31973R2599

No L 269/ 14 26 . 9 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2599/73 OF THE COMMISSION of 25 September 1973 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to the Republic of Bangladesh as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN The said agency shall procure that the packing is COMMUNITIES, marked in letters at least 1 cm high : 'Skimmed-Milk Powder / Gift of the European Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community to the People's Republic of Economic Community ; Bangladesh'. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ 2. Delivery shall take place on a date after 20 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last November and before 10 December 1973 . amended by the Act concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties (2), and in particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; Article 3 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs powder as food aid provides that there shall be made incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ available certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ; vention agency's storage depot and the time when the whereas the Republic of Bangladesh has requested the presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the supply of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include which can be made available by the French interven­ unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or tion agency ; whereas tenders should be invited for reception costs) or lighterage costs. such supply, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73 (4) of 12 July 1973 concerning invi­ 2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage tations to tender for the costs of delivery, as food aid, costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention country of destination, and any dispatch money to be agencies ; paid to that country shall be specified in the contract between the successful tenderer and the shipper, and Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance shall be agreed upon in advance between the of Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73 , such as the time limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of successful tenderer and the reception agent in the country of destination . / delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Article 4 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,

The time limit for the submission of tenders is Tuesday, 9 October 1973 , at noon . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation The French Government shall : (EEC) No 1885/73, for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­ tagong (Republic of Bangladesh) of 2 000 metric tons 1 . Notify the Commission as soon as possible of the of skimmed-milk powder. name, registered business name and address of the firm to which the contract is awarded ; Article 2 2 . Ensure that such firm shall : 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed from the premises of the French intervention agency. (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible after the goods have been loaded on board ship, C ) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­ (-') OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. (*) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p. 28 . tity and quality of the goods as recorded on (■*) OJ No L 192, 13 . 7 . 1973, p. 31 . shipment and the port of destination ;

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(b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the 3 . Send to the Commission as soon as possible the recipient country of the expected date of arrival information specified at points 2 (a) and (b) above . of the ship at the port of destination ; (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party Article 6 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 recipient country of the probable date of arrival following its publication in the Official Journal of of the ship in port ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 September 1973 . For the Commission

The Président

François-Xavier ORTOLI