11.9.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL239/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2315/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of9September1975
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplytoSomaliaforuse
asfoodaidofskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedontheCommunity
market
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthere­
quirementsastoqualityandpackagingsetoutinthe
AnnextothisRegulation.
3.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
atalleventsby20October1975.
Article2'
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallframeanoticeof
invitationtotenderwhichshallbepublishedinthe
OfficialJourtjaloftheEuropeanCommunitiesnot
lessthan10daysbeforetheclosingdateforthe
submissionoftenders.
V
2.Theclosingdateforthesubmissionoftenders
shallbe23September1975,at12noon.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(^EC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
713/75(3)of18March1975layingdownthegeneral
rulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtoSomalia,andinparticularArticle6thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No713/7imakes
provisionforareserveof2000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowdertobedeliveredfollowingtheevolu­
tionoftheneedsofSomalia;whereasthiscountryhas
appliedforthesupplyof500metrictonsofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No713/75
providesthatifthereisnotenoughskimmed-milk
powderavailableinpublicstockswiththecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheparticulardestinationwherethis
requires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbypurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No713/75
providesthatforthepurposesofthesupplyandship­
mentofskimmed-milk powderinvitationstotender
aretobeissued;
Whereastheproceduretobeadoptedforthis
tenderingshouldinthemainbetheprocedureused
hithertoinsimilarcases;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
I!
1.Tendersshallbeinvitedinaccordance with
Regulation (EEC)No713/75forthecostofsupplying
toSomalia500metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
tobedeliveredcifMogadishu .Article3
1.Tenders,whichshallbeinwriting,shallbe
submittedeitherbydeliverybyhandtoaninterven­
tionagencyagainstacknowledgement ofreceiptorby
registeredletteraddressedtoaninterventionagency.
Interventionagenciesmayalsoauthorizetheuseof
telex.
2.Thetendershallindicateinteralia:
(a)thenameandaddressofthetenderer;
(b)theportorportsofloading,chosenfromamong
Communityports;
(c)theprice*exclusiveoftaxes,expressedinthe
currencyoftheMemberStateinwhichthetender
ispresented,atwhichthetendererundertakesto
supplyinaccordancewiththespecifications laid
downintheAnnex,theentirequantityofskim­
med-milkpowdertowhichtheinvitationto
tenderrelates.
Suchpriceshallbeinclusiveoftransportinsurance
coststothestagestipulatedinArticle1(1).
3.Atendershallbevalidonlyif:
(a)itrelatestotheentirequantityputouttotender;
(b)proofisgivenbeforeexpiryoftheperiodsetfor
thesubmissionoftendersthatthesecurityreferred
toinArticle4hasbenprovided.
4.Notendermaybewithdrawn .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.197.5,p.1.
P)OJNoL71,20.3.1975,p.4.

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Article4
1.Thetenderingsecurityshallbe20unitsof
accountpermetrictonsofskimmed-milk powder.
2.Itshalltaketheform,atthediscretionofthe
MemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemadeout
infavouroftheinterventionagency,orofabank
guaranteewhichsatisfiesthecriteriafixedbythe
MemberState.
Article5
Inthelightofthetendersreceivedandinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68amaximumprice,expressedin
unitsofaccount,shallbefixedoralternativelyadeci­
sionshallbetakentomakenoaward.
Article6
1.Atendershallberefusedifthepriceproposed,
convertedintounitsofaccount,ismorethanthe
maximumpricefixedforthepurposesoftheinvita­
tiontotender.
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 .
Article7
1.Thesuccessfultenderer,actinginaccordance
withtheprovisionsofArticle1,shalldeliveraquan­
tityofskimmed-milk powderasspecifiedinthe
contractawarded.
Thesuccessfultenderershallalsosupplyafurther
5%ofemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heundertakestohavethesebagsmentioned
onthebilloflading.
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideoronboarda
lighter.
Article8
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientcountryshallbebornebyit.Theratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweenthesuccessful
tendererandthecarrierandmusthavebeenprevi­
ouslyagreeduponbythesuccessfultendereractingas
agentfortheCommunityandthedeliveryagentof
therecipientcountry.
Article9
1.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallassoon
aspossiblenotifytherecipientcountryofthenameof
thevessel,thedateofloading,thequantityandthe
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthetimeofloading
andtheportofunloading .
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast10cleardaysinadvanceofthe
expecteddateofarrivaloftheshipintheportof
unloading.Thesuccessfultenderershallhaveincluded
inthetermsofthecharterpartyaprovisionstipu­
latingthattheship'scaptainshallinformtherecip­
ientcountryatleast72hoursinadvanceoftheship's
probabledateofarrivalinport.
Article10
1.ThecompetentagencyoftheMemberStatein
whichthecontractisawardedshallcheckthatthe
skimmed-milk powderinquestionsatisfiesthe
requirements astoqualityandpackaginglaiddownin
theAnnex.
2.Ifthegoodsarefoundtosatisfythoserequire­
ments,theagencyshall,beforecompletionofthe
customsformalitiesreferredtoinArticle11(1),
providethesuccessfultendererwithacertificateto
thateffect.
3.Ondelivery,therecipientcountryshallissuea
certificatestatingthatdeliveryofthatquantityofskim­
med-milkpowderhasbeentakenatthestagespeci­
fiedinArticle1(1).
Article11
1.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecarriedout
intheMemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractis
made.
2.Iftheportofloadingspecifiedinthetenderis
situatedinaMemberStateotherthanthatinwhich
thecustomsexportfomalitiesarecarriedout,the
goodsshall,oncompletionofsuchformalities,be
placedundercustomscontrolwiththeobjectof
ensuringthattheyareloadedattheportspecifiedin
thetender.
Proofofloadingcanbefurnishedonlybyproduction
ofthecontrolcopyreferredtoinArticle1ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No2315/69.
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .

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Section104shallbecompletedbydeletingasneces­
saryandenteringagainstthesecondindentoneofthe
followingendorsements :
—'deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
(Regulation (EEC)No2315/75)tobeshipped
fromtheportof...';
—'livraisondelaitécréméenpoudreàtitredaide
alimentaire (règlement(CEE)n02315/75)destinée
àêtreembarquéeauportde...';
—'LieferungvonMagermilchpulver alsNahrungsmit­
telhilfe(Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2315/75)zurVer­
schiffungimHafenvon...bestimmt';
—'Fornituradilattescrematoinpolvereatitolodi
aiutoalimentare (regolamento (CEE)n.2315/75)
destinataadessereimbarcatanelportodi..;
—leveringvanmagere-melkpoeder alsvoedselhulp
(Verordening (EEG)nr.2315/75)bestemdomte
wordienverscheeptindehavenvan..;
—leveringafskummetmælkspulver somfødeva­
rehjælp(forordning(EØF)nr.2315/75bestemttil
lastningihavneni...'.Article14
Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thesuccessful
tenderershallacceptallfinancialliabilitydevolving
upontheCommunitybyreasonoffailuretoloadthe
skimmed-milk powderbythedatespecifiedinArticle
1(3).
Costsincurredbyreasonoffailuretodelivertheskim­
med-milkpowderasaresultofforcemajeureshallbe
takeninchargebythecompententagencyofthe
MemberStateinwhichtheawardofcontractismade
andshallbebornebytheCommunity .
Article15
Incasesofforcemajeure,theinterventionagency
shalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken,having
regardtothecircumstances invoked.
Article16
OnrequestoftheCommissionnominating aport
otherthanthatprovidedforinArticle1(1),theinter­
ventionagencyinquestionmayinagreementwith
thesuccessfultendererhavetheskimmed-milk
powderdeliveredtothenewnominatedport.
Insuchcasetheinterventionagencyinquestionisto
agreewiththesuccessfultendereranycostreduction
orincreaseagainstthecostsoriginallyagreed.
Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithcommunicate
totheCommissiontheagreednewamountofcosts.
Article17
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeapplicableinrespectof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.
Article18
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .Article12
1.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,thetendering
securityshallbereleasedonlyif:
(a)'thetenderhasnotbeenaccepted;
(b)thetenderer:
—hasnotwithdrawn histenderbeforethe
contractisawarded,
—hasfurnishedthecertificatesprovidedforin
Article10(2)and(3).
2.Releaseofthesecurityshalltakeplaceimmedi­
ately.
Article13
TheamountreferredtoinArticle3(2)(c)shallbe
paidonlyonproductionofthecertificatesprovided
forinArticle10(2)and(3).
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,9September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:.
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)strengthofcolonbacillus:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowischcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA
(bb)vitaminD5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags)
(b)composition :
(aa)fourKraftpaperbagsofastrenghtrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-08mmthick,weldedordouble-bound ,or
(bb)oneKraftpaperbagofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
oneKraftpaperbagwithapolyethyleneliningofastrengthrepresentingatleast80g+
15g/m2;
threeKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast008mmthick,weldedordouble-bound .
(c)Markingonthepackaging :
'SKIMMED-MILK POWDERCONTAINING VITAMIN "A"5000i.u./100g/AND
VITAMIN"D"500i.u./100g/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMUNITY
TOTHESOMALIDEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC TOBEDISTRIBUTED FREEOF
CHARGETOCHILDREN '.