CELEX: 31976R2607
Language: en
Date: 1976-10-26 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2607/76 of 26 October 1976 on an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the Democratic Republic of Somalia

28 . 10 . 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 297/ 17
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2607/76
                                                          of 26 October 1976
               on an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the Demo­
                                                      cratic Republic of Somalia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                               Article I
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                    1 . Tenders are hereby invited, in accordance with
                                                                      the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 694/76 and
                                                                      (EEC) No 695/76, for the manufacture and delivery to
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          the Democratic Republic of Somalia of 1 100 metric
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                     tons of butteroil divided into two lots of 550 metric
of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last                  tons .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
                                                                      2. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75
                                                                      shall apply by analogy to the tendering procedure and
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 695/76 of 25                      to the terms for manufacture and delivery of the
                                                                      butteroil .
March 1976 on the supply of milk fats to certain deve­
loping countries and international organizations under
the 1976 food-aid programme (3), provides, inter alia,                 By way of derogation from Article 4 (2) of Regulation
for the supply to the Democratic Republic of Somalia                  (EEC) No 2247/75, the tenderer shall specify in his
of 1 100 metric tons of butteroil obtained from butter                tender whether it relates to one or both lots put up for
held by intervention agencies ; whereas this country                  tender.
has requested the supply of the abovementioned quan­
 tity ;
                                                                                               Article 2
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       1.    The butter to be used in manufacturing the
694/76 of 25 March 1976 laying down general rules                     butteroil shall be taken over from the German inter­
for the supply of milk fats to certain developing coun­               vention agency.
tries and international organizations under the 1976
 food-aid programme (4), requires tenders to be invited                2. The butteroil , which shall meet the requirements
 for such supplies ;                                                  as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to
                                                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up exclu­
                                                                      sively in containers of 5 kg.
Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following
 the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 2247/75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to                   3 . The marking to be applied on the containers, as
tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of                    prescribed in Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex
                                                                       mentioned in the preceding paragraph , shall be as
butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries                  follows :
and to the World Food Programme (5 ), as amended by
 Regulation ( EEC) No 2212/76 (6) ; whereas, it is still              ' Butteroil / Gift of the European Economic Commu­
 necessary to add a number of details, particularly as                 nity / For free distribution .'
 regards the time limit for the submission of tenders
 and the terms of supply ;                                             4.    The time limit for the submission of tenders
                                                                       shall be 23 November 1976 at 12 noon .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                                               Article 3
 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,
(')  OJ No   L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .                          1.    Delivery shall be effected at the port of
(-)  OJ No   L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p . 9 .                            unloading Mogadishu .
(J)  OJ No   L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976 , p . 6 .
(■») OJ No   L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976 , p . 4 .
(5)  OJ No   L 229 , 30 . 8 . 1975 , p . 60 .                          2.    Shipment shall take place as soon as possible
C)   OJ No   L 249 , 11.9 . 1976 , p . 5 .                             and not later than 15 January 1977.
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3.     Delivery at the port of unloading shall be                                     Article 4
completed when the goods are actually unloaded on
the quayside or into a lighter at the port of unloading.       1 . The intervention agency concerned shall notify
                                                              the country of destination of the date of loading, the
4.     On delivery at the port of unloading, the country      quantity and quality of the goods as recorded at the
of destination shall issue to the successful tenderer the     time of loading and the port of unloading.
certificate of acceptance specified in Article i5 of
Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75.                                  2. The successful tenderer shall inform the country
                                                              of destination at least 10 clear days in advance of the
5. The country of destination shall bear all costs            expected date of arrival at the port of ship's unloading.
incurred after delivery including acceptance costs of
                                                              3.    The   successful  tenderer shall   include    in   the
the goods.
                                                              terms of the charter-party a provision stipulating that
6 . Any demurrage costs at the port          of unloading     the ship's captain shall, at least 72 hours in advance,
due to delays attributable to the country   of destination    notify the country of destination of the ship's prob­
shall be borne by it. The rates and          other details    able date of arrival in port.
concerning such costs shall be laid         down in the
contract   between     the successful  tenderer and    the                            Article 5
carrier and must have been previously agreed upon by
the successful tenderer acting as agent for the Commu­        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
nity and the recipient agent in the country of destina­       following its publication in the Official Journal of
tion .                                                         the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 October 1976 .
                                                                       For the Commission
                                                                          P.J. LARDINOIS
                                                                    Member of the Commission