CELEX: 31975R1220
Language: en
Date: 1975-05-06 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1220/75 of the Commission of 6 May 1975 concerning the invitation to tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of butteroil as food aid to Ethiopia

14. 5 . 75                                Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 121 / 15
                               REGULATION (EEC) No 1220/75 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                           of 6 May 1975
               concerning the invitation to tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of
                                                 butteroil as food aid to Ethiopia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       2.    Delivery is to be effected as follows :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                     — Lot A : cif Assab for 400 metric tons,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             cif Djibouti for 200 metric tons ;
Economic Community ;                                                 — Lot B : cif Massawa .
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last
                                                                                             Article 2
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in
particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof ;
                                                                     1.    The butter which is to be manufactured into
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3235/74 (3) of
17 December 1974 on the supply of butteroil as food                  butteroil shall be removed from the premises of the
aid to the countries of the Sahel , Ethiopia and Somalia             French intervention agency.
under Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 provides more
particularly for the supply to Ethiopia of 1 000 metric              2. The quality and packaging of the butteroil shall
tons of butteroil ; whereas this country has requested               satisfy the requirements laid down in the Annex to
the delivery of the abovementioned quantity ; whereas                Regulation ( EEC) No 750/75.
the costs of delivering this supply must be put out to
tender as provided in Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 750/75 (4) of 21 March 1975 concerning invita­                    It shall only be put up in 20 kg canisters.
tions to tender for the costs of manufacture and
delivery of butteroil as food aid to the countries of the            The wording referred to in Chapter 11(2) of the said
Sahel and Ethiopia, as amended by Regulation (EEC)                   Annex shall be , in letters at least one centimetre
No 1154/75(5 );                                                      high : 'Gift of the European Economic Community to
Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance                 Ethiopia — to be distributed free of charge'.
of Regulation (EEC) No 750/75, such as the time
limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of                 3 . > Loading shall take place as soon as possible and
delivery of the butteroil ; whereas it may prove neces­              not later than 30 June 1975.
sary owing to congestion at the proposed port of desti­
nation , to divert the butteroil to another port ; whereas
provision should therefore be made for amending,
should the need arise, the costs already agreed on ;                                         Article 3
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                     1.    Tenders are invited to determine costs incurred
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,                           in the manufacture, packaging and delivery of the
                                                                     butteroil between removal of the butter from the inter­
                                                                     vention agency's storage depots and the time when
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                     the presence of the butteroil in the hold of the ship at
                                                                     the port of unloading is verified . The country of desti­
                              Article 1                              nation shall bear all costs subsequent to delivery,
                                                                      including unloading costs (for example shifting,
 1.     Tenders are hereby invited , pursuant to Regula­              hoisting or reception costs) and any lighterage costs .
tion (EEC) No 750/75," for the costs of manufacture of
 1 000    metric tons of butteroil , divided           into the
 following lots :                                                    2. Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the
— Lot A : 600 metric tons ;
                                                                      port of unloading shall be paid or received (as the case
                                                                      may be) by the recipient country. The rates of and
— Lot B : 400 metric tons .
                                                                      rules governing such costs and dispatch money shall
                                                                      be specified in the contract between the successful
(')  OJ  No L  148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                           tenderer, acting as agent for the Community, and the
(2 ) OJ  No L  74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3)  OJ  No L  65, 7 . 3 . 1974, p. 1 .                              shipper, and shall be agreed upon in advance between
(4)  OJ  No L  74, 22. 3 . 1975 , p. 30 .                             the successful tenderer and the reception agent in the
(5 ) Of  No L  1 14, 3 . 5 . 1975, p. 1 .                             country of destination .
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                          Article 4                            2. send to the Commission as soon as possible the
The time limit for the submission of tenders is 27
                                                                   information specified .in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).
May 1975 at 12 noon .
                                                                                      Article 6
                          Article 5
                                                               1.      On request of the Commission nominating a
The French Government shall :                                  port other than that provided for in Article 1 , the
1 . ensure that the successful tenderer shall :
                                                               French intervention agency may in agreement with
                                                               the successful tenderer have the butteroil delivered to
    (a) notify the country of destination, as soon as          the new nominated port.
        possible, after the goods have been loaded on
        board ship, of details of the ship, the loading        2. In such case the French intervention agency is
        date, the quantity and quality of the goods as         to agree with the successful tenderer any cost reduc­
        recorded on shipment and the port of                   tion or increase against the costs originally agreed.
        unloading ;                                            3 . The intervention agency shall forthwith commu­
    (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the          nicate to the Commission the agreed new amounts of
        country of destination of the expected date of         costs .
        arrival at the port of ship's unloading ;
    (c) have included in the terms of the charter party                               Article 7
        a provision stipulating that the ship's captain
        shall , at least 72 hours in advance, notify the       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
        country of destination of the ship's probable          following its publication in the Official Journal of
        date of arrival in port ;                              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