31974R3226
21 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 342/ 29
REGULATION (EEC) No 3226/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 20 December 1974 on the opening of an invitation to tender for a further quantity of skimmed milk powder held by the United Kingdom intervention agency
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN origin of the goods to be indicated by means of a COMMUNITIES, description capable of being understood throughout the Community ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, 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 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : particular Article 7 (5) thereof ; Article 1 Whereas the United Kingdom intervention agency holds certain quantities of skimmed-milk powder Tenders shall be invited for the purchase of skimmed which, by reasons of its age and its packaging, which milk powder held by the United Kingdom interven was such as to require derogation in order to enable it tion agency : to be bought in , is now difficult to conserve and no — taken into store before 1 December 1 973 ; longer satisfies the requirements of Article 1 ( 1 ) of — no longer satisfying the requirements as to quality Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 108/68 (3) of 27 laid down in Article 1 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No July 1968 on detailed rules of application for public 1108 /68 ; storage of skimmed-milk powder, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 636/74 (4) ; whereas Commis — packaged as indicated in the Annex to Regulation sion Regulation (EEC) No 2826/74 (5) of 1 1 ( EEC) No 2826/74 ; and November 1974 on the opening of an invitation to — bearing on the packaging the following descrip tender for skimmed-milk powder held by the United tion : 'ex intervention stock'. Kingdom intervention agency, and Commission Regu lation (EEC) No 3029/74 (6) of 29 November 1974, Article 2 provided for the sale of a certain quantity consisting 1 . The invitation to tender shall be conducted in of the oldest lots ; whereas it has become necessary to accordance with Article 2(1 ), (2) and (3) of Regulation invite tenders for a further quantity ; whereas Regula ( EEC) No 2826/74. tion (EEC) No 2826/74 may be applied as regards the procedure governing the invitation to tender ; ' 2. The closing date for the submission of tenders shall be 11 February 1975 at 12 noon . Whereas, as for the previous quantities, the majority of the lots put out for tender by this Regulation will, Article 3 because of their high humidity, be used for animal feeding and will thus qualify for the aid provided for This Regulation shall enter into force on the day in Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/ 68 ; whereas following its publication in the Official Journal of provision should therefore again be made for the the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 20 December 1974. For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . I1) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (3 ) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p. 34. (") OJ No L 173 , 28 . 6 . 1974, p. 60 . (5 ) OJ No L 302, 12. 11 . 1 974, p. 5 . (6) OJ No L 321 , 30 . 11 . 1974, p. 75 .