofisgiven
beforeexpiryoftheperiodsetforthesubmissionof
tendersthatthesecurityreferredtoinArticle4has
beenprovided.
7.Notendermaybewithdrawn .Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderershalldeliverattheport
designatedinArticle2(1)andonthedatefixedby
therecipientcountrythequantityofskimmed-milk
powdermeetingtherequirements asregardsquality
andpackaginglaiddowninArticle1(2).Anysche­
duleforinstalmentdeliveriesshallbefixedbythe
recipientcountry'sagentinagreementwiththe
successfultenderer .
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedattheplaceofexportationatthe
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.Article4
1.Thetenderinganddeliverysecurityshallbe20
unitsofaccountpertonneofskimmed-milk powder.

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Article8 —Magere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp (Verordening
(EEG)nr.160/77)bestemdomtewordengeleverd
indehavenvan..
—'Skummetmælkspulver somfødevarehjælp
(forordning(EØF)nr.160/77)bestemttilleveringi
havneni
Article10
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityanddeliveryshallbereleasedonlyif:1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiestherequir­
ementsastoqualityandpackagingreferredtoin
Article1(2).
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
mentstheagencyshall,asreferredtoinArticle1(2),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Upondeliveryofthegoodsattheportofembar­
kation,therecipientcountry'sagentshallhandtothe
successfultendereractingasagentfortheCommunity
aletterofacceptance .
Thislettershallstatethatdeliveryofthatquantityof
skimmed-milk powderaswellastheemptybags
referredtoinArticle1(3)havebeentakenatthestage
specifiedinArticle2(1).(a)thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article8(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article9
Article11
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetakenhaving
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article12
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(5)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificateprovidedfor
inArticle8(2)and(3).
Article13Ifthetenderhasbeensubmittedtotheintervention
agencyofanotherMemberStatethanthatinwhich
theportofloadingissituatedthegoodsshall,on
completionofthecontrolreferredtoinArticle8(1),
beplacedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyaredeliveredattheportspecified
inArticle2(1).
Proofofdeliverytotheportofloadingcanbe
furnishedonlybyproductionofthecontrolcopy
referredtoinArticle1ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No2315/69of19November1969ontheuse
ofCommunitytransitdocumentsforthepurposeof
applyingCommunitymeasuresforverifyingtheuse
and/ordestinationofgoods('),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No690/73(2).
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .
Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid(Regulation
(EEC)No160/77)tobedeliveredattheport
of..Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderattheplaceandinduetime,
therecipientcountryhavingenabledthedeliveryat
theplaceandbythetimeappointed.
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
bornebythecompetentagencyoftheMemberState
concerned .
Article14 —'Laitécréméenpoudreàtitredaidealimentaire
(règlement(CEE)n0160/77)destinéaêtrelivréau
portde...', Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.—'Magermilchpulver alsNahrungsmittelhilfe
(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.160/77)zurLieferung
zumHafenvon...bestimmt',
—'Lattescrematoinpolvereatitolodiaiutoaimen­
tare(regolamento (CEE)n.160/77)destinatoad
essereconsegnatonelportodi..Article/5
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEurobeanCommunities .(')OJNoL295,24.11.1969,p.14.
2)OJNoL66,13.3.1973,p.23.

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ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent :
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Domic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum