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13 . 6 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 156/ 17

REGULATION (EEC) No 1555/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 5 June 1973 concerning the supply of butteroil for shipment to certain third countries as a measure of Community Aid to the World Food Programme

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 2537/72, for the manufacture and delivery fob of COMMUNITIES, 2 720 metric tons of butteroil, divided into the following four lots : Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ pean Economic Community ; ( a) 780 metric tons, divided as follows : — 750 metric tons for the Arab Republic of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Egypt' 804/68 of 27 June 1968 (*) on the common organization of the market in milk and milk — 30 metric tons for Tunisia ; products, as last amended by the Act (2) concerning ( b ) 440 metric tons for India ; the conditions of Accession and the Adaptions of the Treaties, and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof ; (c) 850 metric tons for the Arab Republic of Egypt ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1692/72 (3 ) (d) 650 metric tons for India. of 2 August 1972 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats to the World Food Delivery shall take place on a date to be specified Programme and to UNRWA provides for the supply by the intervention agency concerned 'as follows : of a certain quantity of butteroil, produced from butter stocks held by the intervention agencies, to — Lots (a) and (b) : after 31 August and before 16 the World Food Programme ; whereas the latter has September 1973 ; requested a consignment of 2 720 metric tons of butteroil for shipment to various third countries ; — Lots (c) and' (d) : after 15 September and before 1 October 1973 . whereas contracts for the supply of the aforesaid butteroil, delivered fob, must be awarded under a tender procedure conducted in accordance with the Article 2 provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2537/72 (4) of 4 December 1972 concerning invita­ tion to tender for the supply of butteroil for the The butter to be used for the manufacture of the World Food Programme ; butteroil shall be collected' from the German inter­ vention agency. Whereas to apply Regulation (EEC) No 2537/72, certain detailed information is however required, in particular as regards the time limit for the submis­ Article 3 sion of tenders and the conditions of delivery of the butteroil ; The butteroil shall be packed as fallows : Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula­ — for lots (b ) and (d) in 20 kg metal containers tion are in accordance with the Opinion of the under an atmosphere of nitrogen, Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products ; — for lots (a) and (c) in 5 kg metal containers under an atmosphere of nitrogen . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4 Article 1 The port of shipment indicated in the tender shall be chosen from among those designated in Article 4 Tenders shall be invited, subject to the terms and (3 ) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2537/72. conditions laid down in Regulation (EEC) No

Article 5 (*) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 . The closing date for the receipt of tenders shall be (3) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p . 1 . (4) OJ No L 272, 5 . 12. 1972 , p . 15 . 26 June 1973 , at 12 noon .

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No compensatory amount or export refund shall be This Regulation shall enter into force on the third paid on the butter or butteroil supplied in pursu­ day following its publication in the Official Journal ance of this Regulation. of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 5 June 1973 . For the Commission The President François-Xavier ORTOLI