31976R2583

26 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 295/7

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2583/ 76 of 22 October 1976 concerning an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the World Food Programme for certain third countries

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 in accordance with Regulation 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization ( EEC) No 2247/75 for the costs of manufacture and of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last delivery to the WFP of 675 metric tons of butteroil amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in divided into the following lots : particular Article 6 (7) thereof, — Lot A : 10 metric tons for Nepal, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 695/76 of 25 — Lot B : 1 50 metric tons for Tanzania, March 1976 on the supply of milk fats to certain deve­ loping countries and international organizations under — Lot C : 515 metric tons for Syria . the 1976 food-aid programme (3), provides inter alia that 16 000 metric tons of butteroil obtained from butter held by the intervention agencies shall be made available to the World Food Programme (WFP) ; Article 2 whereas the WFP has requested the supply of 675 metric tons of butteroil for certain third countries ; whereas this delivery shall be considered as completed 1 . The butter to be used in manufacturing the butteroil shall be taken over from the Dutch interven­ when the butteroil is deposited at the port of embarka­ tion at the point designated by the WFP or its tion agency. appointed agent ; 2. The butteroil , which shall meet the requirements Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to 694/76 of 25 March 1976 laying down general rules Regulation ( EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up only in for the supply of milk fats to certain developing coun­ 5 kg containers . tries and international organizations under the 1976 food-aid programme (4), required tenders to be invited 3 . The marking to be indicated on the containers for such supplies ; in accordance with Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be the Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following following : the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2247/ 75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to ' Butteroil / Gift of the European Economic Commu­ tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of nity / World Food Programme action '. butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries and to the World Food Programme (5 ), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2212/76 (6) ; This marking shall be followed by the name of the whereas it is still necessary to add a number of details port of unloading to be communicated by the particularly as regards the time limit for the submis­ Commission to the intervention agency concerned . sion of tenders and the terms of supply of the butteroil ;

Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Article 3 are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, 1 . Delivery is to be effected at a port to be specified in the tender, chosen from among ports in the (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 67, 1.5 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 . Community accessible for ocean-going ships having (3 ) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976, p. 6 . regular lines to the country of destination . (•>) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976, p . 4 . (5 ) OJ No L 229, 30 . 8 . 1975, p . 60 . 6) OJ No L 249, 11 . 9 . 1976, p . 5. A tender may indicate - only one port.

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2. Delivery at the port of embarkation shall take Article 4 place on a date to be fixed by the intervention agency The time limit for the submission of tenders shall be concerned and which shall be : 9 November 1976 at 12 noon . — as regards Lots A and B : Article 5 after 15 and before 30 December 1976 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day — as regards Lot C : following its publication in the Official Journal of after 15 and before 30 January 1977. the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 October 1976 .

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