CELEX: 31973R3081
Language: en
Date: 1973-11-15 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3081/73 of the Commission of 13 November 1973 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to Bangla Desh as food aid

15 . 11 . 73                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 314/ 15
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 3081 /73 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 13 November 1973
               opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk
                                               powder to Bangla Desh as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                                                Article 2
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                      1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 from the premises of the Belgian interventions
Economic Community ;                                                  agency.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         The said agency shall ensure that the packing is
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                    marked in letters at least 1 cm high :
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of                  'Skimmed-Milk Powder / Gift of the European
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in                 Economic Community to the People's Republic of
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                            Bangla Desh'.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of
 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk                       2.     Delivery shall take place on a date after 1 and
powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                    before 17 February 1974.
No 2700/73 (4), provides that there shall be made avail­
able certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ;
whereas the Republic of Bangla Desh has requested                                             Article 3
the supply of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk
powder which can be made available by the Belgian
intervention agency ; whereas tenders should be                       1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs
invited for such supply, pursuant to Commission                       incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­
Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5) of 12 July 1973                     vention agency's storage depot and the time when the
concerning invitations to tender for the costs of                     presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the
delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by                 port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include
the intervention agencies ;                                           unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or
                                                                      reception costs) or lighterage costs.
Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance
of Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73, such as the time                      2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage
limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of                  costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the
delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ;                                 country of destination, and any dispatch money to be
                                                                      paid to that country shall be specified in the contract
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                  between the successful tenderer and the shipper, and
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                     shall be agreed upon in advance between the
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                           successful tenderer and the reception agent in the
                                                                      country of destination .
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                                                 Article 4
                                                                     The     time  limit for the   submission   of tenders   is
                              Article 1
                                                                     Tuesday, 11 December 1973, at noon .
Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation
(EEC) No 1885/73, for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­
tagong (Republic of Bangla Desh) of 2 000 metric tons                                         Article 5
of skimmed-milk powder.
                                                                     The Belgian Government shall :
(!) OJ  No   L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2) OJ  No   L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14.                             1 . Notify the Commission as soon as possible of the
(3) OJ  No   L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .
(4) OJ  No  L  279, 5. 10. 1973, p. 1 .                                   name, registered business name and address of the
(5) OJ  No  L  192, 13. 7. 1973, p. 31 .                                  firm to which the contract is awarded ;
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2. Ensure that such firm shall :                                       shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the
   (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible               recipient country of the probable date of arrival
       after the goods have been loaded on board ship,                 of the ship in port ;
       of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­     3 . Send to the Commission as soon as possible the
       tity and quality of the goods as recorded on                information specified at points 2 (a) and (b) above .
       shipment and the port of destination ;
   (b) at least ten clear days in advance, inform the                                   Article 6
       recipient country of the expected date of arrival
       of the ship at the port of destination ;               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, 13 November 1973 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                              The President
                                                                        François-Xavier ORTOLI