CELEX: 31974R1296
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-21 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1296/74 of the Commission of 21 May 1974 on the issue of an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to Mali

No L 140 / 50                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               23 . 5 . 74
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 1296/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 21 May 1974
              on the issue of an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to
                                                               Mali
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      until the time when the presence of the goods in the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        hold of the ship at the port of unloading is verified.
                                                                    The country of destination shall bear all costs
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;
                                                                    subsequent to delivery, including unloading costs (for
                                                                    example shifting, hoisting or reception costs) and any
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        lighterage costs.
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last               2.      Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                   port of unloading shall be paid or received (as the case
particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof ;                          may be) by the country of destination . The rates of
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3583/73 (3) of                  and rules governing such costs and dispatch money
28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the                  shall be specified in the contract between the
supply of milk fats as food aid to the countries of                 successful tenderer, acting as agent for the Commu­
Sahel and Ethiopia provides for 6 000 metric tons of                nity, and the shipper, and shall be agreed upon in
butteroil processed from 7 320 metric tons of butter to             advance between the successful tenderer and the recep­
be put at the disposal of those countries ; whereas                 tion agent in the country of destination .
Mali has requested the supply of 300 metric tons of
butteroil ; whereas this supply must be put out to
tender as provided in Commission Regulation (EEC)                                             Article 4
No 567/74 (4) of 8 March 1974 concerning the supply
of butteroil as food aid to the countries of the Sahel
                                                                     1 . The closing date for the submission of tenders
and Ethiopia ;                                                       shall be 11 June 1974 at 12 noon .
Whereas, however, the application of Regulation
(EEC) No 567/74 requires, that certain points be speci­              2. The French intervention agency shall be respon­
 fied in greater detail, particularly the time limit for             sible for operations relating to the invitations to
 the submission of tenders and the terms of delivery of              tender provided for in the previous Articles.
 the butteroil ;
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                3 . Loading shall take place as soon as possible and
 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                   not later than 15 July 1974.
 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                                 Article 5
                             Article 1                               The French Government shall :
 Tenders shall be invited in accordance with Regula­
                                                                      1 . ensure that the successful tenderer shall :
 tion (EEC) No 567/74 for the manufacture and
 delivery cif Abidjan of 300 metric tons of butteroil to
 Mali .                                                                   (a) notify the country of destination, as soon as
                                                                              possible after the goods have been loaded on
                              Article 2                                       board ship, of details of the ship, the loading
                                                                              date, the quantity and quality of the goods as
 The butter for the manufacture of butteroil shall be                         recorded on shipment and the port of un­
  removed from the premises of the French interven­                           loading ;
  tion agency.
                                                                          (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the
                              Article J                                       country of destination of the expected date of
  1.    Tenders are invited to determine the costs of                         arrival at the port of ship's unloading ;
  manufacture and delivery of the butteroil incurred                      (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party
                                                                              a provision stipulating that the ship's captain
  (<) OJ No L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .                                  shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the
  (2) OJ No L  85, 28 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 .
  (J) OJ No L  359 , 28 . 12. 1973 , p. 51                                    country of destination of the ship's probable
  (4) OJ No L  69 , 12. 3 . 1974, p. 3 .                                      date of arrival in port ;
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2. send to the Commission as soon as possible the            being taken of prevailing transport terms and of the
    information specified in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).        urgency of delivery.
                       Article 6
                                                             2. The distribution points provided for in para­
                                                             graph 1 shall be designated by the authorities of the
1 . The intervention agency shall take all measures          recipient country and shall be communicated by the
necessary to ensure that the quantity of butteroil for       Commission to the intervention agency concerned.
which contracts are awarded is transported rapidly
from the place of destination to the distribution                                    Article 7
points.
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
It shall negotiate private contracts for the costs of        following its publication in the Official Journal of
such transport on the best terms possible, account           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 21 May 1974.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                          The President
                                                                     Francois-Xavier ORTOLI