CELEX: 31975R1222
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1222/75 of the Commission of 6 May 1975 on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross for India

No L 121 /20                             Official Journal of the European Communities                              14 . 5 . 75
                             REGULATION (EEC) No 1222/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                         of 6 May 1975
               on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk
                 powder as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross for India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     ering one lot of 570 metric tons of skimmed-milk
COMMUNITIES,                                                       powder to the ICRC for India.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              2.       Delivery is to be effected :
Economic Community ;
                                                                   — cif Bombay for 200 metric tons,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       — cif Calcutta for 200 metric tons,
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                 — cif Madras for 170 metric tons .
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2) and in
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                                                   Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of
 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk                     1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected
powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation ( EEC)                from the Luxembourg intervention agency.
No 2700/73 (4 ), provides inter alia for 6 000 metric
tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made available to                The intervention agency shall procure that the
the    International     Committee        of  the  Red   Cross      packing is marked with a red cross 15 x 15 cm and
( ICRC) ;                                                           the following words at least 1 cm high : 'Skimmed­
                                                                    milk powder — Gift of the European Economic
Whereas the ICRC has requested the supply, as emer­                 Community — Action of the International
gency aid, of 570 metric tons of skimmed-milk                       Committee of the Red Cross'.
powder for India ; whereas, having regard to the stocks
held by the intervention agencies and to the situation              2. Loading of the skimmed-milk powder shall take
of the market in skimmed-milk powder, it appears                    place as soon as possible and at the latest by 20 June
that this quantity could be supplied by the Luxem­                  1 975 .
bourg intervention agency ;
Whereas the corresponding costs of delivery must be                                          Article 3
put out to tender in accordance with Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5 ) of 12 July 1973
concerning invitations to tender for the costs of                   1 . The tenders shall be for the delivery costs
delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by               incurred between the removal of the goods from the
the intervention agencies ; whereas the terms of                    storage depots of the relevant intervention agency and
delivery and of taking over the skimmed-milk powder                 the places of destination specified in Article 1 (2)
should however be specified ;                                       including the unloading costs.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                2. Delivery cif shall be completed when the goods
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                   are deposited on the quayside or onto a lighter at the
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                         port of unloading.
                                                                                              Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     1 . The ICRC shall bear all costs subsequent to
                            Article I                               delivery, including the reception costs of the goods.
 1.    Tenders   shall    be  invited      in accordance  with
                                                                    2.      Any demurrage costs, at the port of unloading in
Regulation ( EEC) No 1885/ 73 for the costs of deliv­               respect of delays attributable to the ICRC, shall be for
                                                                    the account of the ICRC . The amount of these costs
(') OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                          and detailed rules concerning them shall be as fixed
{>) OJ  No  L 74, 22 . 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
0)  OJ  No  L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 .                         in the contract between the Community agent and
(4) OJ  No  L 279 , 5. 10 . 1973, p. 1 .                            the carrier, subject to prior agreement thereon
(5) OJ  No  L 192, 12. 7. 1973, p. 31 .                             between such agent and the ICRC reception agent.
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                         Article 5                               — at least 72 hours in advance, the date of arrival
The time limit for the submission of tenders shall be
                                                                     of the goods at the port of unloading ;
27 May 1975 at 12 noon .                                     2. transmit as soon as possible to the Commission the
                                                                 information provided for in the first indent of para­
                         Article 6                               graph 1 .
The Luxembourg Government shall :                                                     Article 7
1 . ensure that the successful tenderer notifies to the
    representative of the ICRC :                              Upon delivery of the goods, the ICRC reception agent
                                                              shall deliver to the successful tenderer acting as agent
    — after the goods have left the port of shipment,         for the Community a certificate of acceptance.
        the details of the ship and the loading date, the
        quantity and quality of the goods as recorded                                 Article 8
        on shipment, the places of unloading and the
        daily rate of unloading at the ports,                This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
    — 10 days in advance, the expected date of arrival        following its publication in the Official Journal of
        of the goods at the port of unloading,                the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 6 May 1975.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                          P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission