No L 208/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 30. 7. 91 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2263/91 of 26 July 1991 laying down detailed rules of the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 as regards the supply of whole-milk powder intended for the people of the Soviet Union THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricul- tural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union (!), and in particular Article 5 (2) thereof, Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 provides for urgent action for the supply of agricultural products intended for the people of the Soviet Union ; whereas that country has requested that it be supplied with whole-milk powder; Whereas, in view of the special requirements of the supply as regards transport to and distribution of the destination, the cost relating to the manufacture of the products should be determined separately, by invitation to tender, with a view to the subsequent organization of the dispatch of the products to the recipient institutions and bodies ; Whereas detailed rules for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 must be laid down to determine the conditions governing participation in the invitation to tender, the conditions governing the award of the supply and the obligations relating to the manufacture of the whole-milk powder ; 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 detailes 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 (%) ; Whereas the manufacture and packaging of the products must be monitored by the intervention agencies of the Member States ; Whereas, pursuant to Article 2 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91, the products supplied are not eligible for export refunds and are not subject to the system of monetary compensatory amounts ; Whereas provision should be made for suitable notifica- tions to ensure the monitoring of operations as well as () OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 19. () OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. () OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. possible until takeover by the agency or the undertaking responsible for dispatch to the destination ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee provided for in Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 598/91, " HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 1 1. An invitation to tender is hereby opened for the supply of 30000 tonnes of whole-milk powder for the people of the Soviet Union pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 and in accordance with the conditions laid down herein. 2. The supply shall comprise : (a) the manufacture of whole-milk powder meeting the characteristics laid down in Annex IL The end >products must be put up: — in the case of lots A to U as defined in Annex III, in packages of 25 kg net weight in new, clean, dry, intact bags meeting the specifications laid down in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 625/78 ("), grouped on palettes in accordance with normal export practice, — in the case of lots AA to UU as defined in Annex III, in aluminium-based paper bags or in metal canisters of a maximum net weight of 2 kg, grouped in cartons mounted on palettes in accor- dance with normal export practice. The words ‘Regulation (EEC) No 2263/91 — Aid _ from the European Economic Community’ must be marked on each individual package and each carton in Russian and in one of the official languages of the Community. The manufacture and packaging of the product covered by the supply must be completed in accor- dance with Annex III; . () O] No L 84, 31. 3. 1978, p. 19.