31976R2607
28 . 10 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 297/ 17
COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2607 / 76 of 26 October 1976 on an invitation to tender for the supply of butteroil as food aid to the Demo cratic Republic of Somalia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES ,
Article I Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, 1 . Tenders are hereby invited, in accordance with the provisions of Regulations (EEC) No 694/76 and (EEC) No 695/76, for the manufacture and delivery to Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the Democratic Republic of Somalia of 1 100 metric 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization tons of butteroil divided into two lots of 550 metric of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last tons . amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 6 (7) thereof, 2. The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75 shall apply by analogy to the tendering procedure and to the terms for manufacture and delivery of the Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 695/76 of 25 butteroil . March 1976 on the supply of milk fats to certain deve loping countries and international organizations under the 1976 food-aid programme (3), provides, inter alia, By way of derogation from Article 4 (2) of Regulation for the supply to the Democratic Republic of Somalia (EEC) No 2247/75, the tenderer shall specify in his of 1 100 metric tons of butteroil obtained from butter tender whether it relates to one or both lots put up for tender. held by intervention agencies ; whereas this country has requested the supply of the abovementioned quan tity ; Article 2
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1 . The butter to be used in manufacturing the 694/76 of 25 March 1976 laying down general rules butteroil shall be taken over from the German inter for the supply of milk fats to certain developing coun vention agency. tries and international organizations under the 1976 food-aid programme (4), requires tenders to be invited 2. The butteroil , which shall meet the requirements for such supplies ; as to quality and packing laid down in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75, shall be put up exclu sively in containers of 5 kg. Whereas the tendering procedure is effected following the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3 . The marking to be applied on the containers, as 2247/75 of 29 August 1975 concerning invitations to prescribed in Chapter II 2 (b) of the Annex tender for the costs of manufacture and delivery of mentioned in the preceding paragraph , shall be as butteroil as food aid to certain developing countries follows : and to the World Food Programme (5 ), as amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2212/76 (6) ; whereas, it is still ' Butteroil / Gift of the European Economic Commu necessary to add a number of details, particularly as nity / For free distribution .' regards the time limit for the submission of tenders and the terms of supply ; 4 . The time limit for the submission of tenders shall be 23 November 1976 at 12 noon . Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage Article 3 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . 1 . Delivery shall be effected at the port of (-) OJ No L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p . 9 . unloading Mogadishu . ( J ) OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976 , p . 6 . (■») OJ No L 83 , 30 . 3 . 1976 , p . 4 . ( 5 ) OJ No L 229 , 30 . 8 . 1975 , p . 60 . 2 . Shipment shall take place as soon as possible C) OJ No L 249 , 11.9 . 1976 , p . 5 . and not later than 15 January 1977 .
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3 . Delivery at the port of unloading shall be Article 4 completed when the goods are actually unloaded on 1 . The intervention agency concerned shall notify the quayside or into a lighter at the port of unloading. the country of destination of the date of loading, the 4. On delivery at the port of unloading, the country quantity and quality of the goods as recorded at the of destination shall issue to the successful tenderer the time of loading and the port of unloading. certificate of acceptance specified in Article i5 of 2 . The successful tenderer shall inform the country Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75. of destination at least 10 clear days in advance of the 5. The country of destination shall bear all costs expected date of arrival at the port of ship's unloading. incurred after delivery including acceptance costs of 3 . The successful tenderer shall include in the the goods. terms of the charter-party a provision stipulating that 6 . Any demurrage costs at the port of unloading the ship's captain shall, at least 72 hours in advance, due to delays attributable to the country of destination notify the country of destination of the ship's prob shall be borne by it. The rates and other details able date of arrival in port. concerning such costs shall be laid down in the contract between the successful tenderer and the Article 5 carrier and must have been previously agreed upon by the successful tenderer acting as agent for the Commu This Regulation shall enter into force on the day nity and the recipient agent in the country of destina following its publication in the Official Journal of tion . the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .
Done at Brussels, 26 October 1976 .
For the Commission
P.J. LARDINOIS Member of the Commission