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REGULATION (EEC)No2388/73OFTHECOMMISSION
of31August1973
concerningtheissueofaninvitationtotenderforthesupplyasfoodaidto
certainthirdcountriesofskimmed-milk powdertobepurchasedonthe
Communitymarket
gianoReggianocheesesforthe1973/74milkyear,
pricesofskimmed-milk powdervarywithinthe
Community ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2721/72(')of19December1972onthesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaid,andinparticular
Article4thereof;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No2721/72provides,inter
alia,forthesupplyof29450metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdertotheWorldFoodProgramme ;whereas
thatRegulationalsoprovidesthatifthereisnot
enoughskimmed-milk powderavailableinpublic
stockswiththecharacteristics necessaryforitsparti­
culardestination ,suppliesmaybeobtainedby
purchaseontheCommunitymarketandthatsuch
purchaseistobeeffectedunderatenderingpro­
cedure;
WhereastheWorldFoodProgrammehasaskedfor
4574metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,forship­
menttovariousthirdcountries ;whereas,inviewof
thedistanceoftherecipientcountriesconcerned,a
strongerpackingisrequiredthanthatprescribedin
thecaseofskimmed-milk powderboughtinunder
interventionarrangements ;whereasthepowdermust
thereforebepurchasedontheCommunitymarket;
Whereassupplyofthepowder,fordeliveryfob,must
beputouttotender,thetenderingprocedurebeing
thatsetoutinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1911/73(2)of13July1973concerninginvitationsto
tenderforthesupplyasfoodaidofskimmed-milk
powderboughtintheCommunitymarket;whereas,
however,inordertoapplythatRegulationcertain
additionalparticularsarerequired,inparticularas
regardsthedestinationoftheskimmed-milk powder,
thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersandthe
termsofdelivery;whereas,accountshouldalsobe
takenofthefactthat,asaresultofthereductionof
theintervention priceincertainMemberStates
pursuanttoArticle2(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1188/763(3)of8May1973fixingthetargetprice
formilkandtheintervention pricesforbutter,
skimmed-milk powderandGranaPadanoandParmi­1.ThereshallbepurchasedontheCommunity
marketforsupplytotheWorldFoodProgramme
4574metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,such
purchasetobeeffectedinaccordancewiththepro­
cedurelaiddowninRegulation (EEC)No1911/73.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbedelivered
fob,inthefollowinglots:
(a)750metrictonsforshipmenttoColombia,
(b)750metrictonsforshipmenttoColombia,
(c)530metrictonsforshipmenttoColombia,
(d)900metrictonsforshipmenttoIndia,
(e)400metrictonsforshipmenttoIndia,
(f)500metrictonsforshipmenttoIndia,
(g)620metrictonsforshipmenttoIndia,
(h)124metrictonsforshipmenttoNepal.
3.Deliveryoftheabovelotsshalltakeplaceona
datebetween25Octoberand10November 1973to
besetbvtheinterventionagencyconcerned .
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powderinquestionshallbepack­
agedin25kgbagsansweringtothespecifications set
outintheAnnexhereto.
Article3
(')OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.
(-')OJNoL196,17.7.1973,p.12.h)OJNoL122,9.5.1973,p.1.TheCommunityportindicatedinthetendermustbe
aportaccessibletoseagoingvessels.

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Article4
Thetimelimitforthesubmission oftendersshall
expireon25September1973at12noon.However,whenthemaximumamountreferredtoin
Article6ofRegulation(EEC)No1911/73isbeing
fixed,accountshallbetakenofthereductionpursuant
toArticle2(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No1188/73inthe
interventionpriceapplicableinGermanyandinthe
BeneluxStates. Article5
Article6ThecorrectivereferredtoinArticle2(2)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1188/73shallnotbeappliedto
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedunderthisRegula­
tion.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,31August1973.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

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ANNEX
I.Packing:
(a)netweightofcontents25kg,
(b)compositionofpacking:
1Kraftpaperbagofastrengthofatleast90g/m2,
3Kraftpaperbagsofastrengthofatleast70g/m2
1interposedtar-linedpaperbagofastrengthofatleast140g/m2(*),
1separateinnerbagofpolyethyleneofatleast0-10mmthickness,closedbydouble
binding.
II.Markingofpacking:
Thebagmustbear,inthelanguagespecifiedbytherelevantagency,thefollowingparticu­
lars:
(a)portofdestination,
(b)description'skimmed-milk powder',
(c)thewords:'GiftoftheEuropeanCommunities—WorldFoodProgrammeAction'*
(d)netweight:'25kg',
(e)nameandaddressofthesuccessfultenderer,
(f)lotnumberandnumberofbagscomprisingthelot.
(')ThisbagmaybereplacedbyaKraftbaglinedwithpolyethyleneoftotalcombinedstrengthofatleast80g+
15g/m1.