31975R1371

30 . 5 . 75 No L 139/ 19 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION (EEC) No 1371 /75 OF THE COMMISSION of 22 May 1975 concerning an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the International Committee of the Red Cross

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN 2. Subject to the special provisions contained here­ COMMUNITIES, inafter, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 750/75 shall apply by analogy to the tendering procedure and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European to the terms for manufacture and delivery of the Economic Community ; butteroil .

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 ( l) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Article 2 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof ; 1 . The butter to be used in manufacturing the butteroil referred to in Article 1 ( 1 ) shall be taken over Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 P) of 4 from the German intervention agency. March 1 974 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries and certain international organizations, provides inter 2. The butteroil — which shalT meet the require­ alia for the supply to the International Committee of ments as to quality and packing laid down in the the Red Cross (ICRC) of 1 000 metric tons of butteroil Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 750/75 — shall be put up in containers of 5 kg. obtained from butter held by the intervention agen­ cies ; whereas the ICRC has requested that 400 metric tons of butteroil be supplied,, and this request can be 3 . The following markings shall be made on the met from butter made available by the German inter­ containers in place of those prescribed by Chapter II vention agency ; 2 (b) of the said Annex :

Whereas Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 — a red cross 10 x 10 cm ; requires tenders to be invited for such supplies ; — the following inscriptions in letters at least 1 cm Whereas the main points of the tendering procedure high : are laid down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 750/75 (4) of 21 March 1975 concerning invitations to (a) as regards 240 metric tons for Gaza/Sinai : tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of butteroil as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and 'GS — Gift of the European Economic Ethiopia, as amended by Regulation (EEC) No Community — Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross' ; 1 1 54/75 (5) ; whereas it is still necessary to add a number of details, particularly as regards the time International Committee of the Red Cross' ; limit for submission of tenders and the terms of supply ; (b) as regards 160 metric tons for the West Bank of the Jordan : Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ 'WB — Gift of the European Economic ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Community — Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross'.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 3 Article 1 1 . Delivery shall be cif Ashdod (Israel). 1 . Tenders are invited, as provided in Regulation (EEC) No 530/74, for the manufacture and delivery to the ICRC of a lot of 400 metric tons of butteroil desti­ Delivery cif is deemed to have taken place when the nated to Gaza/Sinai and the West Bank of the Jordan . goods are actually unloaded on the quayside at the port of unloading or on a barge, as the case may be. (■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p . 1 . 2. The recipient organization shall bear the cost of O OJ No L 65, 7. 3 . 1974, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 74, 22. 3 . 1974, p. 30 . all operations after delivery, including the cost of (5) OJ No L 114, 3 . 5. 1975, p . 1 . taking delivery of the goods.

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Any demurrage costs at the port of unloading incurred Article 4 due to the action of the recipient organization shall be The time limit for submission of tenders is 10 June borne by that organization . The rates and terms, 1975 at 12 noon . agreed upon in the contract between the Commu­ nity's agent and the carrier, must be agreed upon in Article 5 advance by the said agent and the person taking delivery on behalf of the recipient organization. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 3. Embarkation shall take place as soon as possible, following its publication in the Official Journal of and not later than 10 July 1975. the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 May 1975. For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission