CELEX: 31975R1374
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-30
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1374/75 of the Commission of 28 May 1975 concerning an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross

30 . 5. 75                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 139/25
                           REGULATION (EEC) No 1374/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                       of 28 May 1975
               concerning an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk
                     powder as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                         Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;
                                                                  1 . Tenders are invited in accordance with the provi­
                                                                 sions of Regulation (EEC) No 1826/74 for the costs of
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    delivery to the ICRC of a lot of 140 metric tons of
 804/68 (^ of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­               skimmed-milk powder for Gaza Sinai and the West
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last            Bank of the Jordan .
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in
 particular Article 7 (5) thereof ;                              2. Subject to the special provisions specified here­
                                                                 inafter, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 597/75
                                                                 shall apply by analogy to the tendering procedure and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 827/74 (3) of              to the terms of transport of the skimmed-milk
 11 July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder               powder.
 as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­
 tional organizations, provides inter alia for 3 000
 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made avail­                                    Article 2
 able to the International Committee of the Red Cross
(ICRC) ; whereas the ICRC has requested the supply
                                                                  1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected
 of 140 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ;
                                                                 from the Belgian intervention agency.
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                 2. It shall be packed according to the Annex of
 1 826/74 (4) of 11 July 1974 laying down the general            Regulation (EEC) No 597/75. The intervention agency
 rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food             concerned shall procure that the packing is marked
                                                                 with :
 aid to certain developing countries and international
organizations, provides that for the purposes of this            — a red cross 10 x 10 cm ;
supply an invitation to tender is normally to be
issued ;                                                         — the following wording in letters at least 1 cm
                                                                      high :
Whereas the procedure to be adopted for this                          (a) as regards 81 metric tons for Gaza Sinai :
tendering should in the main be the procedure fixed                       'GS — Gift of the European Economic
in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/75 (5) of 6                         Community — Action of the International
March 1975 concerning invitations to tender for the                       Committee of the Red Cross' ;
costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder in public
storage as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and                 (b) as regards 59 metric tons for the West Bank of
Ethiopia ; whereas it is still necessary to add a number                  the Jordan :
of details particularly as regards the time limit for the                 'WB — Gift of the European Economic
submission of tenders and the terms of supply of the                      Community — Action of the International
skimmed-milk powder ;                                                     Committee of the Red Cross.'
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                                     Article 3
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                 1.     Delivery shall be cif Ashdod (Israel).
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p . 13 .
I2) OJ No L 74, 22. 3. 1975, p. 1 .                              Delivery cif shall be completed when the goods are
(}) OJ No L 190, 13. 7. 1974, p. 22.
(4) OJ No L 190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 20.                            actually deposited on the quayside or on board a
(5) OJ No L 63, 8 . 3 . 1975, p. 7.                              lighter as the case may be.
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2. The recipient country shall bear all costs                3 . Embarkation shall take place as sbon as possible
incurred after delivery including the costs of taking        and not later than 10 July 1975.
delivery of the goods.                                                              Article 4
Any demurrage costs at the port of unloading attribu­        The time limit for the submission of tenders is 10
table to the recipient agency shall be borne by it. The      June 1975 at 12 noon .
rates and other details concerning such costs shall be
laid down in the contract between the Community                                     Article 5
agent and the carrier and must have been previously          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
agreed upon by that agent and the recipient's delivery       following its publication in the Official Journal of
agent.                                                       the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 28 May 1975.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission