31976R0230

3 . 2 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 28 / 7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 230 /76 of 2 February 1976 on an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil bought on th^ Community market for the Republic of Bangladesh as food aid

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community, 1 . Tenders are invited in accordance with the provi­ Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No sions of Regulation (EEC) No 2660/75 for the supply 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization to the Republic of Bangladesh of one lot of 3 500 metric tons of butteroil manufactured from butter fats of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 740 /75 (2 ), and in which are of Community origin and not taken from particular Article 6 (7) thereof, public stocks, divided up into seven lots of 500 metric tons each . Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1542/75 of 16 June 1975 on the supply of milk as food aid to 2. With regard to quality and packaging the butter­ certain developing countries and international organi­ oil shall comply with the conditions laid down in the zations under the 1975 food-aid programme (3 ), Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 2660/75. However, it provides inter alia that 7 000 metric tons of butteroil shall exclusively be put in 5 kg canisters. should be made available to the Republic of Bangla­ desh ; whereas this country has made a request for 3 . The words to be stamped on the packaging as delivery of 3 500 metric tons ; referred to in Chapter II under 2 (b) of the Annex mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be as follows : Whereas on account of the market situation for butter in the Community, the supply of the abovementioned ' Butteroil — Gift of the European Economic Commu­ quantity should be ensured by means of butterfat avail­ nity to the Republic of Bangladesh '. able on the Community market in . accordance with Article 2 ( 2) of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain developing Article 2 countries and international organizations under the 1975 food-aid programme (4) ; whereas an invitation to tender should therefore be issued in accordance with Delivery shall take place at the port of Antwerp on a date specified by the intervention agency in question Commission Regulation ( EEC ) No 2660 / 75 of 20 and which is after 1 and before 25 April 1976. October 1975 on invitations to tender for the supply of butteroil bought on the Community market as food aid to certain developing countries and to the World Food Programme (5 ) ; Article 3

Whereas for the application of Regulation ( EEC) No 1 . By way of derogation from Article 4 (2) of Regu­ 2660 / 75 certain detailed rules are however required , in lation (EEC) No 2660/75, the tenderer shall specify in particular as regards the time limit for the submission his tender the number of lots for which it is valid . of tenders and the conditions of delivery of the butteroil ; 2 . The time limit for the submission of tenders is at 12 noon on 9 March 1976 . 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 4 (') O ) No I. 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (-) OJ No L 74 , 22 . 3 . 1975 , p. I. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (■') O ) No L 1 57, 19 . 6 . 1975 , p. 6 . H O'j No L 157, 19 . 6 . 1975 , p. 4 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (5 ) OJ No L 270 , 21 . 10 . 1975 , p . 1 1 the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 2 February 1976 .

For the Commission

P.J. LARDINOIS ' Member of the Commission