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REGULATION ( EEC) No 1887 / 74 OF THE COMMISSION of 18 July 1974 on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the Chad

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ered to the ICRC and of the fact that it is also COMMUNITIES , intended for the Chad, a single invitation to tender should be issued for the costs of delivering to the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European ICRC and to the Chad ; Economic Community ; Whereas the terms of delivery and of taking over the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No skimmed-milk powder should, however, be specified ; 804/ 68 (!) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3582/73 (3) of 28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia, provides for 14 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be supplied to those countries ; Article 1

Whereas, the Chad has requested the supply, as emer­ gency aid, of 800 metric tons of skimmed-milk Tenders shall be invited in accordance with Regula­ powder ; whereas the costs of delivering this supply' tion (EEC) No 192/74 for the cost of delivering one lot of 820 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for must be put out to tender as provided in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 92/74 (4) of 18 January 1974 the Chad, to be delivered to N'Djamena, including 20 metric tons for the ICRC . on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia ;

A rticle 2 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (5) of 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC) 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed No 2700/73 (6), provides inter alia for 6 000 metric from the Belgian intervention agency. tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made available to the International Committee of the Red Cross The intervention agency shall procure that the (ICRC) ; packing is marked in letters at least 2 cm high :

on 800 metric tons : Whereas the ICRC has requested the supply, as emer­ gency aid, of 20 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ' Lait ecreme en poudre — Don de la Communaute for the Chad ; whereas the corresponding costs of economique europeenne au Tchad — A distribuer delivery must be put out to tender in accordance with gratuitement' ; Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (7) of 12 July 1973 concerning invitations to tender for the on 20 metric tons for the ICRC : costs of delivery, as food aid , of skimmed-milk powder a red cross 15 x 15 cm and the words : held by the intervention agencies ; ' Lait ecreme en poudre — Don de la Communaute Whereas, having regard to the stocks held by the inter­ economique europeenne — Action du Comite Interna­ vention agencies and to the situation of the market in tional de la Croix Rouge'. skimmed-milk powder, it appears that the abovemen­ tioned quantities of skimmed-milk powder could be 2. Loading of the skimmed-milk powder shall take supplied by the Belgian intervention agency ; whereas, place as soon as possible and be completed on 10 furthermore, in view of the small quantity to be deliv­ September 1974 at the latest .

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 8.5, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. ' 51 . Article 3 (3 ) OJ No L 359 , 28 . 12 . 1973 , p . 50 . (4 ) OJ No L 21 , 25 . 1 . 1974, p. 33 . The tenders shall be for the delivery costs incurred (5 ) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p. 28 . ( b) OJ No L 279 , 5 . 10 . 1973 , p. 1 . between removal of the goods from the storage depots ( 7) OJ No L 192, 12. 7 . 1973 , p. 31 . of the relevant intervention agency and their delivery

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at the place of destination specified in Article 1 , Article 6 including unloading costs . 1 . The intervention agency shall take all measures Delivery shall be completed when the goods actually necessary to ensure that the skimmed-milk powder for arrive at the place of destination . the Chad for which contracts are awarded , is trans­ ported rapidly from the place of destination to the Article 4 distribution points . The time limit for the submission of tenders shall be It shall negotiate private contracts for the costs of 13 August 1974 at 12 noon . such transport on the best terms possible, account being taken of prevailing transport terms and of the Article "> urgency of delivery. The Belgian Government : 2. The distribution points provided for in para­ 1 . shall ensure that the successful tenderer : graph 1 shall be designated by the authorities of the (a) notifies the Commission , the country of destina­ recipient country and shall be communicated by the tion, the representative of the intervention Commission to the intervention agency concerned. agency at the place of destination and the ICRC representative, as regards the quantity with which they are concerned : Article 7 — 10 days before the goods' expected date of arrival , of the means of transport to be used When the delivery provided for in Article 3 has been to carry the goods to the place of destina­ completed, the certificate to the effect that delivery tion, the port of unloading, the means of has been taken of the quantity of goods taken over shipment to be used during the intermed­ from the intervention agency shall be issued : iary phases, the date of loading and the — in the case of the quantity destined for the ICRC : quantity and quality of the goods as by the ICRC reception agent ; recorded on shipment from the Commu­ nity ; — in the case of the quantity destined for direct — at least two days in advance, of the date of delivery to the Chad : by the representative of the arrival of the goods at the place of destina­ intervention agency at the place of destination . tion ; (b) has separate bill of loading made out for ICRC Article 8 and for Chad supplies ; 2. shall transmit as soon as possible to the Commis­ This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day sion the information provided for in paragraph 1 following its publication in the Official Journal of (a). the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1974 . For the Commission

The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI