31973R2840

19 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 292 / 29

REGULATION (EEC) No 2840 / 73 OF THE COMMISSION of 17 October 1973 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to Bangla Desh as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN The said agency shall procure that the packing is COMMUNITIES , marked in letter at least 1 cm high :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 'Skimmed-Milk Powder / Gift of the European Economic Community ; Economic Community to the People's Republic of Bangla Desh'. 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 2. Delivery shall take place on a date after 1 and amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of before 16 January 1974 . Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Article 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 powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC) 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs No 2700/73 (4), provides that there shall be made avail­ incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ able certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ; vention agency's storage depot and the time when the whereas the Republic of Bangla Desh has requested presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the the supply of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include powder which can be made available by the Belgian unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or intervention agency ; whereas tenders should be reception costs) or lighterage costs . invited for such supply, pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5 ) of 12 July 1973 2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage concerning invitations to tender for the costs of costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by country of destination, and any dispatch money to be the intervention 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Tuesday, 13 November 1973 , at noon .

Article 1 Article 5 Tenders are hereby invited , pursuant to Regulation ( EEC) No 1885/ 73 , for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­ tagong (Republic of Bangla Desh) of 2 000 metric tons The Belgian Government shall : of skimmed-milk powder . 1 . notify the Commission as soon as possible of the Article 2 name, registered business name and address of the firm to which the contract is awarded ; 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed from the premises of the Belgian interventions 2 . ensure that such firm shall : agency . (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible ()) O ) No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . after the goods have been loaded on board ship, (-') O") No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­ (>) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 . tity and quality of the goods as recorded on (■») OJ No L 279 , 5 . 10 . 1973 , p . 1 . p OJ No L 192, 13 . 7 . 1973 , p . 31 . shipment and the port of destination ;

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(b) at least ten 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 , 17 October 1973 .

For the Commission

The President François-Xavier ORTOLI