31975R3314

No L 328/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 20 . 12. 75

REGULATION (EEC) No 3314/75 OF THE COMMISSION of 19 December 1975 concerning an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder to the Republic of Afghanistan as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; 1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 1347/75 and (EEC) No 1348/75, tenders Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No shall be invited for the costs of delivery of one lot of 804/68 ( !) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ 200 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to the Repu­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last blic of Afghanistan. amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof ; 2. Subject to the special provisions contained hereinafter, the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2557/74 shall apply to the tendering procedure and to Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 348/75 (3) of the terms for delivery of the skimmed-milk powder. 26 May 1975 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­ tional organizations under the 1975 food-aid Article 2 programme, provides inter alia for the supply of 200 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to the Republic of Afghanistan ; whereas this country has requested 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected the supply of the abovementioned quantity ; from the French intervention agency.

2. The French intervention agency shall have the Whereas according to Article 5 of Council Regulation packing marked in letters at least 1 cm high, as (EEC) No 1347/75 (4) of 26 May 1975 laying down follows : general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­ 'Skimmed-milk powder — Gift of the European tional organizations under the 1975 food-aid Economic Community to the Republic of Afghanistan programme, the delivery costs for this quantity shall — For free distribution .' be the subject of a tendering procedure ;

Article 3 Whereas the tendering procedure should essentially be that laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2557/74 (5) of 4 October 1974 concerning an invi­ Delivery shall be effected at the port of Le Havre on a tation to tender for the costs of delivery, as food aid, date to be fixed by the intervention agency concerned of skimmed-milk powder to certain third countries, which must be after 10 and before 28 February 1976. for the 1 974 food-aid programme ; whereas it is however necessary to specify certain points, in parti­ cular the time limit for the submission of tenders and Article 4 the conditions governing the delivery of skimmed­ milk powder ; The time limit for the submission of tenders expires on 6 January 1976 at 12 noon . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Article 5 (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (3 ) OJ No L 138 , 29 . 5 . 1975, p. 3 . (4) OJ No L 138, 29 . 5. 1975, p. 1 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (s ) OJ No L 274, 9 . 10 . 1974, p. 7 . the European Communities.

20 . 12. 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 328/21

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

V Done at Brussels, 19 December 1975. For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission