31975R0598

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REGULATION ( EEC) No 598 / 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 March 1975 opening an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to Mauritania

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation COMMUNITIES , are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products , Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 465/75 (2), and in Article 1 particular Article 7 (5) thereof ; Tenders are hereby invited, pursuant to Regulation Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3234/74 (3) of (EEC) No 597/75 for the delivery cif Nouakchott of a 17 December 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk lot of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel , Ethi­ Mauritania made up of 800 metric tons pursuant to opia and Somalia under Regulation (EEC) No Regulation ( EEC) No 3234/74 and 1 200 metric tons 1826/74 , provides more particularly for the supply to pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 3236/ 74. Mauritania of 800 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ; Article 2 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 3236/74 (4) of 17 December 1974 laying down general rules for the 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be removed supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the from the premises of the French intervention agency. countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia , provides, inter alia , that 1 200 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be made available to Mauritania ; 2 . It shall be packed according to point (a) of the Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 597/75 . However, the polyethylene inner bag shall be double bound . The Whereas Mauritania has requested the supply, as emer­ intervention agency shall procure that the packing is gency aid , of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk marked in letters at least 1 cm high : ' Lait écrémé en powder which can be made available to it by the poudre — Don de la Communauté économique euro­ French intervention agency ; whereas the costs of péenne à la République islamique de Mauritanie — à delivering these supplies must be put out to tender as distribuer gratuitement'. provided in Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 597/75 (5 ) of 6 March 1975 concerning invitations to 3 . Loading shall take place as soon as possible and tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk not later than 28 April 1975 . powder in public storage as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia ;

Article 3 Whereas certain items must be specified in pursuance of Regulation ( EEC) No 597 / 75 , such as the time limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of 1 . Tenders are invited to determine delivery costs delivery of the skimmed-milk powder ; whereas it may incurred between removal of the goods from the inter­ prove necessary owing to congestion at the proposed vention agency's storage depot and the time when the port of destination , to divert the skimmed-milk presence of the goods in the hold of the ship at the powder to another port ; whereas provision should port of unloading is verified . The country of destina­ therefore be made for amending, should the need tion shall bear all costs subsequent to delivery, arise, the costs already agreed on ; including unloading costs (for example shifting, hoisting or reception costs) and any lighterage costs . (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (-') OJ No L 52, 28 . 2 . 1975 , p . 8 . 2 . Any demurrage costs or dispatch money at the (3 ) OJ No L 346 , 24 . 12 . 1974, p. 2. (4 ) OJ No L } 46 , 24. 12 . 1974, p. 4 . port of unloading shall be paid or received (as the case (5 ) See page 7 of this Official Journal may be) by the country of destination . The rates of

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and rules governing such costs and dispatch money shall, at least 72 hours in advance, notify the shall be specified in the contract between the country of destination of the ship's probable successful tenderer, acting as agent for the Commu­ date of arrival in port ; nity, and the shipper, and shall be agreed upon in advance between the successful tenderer and the recep­ 2. send to the Commission as soon as possible the tion agent in the country of destination . information specified in paragraph 1 (a) and (b).

A rticlc 4 Article 6 The time limit for the submission of tenders is 18 1 . On request of the Commission nominating a March 1975 at 12 noon . port other than that provided for in Article 1 , the French intervention agency may in agreement with Article 5 the successful tenderer have the skimmed-milk The French Government shall : powder delivered to the new nominated port.

1 . ensure that the successful tenderer shall : 2. In such case the French intervention agency is to agree with the successful tenderer any cost reduc­ (a) notify the country of destination , as soon as tion or increase against the costs originally agreed . possible after the goods have been loaded on board ship, of details of the ship, the loading 3 . The intervention agency shall forthwith commu­ date, the quantity and quality of the goods as nicate to the Commission the agreed new amount of recorded on shipment and the port of un­ costs . loading, (b) at least 10 clear days in advance, inform the Article 7 country of destination of the expected date of arrival at the port of ship's unloading, 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, 6 March 1975 . For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission