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( 1 ) OJ NO L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , P . 13 .

( 2 ) OJ NO L 150 , 6 . 6 . 1984 , P . 6 .

( 3 ) OJ NO L 124 , 11 . 5 . 1984 , P . 1 .

( 4 ) OJ NO L 142 , 1 . 6 . 1983 , P . 1 .

( 5 ) OJ NO L 187 , 12 . 7 . 1983 , P . 29 .

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3293/84 OF 23 NOVEMBER 1984 ON THE SUPPLY OF VARIOUS LOTS OF BUTTER AS FOOD AID

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,

HAVING REGARD TO THE TREATY ESTABLISHING THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 804/68 OF 27 JUNE 1968 ON THE COMMON ORGANIZATION OF THE MARKET IN MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ( 1 ) , AS LAST AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1557/84 ( 2 ) , AND IN PARTICULAR ARTICLE 6 ( 7 ) THEREOF ,

HAVING REGARD TO COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1278/84 OF 7 MAY 1984 LAYING DOWN THE IMPLEMENTING RULES FOR 1984 FOR REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 3331/82 CONCERNING FOOD-AID POLICY AND FOOD-AID MANAGEMENT ( 3 ) ,

WHEREAS , UNDER THE FOOD-AID PROGRAMME ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL REGULATION SPECIFIED IN THE ANNEX , INDIA HAS REQUESTED THE SUPPLY OF THE QUANTITIES OF BUTTER SET OUT THEREIN ;

WHEREAS , THEREFORE , SUPPLY SHOULD BE EFFECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES LAID DOWN IN COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1354/83 OF 17 MAY 1983 LAYING DOWN GENERAL RULES FOR THE MOBILIZATION AND SUPPLY OF SKIMMED-MILK POWDER , BUTTEROIL AND BUTTER AS FOOD AID ( 4 ) , AS AMENDED BY REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1886/83 ( 5 ) ; WHEREAS , IN PARTICULAR , THE PERIODS AND TERMS FOR SUPPLY AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE USED TO DETERMINE THE COSTS ARISING THEREFROM SHOULD BE LAID DOWN ;

WHEREAS THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN THIS REGULATION ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPINION OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS ,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

ARTICLE 1

THE INTERVENTION AGENCIES SHALL , IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1354/83 , SUPPLY BUTTER AS FOOD AID ON THE SPECIAL TERMS SET OUT IN THE ANNEX .

ARTICLE 2

THIS REGULATION SHALL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE THIRD DAY FOLLOWING ITS PUBLICATION IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES .

THIS REGULATION SHALL BE BINDING IN ITS ENTIRETY AND DIRECTLY APPLICABLE IN ALL MEMBER STATES .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 23 NOVEMBER 1984 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

POUL DALSAGER

MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION

ANNEX

NOTICE OF INVITATION TO TENDER ( 1 )

DESCRIPTION OF THE LOT * A * B

1 . PROGRAMME * 1984

( A ) LEGAL BASIS * COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1278/84

( B ) PURPOSE * COMMISSION DECISION OF 3 JULY 1984

2 . RECIPIENT * REPUBLIC OF INDIA

3 . COUNTRY OF DESTINATION * REPUBLIC OF INDIA

4 . STAGE AND PLACE OF DELIVERY * FOB

5 . REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RECIPIENT ( 3 ) * EMBASSY OF INDIA ( ATTENTION MR CHAWLA , COUNSELLOR ) CHAUSSEE DE VLEURGAT 217 , B-1050 BRUXELLES ( TEL . 02/640 91 40 ; TELEX 22510 INDEMB B )

6 . TOTAL QUANTITY * 600 TONNES * 300 TONNES

7 . ORIGIN OF THE BUTTER * COMMUNITY MARKET

8 . INTERVENTION AGENCY HOLDING THE STOCKS * -

9 . SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS * ( 2 )

10 . PACKAGING * 25 KILOGRAMS

11 . SUPPLEMENTARY MARKINGS ON THE PACKAGING * " BOMBAY / * " CALCUTTA /

* SUPPLIED TO THE INDIAN DAIRY CORPORATION UNDER THE FOOD-AID PROGRAMME OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY "

12 . SHIPMENT PERIOD * BEFORE 15 FEBRUARY 1985

13 . CLOSING DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS * 10 DECEMBER 1984

14 . IN THE CASE OF A SECOND INVITATION TO TENDER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 14 ( 2 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1354/83 :

( A ) SHIPMENT PERIOD * BEFORE 28 FEBRUARY 1985

( B ) CLOSING DATE FOR THE SUBMISSION OF TENDERS * 17 DECEMBER 1984

15 . MISCELLANEOUS * -

NOTES :

( 1 ) THIS ANNEX , TOGETHER WITH THE NOTICE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES NO C 208 OF AUGUST 1983 , PAGE 9 , SHALL SERVE AS NOTICE OF INVITATION TO TENDER .

( 2 ) THE UNSALTED BUTTER MUST BE MADE AFTER 1 DECEMBER 1984 FROM PASTEURIZED FRESH CREAM AND CONTAIN NO COLOURING MATTER OR NEUTRALIZERS .

THE BUTTER MUST HAVE NO SMELL AND MUST BE OF AN EVEN TEXTURE .

THE BUTTER MUST CONFORM TO THE FOLLOWING TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS :

- FAT CONTENT : MINIMUM 82 % ,

- WATER CONTENT : MAXIMUM 16 % ,

- NON-FAT DRY MATTER CONTENT : MAXIMUM 1,5 % ,

- PH BETWEEN 6 AND 6,7 .

THE PACKAGING MUST CONFORM TO SPECIFICATIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 5 ( 2 ) AND ( 3 ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 685/69 .

THE BUTTER MUST BE TRANSPORTED AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN - 18 AND - 10} C ( 0 AND 14} F ) .

YEAST AND MOULD : BELOW 20 PER GRAM .

( 3 ) THE SUCCESSFUL TENDERER SHALL CONTACT THE RECIPIENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE NECESSARY SHIPPING DOCUMENTS .