31976R2331

28 . 9 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 264/ 7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2331 / 76 of 27 September 1976 concerning an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the World Food Programme for Sri Lanka

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

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

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Tenders are invited , as provided in Regulation (EEC) 804/ 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization No 2247/75, for the costs of manufacture and delivery of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last to the WFP of 835 metric tons of butteroil for Sri amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in Lanka, divided up into the following lots : particular Article 6 (7) thereof, lot A : 400 metric tons, Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1542/75 of 16 lot B : 435 metric tons . June 1975 on the supply of milk fats under the 1975 food-aid programme to certain developing countries and to certain international organizations (3), provides inter alia that 16 000 metric tons of butteroil Article 2 obtained from butter held by the intervention agen­ cies shall be made available to the World Food Programme (WFP) ; whereas the WFP has requested 1 . The butter to be used in manufacturing the the supply of 835 metric tons of butteroil for Sri butteroil shall be taken over from the French interven­ Lanka ; whereas this delivery shall be considered as tion agency. completed when the butteroil is deposited at the port of embarkation at the point designated by the WFP or 2. The butteroil , which shall meet the requirements its appointed agent ; as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up only in Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 5 kg containers . 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats under the 1975 food-aid programme to certain developing countries and to 3 . The marking to be indicated on the containers certain international organizations (4), requires tenders in accordance with Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex to be invited for such supplies ; mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be the following : Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following ' Butteroil — Gift of the European Economic Commu­ the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No nity — World Food Programme action / Colombo'. 2247/75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries and to the World Food Programme (5), as last Article 3 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 221 2/76 (6) ; whereas it is still necessary to add a number of details particularly as regards the time limit for submission of 1 . The port of embarkation indicated in the tender tenders and the terms of supply ; shall be chosen from among ports in the Community accessible for ocean-going ships having a regular Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation service with the recipient country. are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 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 . (2 ) OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 . 2. Delivery at the port 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 (4 ) OJ No L 157, 19 . 6. 1975, p . 4. concerned and which shall be after 10 and before 30 (5 ) OJ No L 229, 30 . 8 . 1975, p . 60 .. 6) OJ No L 249, 11 . 9 . 1976, p . 5 . November 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 12 following its publication in the Official Journal of October 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, 27 September 1976 .

For the Commission P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission