CELEX: 31975R0708
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-19 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 708/75 of the Commission of 18 March 1975 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to Gambia

19 . 3 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 70 /7
                                REGULATION ( EEC) No 708 /75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                          of 18 March 1975
                opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk
                                                   powder as food aid to Gambia
 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 intervention agency.
 Economic Community ;
                                                                     2.      It shall be packed according to the Annex to
 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                       Regulation (EEC) No 597/75. The intervention agency
 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                  shall procure that the packing is marked in letters at
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last               least one centimetre high : 'Skimmed-milk powder —
 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 465/75 (2), and in                  Gift of the European Economic Community to the
 particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                          Republic of Gambia — to distribute free of charge.'
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3234/74 (3 ) of                 3 . The intervention agency shall supply a further
 17 December 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk                      2 % empty bags identical to those containing the
 powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel , Ethi­            goods. The successful tenderer undertakes to have
 opia and Somalia under Regulation (EEC) No                          these bags mentioned on the bill of lading.
 1826/74, provides more particularly for the supply to
 Gambia of 500 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ;                  4.      Loading shall take place as soon as possible and
 whereas this country has requested the supply of the                not later than 10 May 1975 .
 abovementioned quantity which can be made avail­
 able to it by the Belgian intervention agency ; whereas                                        Article 3
 the costs of delivering this supply must be put out to
 tender as provided in Commission Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                     1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs
 No 597/75 (4) of 6 March 1975 opening invitations to
                                                                     incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­
 tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk
                                                                     vention agency's storage depot and the time when the
 powder in public storage as food aid to the countries
                                                                     presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the
 of the Sahel and Ethiopia ;
                                                                     port of unloading is verified . The country of destina­
 Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance                tion shall bear all costs subsequent to delivery,
 of Regulation ( EEC) No 597/75, such as the time                    including unloading costs (for example shifting,
 limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of                hoisting or reception costs) and any lighterage costs.
 delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ; whereas it may
                                                                     2 . Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the
 prove necessary owing to congestion at the proposed
 port of destination , to divert the skimmed-milk                    port of unloading shall be paid or received (as the case
                                                                     may be) by the country of destination . The rates of
 powder to another port ; whereas provision should
 therefore be made for amending, should the need                     and rules governing such costs and dispatch money
                                                                     shall be specified in the contract between the
 arise, the costs already agreed on ;
                                                                     successful tenderer, acting as agent for the Commu­
 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                nity, and the shipper, and shall be agreed upon in
 are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                   advance between the successful tenderer and the recep­
 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,                          tion agent in the country of destination .
                                                                                                Article 4
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     The time limit for the submission of tenders is 8
                                                                     April 1975 at 12 noon .
                              Article 1
 lenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation                                             Article 5
( EEC) No 597/75 for the delivery cif Banjul of a lot of
 500 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to Gambia .                  The Belgian Government shall :
(!)  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                           1 . ensure that the successful tenderer shall :
(2 ) OJ  No  L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975, p. 8 .
(J ) OJ  No  L 346, 24. 12. 1974, p. 2.                                   (a) notify the country of destination , as soon as
(4 ) OJ  No  L 63 , 8 . 3 . 1975, p. 7.                                        possible after the goods have been loaded on
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       board ship, of details of the ship, the loading       Belgian intervention agency may in agreement with
       date, the quantity and quality of the goods as        the     successful  tenderer  have the  skimmed-milk
       recorded on shipment and the port of                  powder delivered to the new nominated port.
       unloading ;
   (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the         2. In such case the Belgian intervention agency is
       country of destination of the expected date of        to agree with the successful tenderer any cost reduc­
       arrival at the port of ship's unloading ;             tion or increase against the costs originally agreed .
   (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party
       a provision stipulating that the ship's captain       3 . The intervention agency shall forthwith commu­
       shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the       nicate to the Commission the agreed new amount of
       country of destination of the ship's probable         costs .
       date of arrival in port ;
2. send to the Commission as soon as possible the
   information specified in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).                                  Article 7
                        Article 6
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
1 . On the request of the Commission nominating a            following its publication in the Official Journal of
port other than that provided for in Article 1 , the         the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 18 March 1975 .
                                                                         For the Commission
                                                                           P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                     Member of the Commission