CELEX: 31974R0801
Language: en
Date: 1974-04-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 801/74 of the Commission of 3 April 1974 on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk powder as food aid

5. 4. 74                                    Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 95/35
                              REGULATION (EEC) No 801 /74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                            of 3 April 1974
              on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk
                                                          powder as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                         skimmed-milk powder, it appears that the abovemen­
COMMUNITIES,                                                           tioned quantities of skimmed-milk powder could be
                                                                       supplied by the French intervention agency ; whereas,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                  furthermore, in view of the small quantity to be deliv­
                                                                       ered to the ICRC and of the fact that it is also
Economic Community ;
                                                                       intended for Niger, a single invitation to tender
                                                                       should be issued for the costs of delivering to the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                       ICRC and to Niger ;
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                      Whereas the terms of delivery and of taking over the
particular Articles 7 (5) and Article 28 thereof ;                     skimmed-milk powder should, however, be specified ;
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3582/73 (3) of                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the                     are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the                       ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia, provides for
14 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be
supplied to those countries ;
                                                                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Whereas, Niger has requested the supply, as emer­
gency aid, of 330 metric tons of skimmed-milk
powder ; whereas the costs of delivering this supply                                          Article 1
must be put out to tender as provided in Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1 92/74 (4) of 18 January 1974
on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                    Tenders shall be invited in accordance with Regula­
the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia ;                              tion (EEC) No 192/74 for the cost of delivering 1 lot
                                                                       of 350 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (5) of                    Niger, to be delivered to Zinder via Apapa, including
                                                                       20 metric tons for the ICRC .
19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk
powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2700/73 (6), provides inter alia for 6 000 metric
tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made available to                                           Article 2
the    International     Committee          of   the  Red   Cross
(ICRC) ;                                                               The skimmed-mjlk powder shall be removed from the
                                                                       French intervention agency.
Whereas the ICRC has requested the supply, as emer­
gency aid, of 20 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder                    The intervention agency shall procure that the
for Niger ; whereas the corresponding costs of delivery                packing is marked in letters at least 2 cm high :
must be put out to tender in accordance with Commis­
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73 (7) of 12 July 1973                   on 330 metric tons :
concerning invitations to tender for the costs of
delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by                    Lait ecreme en poudre
the intervention agencies ;
                                                                       Don de la Communauté économique européenne au
                                                                       Niger
Whereas, having regard to the stocks held by the inter­
vention agencies and to the situation of the market in                 A distribuer gratuitement' ;
                                                                       on 20 metric tons for the ICRC :
(•) OJ  No  L  148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
(2) OJ  No  L 85 , 29 . 3 . 1974 , p . 51 .                            a red cross 1 5 cm by 1 5 cm and the words :
(3) OJ  No  L 359, 28 . 12. 1973 , p . 50 .
(4) OJ  No  L 21 , 25 . 1 . 1974, p . 33 .                             ' Lait ecreme en poudre
(5) OJ  No  L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 .
(0) OJ  No  L 279 , 5 . 10 . 1973 , p. 1 .                              Don de la Communauté économique européenne
(7) OJ  No  L  192, 12 . 7. 1973 , p . 31 .                            Action du Comité International de la Croix-Rouge'.
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                          Article 3                                  — at least two days in advance, of the date of
                                                                         arrival of the goods at the place of destination ;
The tenders shall be for the delivery costs incurred
between removal of the goods from the storage depots            — has separate bill of loading made out for ICRC
of the relevant intervention agencies and their delivery             supplies and for Sahel country supplies.
at the places of destination specified in Article 1 ,
including unloading costs.                                                                Article 7
Delivery shall be completed when the goods actually             1 . The intervention agency shall take all measures
arrive at the place of destination .                            necessary to ensure that the 330 metric tons for Niger
                                                                for which contracts are awarded, are transported
                          Article 4                             rapidly from the place of destination to the distribu­
                                                                tion points.
The French intervention agency is responsible for the
invitation to tender provided for in the previous               It shall negotiate private contracts for the costs of
Articles .                                                      such transport on the best terms possible, account
                                                                being taken of prevailing transport terms and of the
                          Article 5                             urgency of delivery.
 1.    The time limit for the submission of tenders             2. The distribution points provided for in para­
shall be 16 April 1974 at 12 noon .                             graph 1 shall be designated by the authorities of the
                                                                recipient countries and shall be communicated by the
2. Loading shall take place as soon as possible and             Commission to the intervention agency concerned .
be completed on 20 May 1974 at the latest.
                                                                                          Article 8
                           Article 6
                                                                When the delivery provided for in Article 3 has been
The French Government             shall  ensure   that  the     completed, the certificate to the effect that delivery
successful tenderer :                                           has been taken of the quantity of goods taken over
— notifies the Commission , the country of destina­             from the intervention agency shall be issued :
     tion , the representative of the intervention agency       — in the case of ICRC supplies by the ICRC recep­
     at the place of destination and the ICRC represen­              tion agent ;
     tative, as regards the respective quantities with          — in the case of the other supplies : by the represen­
     which they are concerned :
                                                                     tative of the intervention agency at the place of
     — 10 days before the goods' expected date of                    destination .
          arrival, of the means of transport to be used to
          carry the goods to the place of destination , the                               Article 9
          means of shipment to be used during the inter­
          mediary phases, the date of loading and the           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
          quantity and quality of the goods as recorded          following its publication in the Official Journal of
          on shipment from the Community ;                       the European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States .
                 Done at Brussels, 3 April 1974.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                The President
                                                                          Francois-Xavier ORTOLI