31976R1220

No L 137/ 10 26 . 5 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1220/76 of 24 May 1976 concerning an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the World Food Programme for India

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

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Tenders are invited, as provided in Regulation (EEC) No 2247/ 75, for the costs of manufacture and delivery Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No to the WFP of 1 610 metric tons of butteroil for India 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization and divided into the following lots : of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in — Lot A : 710 metric tons, particular Article 6 (7) thereof, — Lot B : 540 metric tons, — Lot C : 360 metric tons . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1542/75 of 16 June 1975 on the supply of milk fats under the 1975 Article 2 food-aid programme to certain developing countries and to certain international organizations (3), provides inter alia that 16 000 metric tons of butteroil 1 . The butter to be used in manufacturing the butteroil shall be taken over from : obtained from butter held by the intervention agen­ cies shall be made available to the World Food — the French intervention agency as regards Lots A Programme (WFP) ; whereas the WFP has requested and C, the supply of 1 610 metric tons of butteroil for India ; whereas this delivery shall be considered as completed — the German intervention agency as regards Lot B. when the butteroil is deposited at the port of embarka­ tion at the point designated by the WFP or its 2. The butteroil , which shall meet the requirements appointed agent ; as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to Regulation ( EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up only in containers of 5 kg. Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules 3 . The marking to be indicated on the containers for the supply of milk fats under the 1975 food-aid in accordance with Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex programme to certain developing countries and to mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be the certain international organizations (4 ), requires tenders following : to be invited for such supplies ;

' Butteroil — Gift of the European Economic Commu­ Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following nity — World Food Programme action .' the provisions of Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 2247/75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to This marking shall be followed by the name of the tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of port of unloading to be communicated by the butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries Commission to the intervention agencies concerned . and to the World Food Programme (5 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 578 /76 (6) ; whereas it is still necessary to add a number of details particularly as Article 3 regards the time limit for submission of tenders and the terms of supply ; 1 . The port of embarkation indicated in the tender shall be chosen from among ports in the Community Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation accessible for ocean going ships having a regular are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ service with the recv-ient country . ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, Only one port may be indicated in the tender. (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (: ) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 . 2. Delivery at the p;>rt of embarkation shall take (3 ) OJ No L 157, 19 . 6 . 1975 , p. 6 . place on a date to be fixed by the intervention agency (•») OJ No L 157, 19 . 6 . 1975 , p . 4 . concerned and which shall be after 10 but not later (5 ) OJ No L 229 , 30 . 8 . 1975 , p . 60 . 0) OJ No L 69 , 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 16 . than 30 July 1976 .

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Article 4 Article 5 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day The time limit for the submission of tenders is 8 June following its publication in the Official Journal of 1976 at 12 noon . the European -Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 May 1976.

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission