CELEX: 31975R2394
Language: en
Date: 1975-09-20 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2394/75 of the Commission of 19 September 1975 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to Mali as food aid

20 . 9 . 75                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 246/ 13
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 2394/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 19 September 1975
                opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk
                                                   powder to Mali as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 COMMUNITIES,                                                       are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                    ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                                      Article 1
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in
 particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                         Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation
                                                                    (EEC) No 597/75 for the delivery cif Abidjan,
Whereas Council Regulatiqn (EEC) No 3234/74 (3) of                  according to Article 2, of a lot of 2 400 metric tons of
 17 December 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk                     skimmed-milk powder to Mali made up of 900 metric
 powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel , Ethi­           tons pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3234/74 and
 opia and Somalia under Regulation (EEC) No                          1 500 metric tons pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No
 1826/74, provides more particularly for the supply to              3236/74 .
 Mali of 900 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3236/74 (4) of
 17 December 1974 laying down general rules for the
supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the                     1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs
 countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia, provides, inter               incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­
 alia, that 1 500 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder                vention agency's storage depot and the time when the
 shall be made available to Mali ;                                  presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the
                                                                    port of unloading is verified . The country of destina­
                                                                    tion shall bear all costs subsequent to delivery,
Whereas Mali has requested the supply, as emergency                 including unloading costs (for example shifting,
 aid, of 2 400 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder                   hoisting or reception costs) and any lighterage costs.
which can be made available to it by the Dutch inter­
vention agency ; whereas the costs of delivering these              2. Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the
supplies must be put out to tender as provided in                   port of unloading shall be paid or received (as the case
 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 597/75 (5) of 6                     may be) by the country of destination . The rates of
 March 1975 concerning invitations to tender for the                and rules governing such costs and dispatch money
costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder in public                  shall be specified in the contract between the
storage as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and               successful tenderer and the shipper and shall be
 Ethiopia ;                                                         agreed upon in advance between the successful
                                                                    tenderer acting as agent for the Community and the
Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance                reception agent in the country of destination .
of Regulation (EEC) No 597/75 , such as the time
 limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of
delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ; whereas it may                                        Article 3
 prove necessary owing to congestion at the proposed
 port of destination, to divert the skimmed-milk                     1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed
 powder to another port ; whereas provision should                  from the premises of the Dutch intervention agency.
 therefore be made for amending, should the need
arise, the costs already agreed on ;                                2.    It shall be packed according to the Annex of
                                                                    Regulation ( EEC) No 597/75 .
(>)  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
(-') OJ  No  L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No  L 346, 24. 12. 1974, p. 2.                             The intervention agency shall procure that the
(4)  OJ  No  L 346, 24. 12. 1974, p. 4.                             packing is marked in letters at least one centimetre
(5)  OJ  No  L 63, 8 . 3 . 1975, p. 7.                              high :
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'Lait ecreme en poudre — Don de la Communauté                           shall , at least 72 hours in advance, notify the
économique européenne — À distribuer gratuite­                          country of destination of the ship's probable
ment'.                                                                  date of arrival in port ;
3.      Loading shall take place as soon as possible and       2. send to the Commission as soon as possible the
not later than 25 November 1975.                                  information specified in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).
                         Article 4
                                                                                          Article 6
The time limit for the submission of tenders is 14
October 1975 at 12 noon .                                      1 . On request of the Commission nominating a
                                                               port other than that provided for in Article 1 , the
                                                               Dutch intervention agency may in agreement with the
                          Article 5
                                                               successful tenderer have the skimmed-milk powder
The Dutch Government shall :                                   delivered to the new nominated port.
 1 . ensure that the successful tenderer shall :               2. In such case the Dutch intervention agency is to
                                                               agree with the successful tenderer any cost reduction
     (a) notify the country of destination, as soon as
                                                               or increase against the costs Originally agreed .
         possible after the goods have been loaded on
         board ship, of details of the ship, the loading       3 . The intervention agency shall forthwith commu­
         date, the quantity and quality of the goods as        nicate to the Commission the agreed new amount of
         recorded on shipment and the port of                  costs .
         unloading ;
     (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the                                    Article 7
         country of destination of the expected date of
         arrival at the port of ship's unloading ;             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
     (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party       following its publication in the Official Journal of
         a provision stipulating that the ship's captain       the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 19 September 1975 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                              P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                       Member of the Commission