31975R1222

No L 121 / 20 Official Journal of the European Communities 14 . 5 . 75

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1222/ 75 OF THE COMMISSION of 6 May 1975 on the issue of an invitation to tender for the costs of delivering skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross for India

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN ering one lot of 570 metric tons of skimmed-milk COMMUNITIES, powder to the ICRC for India.

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 2 . Delivery is to be effected : Economic Community ; — cif Bombay for 200 metric tons, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No — cif Calcutta for 200 metric tons, 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ — cif Madras for 170 metric tons . tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2) and in particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ; Article 2 Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 2721 /72 (3) of 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk from the Luxembourg intervention agency. powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2700/73 (4 ), provides inter alia for 6 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made available to The intervention agency shall procure that the the International Committee of the Red Cross packing is marked with a red cross 15 x 15 cm and ( ICRC) ; the following words at least 1 cm high : 'Skimmed­ milk powder — Gift of the European Economic Whereas the ICRC has requested the supply, as emer­ Community — Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross'. gency aid, of 570 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for India ; whereas, having regard to the stocks held by the intervention agencies and to the situation 2. Loading of the skimmed-milk powder shall take of the market in skimmed-milk powder, it appears place as soon as possible and at the latest by 20 June that this quantity could be supplied by the Luxem­ 1 975 . bourg intervention agency ;

Whereas the corresponding costs of delivery must be Article 3 put out to tender in accordance with Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 885/73 (5 ) of 12 July 1973 concerning invitations to tender for the costs of 1 . The tenders shall be for the delivery costs incurred between the removal of the goods from the delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder held by storage depots of the relevant intervention agency and the intervention agencies ; whereas the terms of the places of destination specified in Article 1 (2) delivery and of taking over the skimmed-milk powder including the unloading costs. should however be specified ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 2. Delivery cif shall be completed when the goods are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ are deposited on the quayside or onto a lighter at the ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products , port of unloading.

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1 . The ICRC shall bear all costs subsequent to Article I delivery, including the reception costs of the goods.

1 . Tenders shall be invited in accordance with 2 . Any demurrage costs, at the port of unloading in Regulation ( EEC) No 1885 / 73 for the costs of deliv­ respect of delays attributable to the ICRC , shall be for the account of the ICRC . The amount of these costs (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . and detailed rules concerning them shall be as fixed {>) OJ No L 74, 22 . 3 . 1975, p. 1 . in the contract between the Community agent and 0) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p . 28 . (4) OJ No L 279 , 5. 10 . 1973, p. 1 . the carrier, subject to prior agreement thereon (5 ) OJ No L 192, 12. 7. 1973 , p. 31 . between such agent and the ICRC reception agent.

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Article 5 — at least 72 hours in advance, the date of arrival of the goods at the port of unloading ; The time limit for the submission of tenders shall be 27 May 1975 at 12 noon . 2 . transmit as soon as possible to the Commission the information provided for in the first indent of para­ Article 6 graph 1 .

The Luxembourg Government shall : Article 7 1 . ensure that the successful tenderer notifies to the Upon delivery of the goods, the ICRC reception agent representative of the ICRC : shall deliver to the successful tenderer acting as agent — after the goods have left the port of shipment, for the Community a certificate of acceptance. the details of the ship and the loading date, the quantity and quality of the goods as recorded Article 8 on shipment, the places of unloading and the daily rate of unloading at the ports, This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day — 10 days in advance, the expected date of arrival following its publication in the Official Journal of of the goods at the port of unloading, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 6 May 1975 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission