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21 . 8 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 230/9

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2177 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 12 August 1974 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to Bangladesh as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 'Skimmed Milk Powder/Gift of the European COMMUNITIES, Economic Community to the People's Republic of Bangladesh'. Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; 2. Delivery cif shall take place on a date after 1 and Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No before 17 October 1974 . 804/68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in Article 3 particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC) vention agency's storage depot and the time when the No 2700/73 (4), provides that there shall be made avail­ presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the able certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ; port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include whereas the Republic of Bangladesh has requested the unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or supply of 1 450 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder reception costs) or lighterage costs . which can be made available by the Belgian interven­ tion agency ; whereas tenders should be invited for 2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage such supply, pursuant to Commission Regulation costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5) of 12 July 1973 concerning invi­ country of destination, and any dispatch money to be tations to tender for the costs of delivery, as food aid, paid to that country shall be specified in the contract of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention between the successful tenderer and the shipper, and agencies ; shall be agreed upon in advance between the successful tenderer and the reception agent in the "Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance country of destination . of Regulation (EEC) No 1885/73, such as the time limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ; Article 4 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of- the Manage­ The time limit for the submission of tenders is ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Tuesday, 3 September 1974, at 12 noon .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5 Article 1 Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation The Belgian Government shall : (EEC) No 1885/73 , for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­ tagong (Republic of Bangladesh) of 1 450 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 Belgian intervention agency. (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible after the goods have been loaded on board ship, The said agency shall ensure that the packing is of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­ marked in letters at least 1 cm high : tity and quality of the goods as recorded on (•) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . shipment and the port of destination ; (2) OJ No L 85 , 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (b) at least 10 clear days in advance , inform the (3) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 . (4) OJ No L 279, 5. 10 . 1973, p. 1 . recipient country of the expected date of arrival (5) OJ No L 192, 13 . 7. 1973, p. 31 . of the ship at the port of destination ;

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(c) have included in the terms of the charter-party taken from the intervention agency were received a provision stipulating that the ship's captain within the prescribed time limit shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the or, recipient country of the probable date of arrival of the ship in port ; — if the unloading is not carried out under the super­ vision of an agency approved by the recipient 3 . Send to the Commission as soon as possible the country, an official statement from such agency information specified at points 2 (a) and (b) above. certifying that the quantities concerned have been delivered cif within the prescribed time limit and Article 6 unloaded at the port of Chittagong. The intervention agency shall pay to the successful tenderer the amount stated in his tender on presenta­ Article 7 tion of This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day — a declaration drawn up by the recipient country following its publication in the Official Journal of certifying that the quantities which have been the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 August 1974.

For the Commission The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI