31973R3081

15 . 11 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 314/ 15

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3081 /73 OF THE COMMISSION

of 13 November 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 Article 2 COMMUNITIES, 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European from the premises of the Belgian interventions Economic Community ; agency .

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No The said agency shall ensure that the packing is 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ marked in letters at least 1 cm high : tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of 'Skimmed-Milk Powder / Gift of the European Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in Economic Community to the People's Republic of particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; Bangla Desh'.

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of 2. Delivery shall take place on a date after 1 and 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk before 17 February 1974. powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2700/73 (4), provides that there shall be made avail­ able certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ; whereas the Republic of Bangla Desh has requested Article 3 the supply of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder which can be made available by the Belgian 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs intervention agency ; whereas tenders should be incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ invited for such supply, pursuant to Commission vention agency's storage depot and the time when the Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5) of 12 July 1973 presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the concerning invitations to tender for the costs of port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or the intervention agencies ; reception costs) or lighterage costs.

Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance of Regulation ( EEC) No 1885/73, such as the time 2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ; country of destination, and any dispatch money to be paid to that country shall be specified in the contract between the successful tenderer and the shipper, and Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ shall be agreed upon in advance between the ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products , successful tenderer and the reception agent in the country of destination .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4

The time limit for the submission of tenders is Article 1 Tuesday, 11 December 1973 , at noon .

Tenders are hereby invited , pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73 , for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­ Article 5 tagong (Republic of Bangla Desh) of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder. The Belgian Government shall : (!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14. 1 . Notify the Commission as soon as possible of the (3 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 . name, registered business name and address of the (4) OJ No L 279 , 5 . 10 . 1973 , p . 1 . (5) OJ No L 192, 13 . 7. 1973, p. 31 . firm to which the contract is awarded ;

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2 . Ensure that such firm shall : shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the recipient country of the probable date of arrival (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible of the ship in port ; after the goods have been loaded on board ship, of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­ 3 . Send to the Commission as soon as possible the tity and quality of the goods as recorded on information specified at points 2 (a) and (b) above . shipment and the port of destination ; (b) at least ten clear days in advance, inform the Article 6 recipient country of the expected date of arrival of the ship at the port of destination ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party following its publication in the Official Journal of a provision stipulating that the ship's captain the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 13 November 1973 .

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI