CELEX: 31976R2477
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-12 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2477/76 of 12 October 1976 concerning an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the World Food Programme for India

13. 10. 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                      No L 282/ 13
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2477/76
                                                        of 12 October 1976
              concerning an invitation to tender (or the supply of butteroil as food aid to the
                                               World Food Programme for India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                    ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last                                        Article 1
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,                                   Tenders are invited, as provided in Regulation (EEC)
                                                                    No 2247/75, for the costs of manufacture and delivery
                                                                    to the WFP of 2 628 metric tons of butteroil for India
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1542/75 of 16                   and divided into the following lots :
June 1975 on the supply of milk fats under the 1975
food-aid programme to certain developing countries                  — Lot A : 428 metric tons,
and to certain international organizations (3), provides
 inter alia    that    16 000      metric    tons   of butteroil    — Lot B : 400 metric tons,
obtained from butter held by the intervention agen­                 — Lot C 1 : 600 metric tons,
cies shall be made available to the World Food
                                                                    — Lot C 2 : 600 metric tons,
Programme (WFP) ; whereas the WFP has requested
the supply of 2 628 metric tons of butteroil for India ;            — Lot D : 600 metric tons.
Whereas this delivery shall be considered as                                                Article 2
completed when the butteroil is deposited at the port
of embarkation at the point designated by the WFP or
its appointed agent ;
                                                                     1.    The butter to be used in manufacturing the
                                                                    butteroil shall be taken over :
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    — from the German intervention agency, as regards
                                                                        lots A and B,
 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules
for the supply of milk fats under the 1975 food-aid                 — from the French intervention agency, as regards
programme to certain developing countries and to                         lots C 1 and C 2,
certain international organizations (4), requires tenders           — from the Belgian intervention agency, as regards
to be invited for such supplies ;                                        lot D.
Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following                2. The butteroil, which shall meet the requirements
the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No                    as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to
2247/75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to                 Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up only in
tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of                  5 kg containers.
butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries
and to the World Food Programme (5), as last                        3 . The marking to be indicated on the containers
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2212/76 (6) ;                        in accordance with Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex
whereas it is still necessary to add a number of details             mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be the
particularly as regards the time limit for submission of            following :
tenders and the terms of supply ;
                                                                    'Butteroil/ Gift of the European Economic Communi­
(') OJ  No L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .                        ty/World Food Programme action'.
(2) OJ  No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 9.
(3) OJ  No L  157, 19 . 6. 1975, p . 6.                             The marking shall be followed by the name of the
(4) OJ  No L  157, 19 . 6. 1975, p. 4.
(5) OJ  No L 229 , 30 . 8 . 1975, p . 60 .                           port of unloading to be communicated by the
(o) OJ  No L 249, 11 . 9 . 1976, p. 5.                               Commission to the intervention agency concerned.
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                       Article J                                                   Article 4
1 . The port of embarkation indicated in the tender         1 . As regards Lots C 1 and C 2, by way of deroga­
shall be chosen from among ports in the Community           tion from Article 4 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
accessible for ocean-going ships having a regular           2247/75, the tenderer shall stipulate in his tender
                                                            whether it is valid for one lot or for these two lots.
service with the recipient country.
                                                            2.    The time limit for the submission of tenders
Only one port may be indicated in the tender.               shall be 26 October 1976, at 12 noon.
                                                                                   Article 5
2. Delivery at the port of embarkation shall take
place on a date to be fixed by the intervention agency      This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
concerned and which shall be after 6 and before 23          following its publication in the Official Journal of
December 1976.                                              the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 12 October 1976.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                  Member of the Commission