CELEX: 31975R1158
Language: en
Date: 1975-04-29 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1158/75 of the Commission of 29 April 1975 opening an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil for shipment to certain third countries as food aid to the World Food Programme

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                               REGULATION ( EEC) No 1158 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 29 April 1975
               opening an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil for shipment to
                           certain third countries as food aid to the World Food Programme
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       2121 /74, for the costs of manufacture and delivery of
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         1 360   metric   tons  of  butteroil divided  into     the
                                                                      following lots :
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;                                                — lot A : 400 metric tons for India ,
                                                                     — lot B : 400 metric tons for India ,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 804/ 68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                 — lot C : 500 metric tons for India ,
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last               — lot D : 60 metric tons for Pakistan .
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2 ), and in
 particular Article 6 (7) thereof ;                                   2.    The butter to be used for the manufacture of the
                                                                     butteroil shall be collected from the French interven­
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 (3) of 4                   tion agency.
 March 1 974 laying down general rules for the supply
of milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries
 and certain international organizations, provides inter                                      Article 2
 alia that 1 5 000 metric tons of butteroil taken from
 butter stocks held by the intervention agencies are
                                                                      1 . With regard to quality the butteroil shall comply
 placed at the disposal of the World Food Programme ;
                                                                     with the conditions laid down in heading I of the
whereas the latter has requested a consignment of                    Annex .
 1 360    metric    tons of butteroil        from   which  1 300
 metric tons are for shipment to India and 60 metric
                                                                      2. The butteroil shall be put up as indicated in
 tons to Pakistan ; whereas this consignment, which
                                                                      heading II of the Annex as regards lots A, B and C
 shall be considered as having been completed when
                                                                      and in 5 kg canisters as regards lot D.
 the butteroil has been deposited in the port of embar­
 kation at the place designated by the WFP or its
 agent, must be the object of a tender procedure in                  3.     During the control specified in Article 11 ( 1 ) of
 accordance with Commission Regulation ( EEC) No                      Regulation (EEC) No 2121 /74, the certificate
21 21 /74 (4) of 9 August 1974 concerning the supply of              concerning the packing and specified in the Annex
                                                                      shall be taken into account .
butteroil as food aid for the World Food Programme,
as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 529 /75 (5 ) ;
                                                                                              Article 3
Whereas to apply Regulation ( EEC) No 2121 / 74
 certain detailed information is however required , in
 particular as regards the time limit for the submission              1 . The port of embarkation indicated in the tender
of tenders and the conditions of delivery of the                     shall be chosen from among the ports in the Commu­
butteroil ;                                                           nity accessible for ocean-going ships and used for
                                                                      international freighters .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                     2.    Delivery shall take place on a date to be speci­
 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                          fied by the intervention agency concerned after 13
                                                                     and before 30 June 1975 .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                                              Article 4
                              Article 1                              The closing date for the receipt of tenders shall be 13
                                                                     May 1975 at 12 noon .
 1.     Tenders shall be invited , subject to the terms and
conditions laid down in Regulation ( EEC) No
                                                                                              Article 5
(')  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(-') OJ  No  L 74 , 22 . 3 . 1975 , p. 1 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
(3)  OJ  No  L 65, 7 . 3 . 1974, p. 1 .
(4 ) Of  No  L 222, 12 . 8 . 1974, p . 10 .                           following its publication in the Official Journal of
( 5) OJ  No  L 56 , 3 . 3 . 1975 , p. 1 .                             the Eurobean Communities.
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Brussels, 29 April 1975.
                                                                  For the Com mission
                                                                    P. J. LARDINOIS
                                                              Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX
             I. Quality requirements for butteroil
                 Characteristics of the product : concentrated milk fat with a minimum pure fat content of
                 99-8 % .
                 Composition characteristics :
                 moisture content and non-milk fat constituents : maximum 0-2 % .
                 fats : minimum 99-8 /o ,
                 free fatty acids : maximum 0-5 % (oleic acid),
                 amount of peroxide/kg : maximum one unit (in milliequivalents of oxygen per kg),
                 flavour : fresh ,
                 smell : absence of ' smells unconnected with butteroil .
            II . Packaging of butteroil
                 1 . The butteroil is to be packed in metal canisters fully filled and hermetically sealed in an
                     atmosphere of nitrogen .
                     The metal canisters are packed in cartons containing :
                     — either four 5 kg canisters, or
                     — one 20 kg canister.
                     The complete packaging should be strong enough to withstand a long sea journey and trans­
                     portation by land in a tropical climate .
                     Closed cartons, as prepared for delivery, containing either one 20 kg metal canister or four 5
                     kg canisters 95 % full of water, must be able to resist :
                     (a) three falls from a height of one metre on three different edges relating to different axes ;
                         this test, for which five complete packagings are to be used, must be effected in accor­
                         dance with ISO standard No 2248 . After the tests :
                         — the metal canisters may be crusiied out of shape but no leakage must occur after elimi­
                             nation of the vacuum ;
                         — the cartons may be damaged and show small tears in the seams and sealed flaps but
                             seams must not be completely torn and flaps must not have come unstuck or be torn
                             off ;
                         — the damage must not be such as to endanger the safe transport of the canister(s) in the
                             carton ;
                     (b) a compression test in accordance with ISO standard Nos 2872 and 2874. For this test,
                         each complete packaging is placed separately, in the normal transportation position ,
                         between the plates of the press .
                          During the test, the relative speed of the plates is 10 mm/ minute .
                         The criteria of approval is that, after applying a pressure of 3 500 kg/ m -' over the base area,
                         the entire packging (metal canisters and carton) may get slightly out of shape but must
                         keep its entirety. Five complete packagings must be tested .
                         Before the tests, the complete, filled packagings are subjected to the following treatment
                         in accordance with ISO standard No 2233 : storage for 48 hours at 25 °C with a relative
                         humidity of 90 % .
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                  The conformity of the cardboard carton with the standards defined above must have been
                  verified by a packaging institute approved by the Member State concerned which shall
                  issue the appropriate certificate and test report together with the description of the tech­
                   nical characteristics of the packaging material .
                  The intervention agency shall ensure that the packaging used shall conform to the type
                  specified in the abovementioned certificate .
           2. Markings on the packaging :
              The metal canister shall have stamped upon it the following information in the language or
              languages specified in the Regulation of the individual invitation to tender :
              (a) the description : ' Butteroif ;
              (b) the words : 'Gift of the European Economic Community' ; with the addition of 'Supplied
                  by the World Food Programme' ;
              (c) the net weight ;
              (d) the month and year of manufacture ;
              (e) the name of the processing undertaking — in the form of a code number.
              In addition to the above, the following must be marked on the two sides of each carton : the
              manufacturer's lot number and the number of cartons making up the lot.