31976R1223

No L 137/ 16 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 5 . 76

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1223/76

of 24 May 1976

on an invitation to tender for the costs of delivery of skimmed-milk powder for shipment to the Arab Republic of Egypt as food aid to the World Food Programme

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

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 1 Economic Community,

In accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No No 1221 /75, tenders shall be invited for the costs of 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization delivery to the WFP of a lot of 1 500 metric tons of of the market in milk and milk products ( J), as last skimmed-milk powder for the Arab Republic of amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in Egypt . particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 827/74 of 1 1 Article 2 July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­ 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected tional organizations (3), provides that 20 000 metric from the Luxembourg intervention agency. tons of skimmed-milk powder taken from the stocks held by the intervention agencies are placed at the disposal of the World Food Programme ; whereas the 2. The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall bear in letters of at least 1 cm high, the following latter has requested a consignment of 1 500 metric inscription : tons of skimmed-milk powder for shipment to the Arab Republic of Egypt ; whereas this consignment shall be considered as completed when the skimmed­ 'Skimmed-milk powder — Gift of the European milk powder has been deposited at the port of embar­ Economic Community — World Food Programme action — Alexandria .' kation at the place designated by the WFP or its appointed agent ;

Whereas according to Article 5 of Council Regulation Article 3 (EEC) No 1826/74 of 11 July 1974 laying down the general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder 1 . Delivery shall be effected at a port to be indi­ as food aid to certain countries and international cated in the tender, chosen from among Community organizations (4), an invitation to tender is normally to ports accessible for ocean-going ships having regular be issued for the purposes of this supply ; services with the recipient country.

Whereas the tendering procedure should essentially A tender may indicate only one port. be that laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1221 /75 of 6 May 1975 concerning the conditions 2. Delivery at the loading port is to be carried out for invitations to tender for the costs of delivery, as on a date fixed by the intervention agency concerned food aid, of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food and which shall be after 1 but not later than 15 July Programme (5), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1976 . 2061 /75 (6) ; whereas it is however necessary to specify certain points, in particular the time limit for the submission of tenders and the conditions governing A rtic/e 4 the delivery of skimmed-milk powder ;

The time limit for the submission of tenders expires Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation on 8 June 1976 at 12 noon . 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 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 . (>) OJ No L 190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 22. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (<) OJ No L 190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 20 . (5) OJ No L 121 , 14. 5. 1975, p. 17. following its publication in the Official Journal of \b) OJ No L 209, 7. 8 . 1975, p. 19. 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, 24 May 1976.

For the Commission

P. J. LARDINOIS

Member of the Commission