CELEX: 31974R2649
Language: en
Date: 1974-10-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2649/74 of the Commission of 15 October 1974 opening an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil for shipment to India as food aid to the World Food Programme

19 . 10 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 283/ 31
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 2649/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                      of 15 October 1974
              opening an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil for shipment to India
                                       as food aid to the World Food Programme
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Lot D : 500 metric tons ;
COMMUNITIES,                                                       Lot E : 800 metric tons .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                               2. Delivery shall take place on a date to be speci­
                                                                   fied by the intervention agency concerned :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       — after 5 and before 21 January 1975 in the case of
804/ 68 (^ of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                      lots A to D ;
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last              — after 21 January and before 6 February 1975 in
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                      the case of lot E.
particular Article 6 (7) thereof ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 (3) of 4                                        Article 2
March 1974 laying down general rules for the supply
of milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries           The butter to be used for the manufacture of the
and certain international organizations, provides inter            butteroil shall be collected :
alia that 15 000 metric tons of butteroil, taken from
butter stocks held by the intervention agencies, are               — from the French intervention agency as regards
placed at the disposal of the World Food Programme ;                    the lots A, B and C ,
whereas the latter has requested a consignment of                  — from the German intervention agency as regards
2 800 metric tons of butteroil for shipment to India ;                  the lots D and E.
whereas this consignment, which shall be considered
as having been completed when the butteroil has
been deposited in the port of embarkation at the place                                     Article 3
designated by the WFP or its agent, must be the
object of a tender procedure in accordance with                    1.     With regard to quality the butteroil shall comply
                                                                   with the conditions laid down in Title I of the Annex
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2121 /74 (4) of 9
August 1974 concerning the supply of butteroil as                  to Regulation (EEC) No 2121 /74. However, the
food aid for the World Food Programme ;                            maximum content of free fatty acids is fixed at 0-3 %
                                                                   (expressed in oleic acids) and the index of peroxide is
Whereas to apply Regulation (EEC) No 2121 /74                      fixed at 0-5 maximum (in milliequivalent of active
certain detailed information is however required, in               oxygen per kg).
particular as regards the time limit for the submission
of tenders and the conditions of delivery of the                   2. The butteroil shall be packed in 20 kg
butteroil ;                                                        containers, according to the indications appearing in
                                                                   Title II, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Annex to Regula­
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                   tion (EEC) No 2121 /74.
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                                           Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                   The port of embarkation indicated in the tender shall
                           Article 1
                                                                   be chosen from among the ports in the Community
                                                                   accessible for ocean-going ships and used for interna­
 1.    Tenders shall be invited, subject to the terms and          tional freighters.
conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No
2121 /74, for the costs of manufacture and delivery of                                     Article 5
2 800 metric tons of butteroil to India, divided into
the following lots :                                               The closing date for the receipt of tenders shall be 5
 Lot A : 500 metric tons ;                                         November 1974 at 12 noon .
 Lot B : 500 metric tons ;
 Lot C : 500 metric tons ;
                                                                                           Article 6
(') OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. *                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(2 ) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 .
(3 ) OJ No L 65, 7. 3 . 1974, p. 1 .                                following its publication in the Official Journal of
(4) OJ No L 222, 12 . 8 . 1974, p. 10 .                             the European Communities.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States .
          Done at Brussels, 15 October 1974 .
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                     The President
                                                                Francois-Xavier ORTOLI