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REGULATION ( EEC) No 2229/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 28 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 15 October and before 1 November 1974 . 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 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in Article 3 particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk vention agency's storage depot and the time when the powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC) presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the No 2700/73 (4), provides that there shall be made avail­ port of unloading is verified, such costs not to include able certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder ; unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or whereas the Republic of Bangladesh has requested the reception costs) or lighterage costs. supply of 3 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder which can be made available by the French interven­ 2. The rates of and rules governing any demurrage tion agency ; whereas tenders should be invited for costs at the port of unloading, to be borne by the such supply, pursuant to Commission Regulation country of destination , and any dispatch money to be (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5) of 12 July 1973 concerning invi­ paid to that country shall be specified in the contract tations to tender for the costs of delivery, as food aid, between the successful tenderer and the shipper, and of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention shall be agreed upon in advance between the agencies ; 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 The time limit for the submission of tenders is are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ Tuesday, 10 September 1974 at 12 noon . ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5

Article1¶

Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation 1 . Notify the Commission as soon as possible of the (EEC) No 1885/73, for the costs of delivery cif to Chit­ name, registered business name and address of the tagong (Republic of Bangladesh) of 3 000 metric tons firm to which the contract is awarded ; of skimmed-milk powder. 2 . Ensure that such firm shall : Article 2 (a) notify the recipient country, as soon as possible 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed after the goods have been loaded on board ship, from the premises of the French intervention agency . of details of the ship, the loading date, the quan­ tity and quality of the goods as recorded on The said agency shall ensure that the packing is shipment and the port of destination ; marked in letters at least 1 cm high : (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . recipient country of the expected date Of arrival (A OJ No L 85, 29 . 3. 1974, p. 51 . of the ship at the port of destination ; P) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 . (4) OJ No L 279, 5 . 10 . 1973, p. 1 . (c) have included in the terms of the charter-party (5) OJ No L 192, 13 . 7. 1973, p. 31 . a provision stipulating that the ship's captain

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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 tion of Article 7 — a declaration drawn up by the recipient country certifying that the quantities which have been This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day taken from the intervention agency were received following its publication in the Official Journal of within the prescribed time limit the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 August 1974 .

For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI