26. 11. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 324/19 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3421/91 of 25 November 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 as regards the supply of infant milk and whole-milk powder to Romania THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricul- tural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria ('), and in particular Article § (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (?) as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 2205/90 (%), and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof, . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 provides for urgent action for the supply of agricultural products to Bulgarian and Romania free of charge ; whereas the cost of supplying these products are to be borne by the Euro- pean Community ; Whereas Romania has requested the supply of 1 500 tonnes of infant milk; whereas this request should be granted ; whereas those products are not available from intervention stocks and must be mobilized on the Community market ; Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, supply shall be made by means of an invitation to tender; whereas that procedure must permit the determination, . under the best conditions, of the supply costs and in particular the price of the product and the transport costs for delivery to the place of destination in indicated in Romania ; Whereas, in order to ensure that supplies are effected properly, the conditions governing the lodging of securi- ties should be determined together with the necessary detailed rules for the implementation of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products(?), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3745/89 (%) ; () OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 17. () OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. () O No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. () OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. ' Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, the products supplied do not qualify for export refunds and are not subject to monetary compensatory amounts ; Whereas, for the purposes of determining the supply costs and the securities to be lodged, and in order to avoid market distortions as a result of monetary factors, provi- sion should be made for the use of the representative market rates referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 on the value of the unit of account ;and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3237/90 () ; 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 1.  An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the supply of four lots of infant milk and whole-milk powder pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 and in accor- dance with the conditions laid down in this Regulation. 2. The supply shall comprise : (a) the manufacture of : — lot A: 525 tonnes of infant formulae referred to in point 1A of Annex I, — lot B: 825 tonnes of follow-on formulae for infants and young children referred to in point 1B of Annex I, — lot C: 150 tonnes of delactosed formulae for infants and young children referred to in point 1C of Annex I, — lot D: 2000 tonnes of whole-milk powder referred to in point 1 of Annex IL () OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1. () OJ No L 310, 9. 11. 1990, p. 18.