12. 6. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 147/15 s COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1581/91 of 11 June 1991 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 598/91 as regards the supply of whole-milk powder in small packages 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 in small packages ; Whereas, in view of the special requirements of the supply as regards transport to and distribution at the destination, the costs relating to the manufacture of the products should be determined separately, by invitation to - tender, in order to organize subsequently the despatch of the products to the beneficiary 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 the 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 (%); 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 despatch 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; 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 40 000 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 ccharacteristics laid down in Annex II. The end product must be put up in aluminium-based paper bags or in metal canisters of a maximum net weight of two kilograms, grouped in cartons mounted on palettes in accordance with normal export practice. The words ‘Regulation (EEC) No 1581/91 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 carried out in the same plant and completed by 31 August 1991 at the latest ; ® ~ the storage of the product for the body indicated by the Commission until 17 September 1991. Storage costs during that period shall be born by the successful tenderer ; {c) an undertaking, in so far as possible, to manufacture "~ the product and make it available to the abovemen- tioned body, before the end of the periods provided for in (a) and (b), at the request of the body indicated by the Commission.