11. 8. 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 205/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1844/77 of 10 August 1977 on the granting by tender of special aid for skimmed-milk powder intended as feed for animals other than young calves 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(!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (3), and in particular Articles 10 (3) and 28 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 of 12 May 1971 on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States (>), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 557/76 (*), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas Article 2a (4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 986/68 of 15 July 1968 laying down general rules for granting aid for skimmed milk and skimmed-milk powder for use as feed (%), as last amended by Regula- tion (EEC) No 876/77 (¢), provides that special aid may be fixed for the skimmed-milk powder referred to in Article 2 (1) (d) of that Regulation if it is used for feeding animals other than young calves; whereas, in view of the current situation on the market in skim- med-milk powder, use should be made of this possi- bility and the requisite implementing rules should be laid down ; Whereas, to fix the amount of the special aid, it would be appropriate to have recourse to a tendering proce- dure which takes into account the general situation on the market in skimmed-milk powder and to establish coordination with the individual sales of skimmed- milk powder from the public stocks provided for in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 of 23 February 1977 on the sale by tender of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry (7), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1825/77 (%), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 443/77(°) of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed- milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry and (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. () OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 9. () O] No L 106, 12. 5. 1971, p. 1. () O] No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 1. (5) O] No L 169, 18. 7. 1968, p. 4. ()) O] No L 106, 29. 4. 1977, p. 25. (') O] No L 52, 24. 2. 1977, p. 19. (!) OJ No L 203, 9. 8. 1977, p. 20. (%) O] No L 58, 3. 3. 1977, p. 16. amending Regulations (EEC) No 1687/76 and (EEC) No 368/77; whereas, to make the tendering proce- dure more effective, a standing invitation to tender should be opened; whereas the rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 for the standing invita- tion to tender may be applied, subject to such adjust- ment as is required by the particular circumstances of the granting of aid; Whereas, in view of the size of aid to be granted, it is necessary to take measures which will guarantee that the skimmed-milk powder is not diverted from its final use ; whereas purchasers should therefore again be made subject to the obligation provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 368/77 to denature the skim- med-milk powder or incorporate it directly in compound feedingstuffs in such a way as to exclude its use for calf feed ; whereas the denaturing methods laid down in the aforementioned Regulation should be applied ; whereas it is also advisable to provide for the lodging of a tendering and denaturing security ; Whereas, in order to ensure equality of treatment between processors in the different Member States and to facilitate supervision of denaturing, provision should be made for tenders to be submitted to the intervention agency of the Member State in which denaturing will take place; Whereas a time limit should be fixed for the payment of the aid, so as to limit the financial charge upon purchasers of skimmed-milk powder and to prevent payment terms from varying substantially from one Member State to another; Whereas, in view of the size of the aid to be granted, the monetary compensatory amounts provided for in Regulation (EEC) No 974/71 should be altered accord- ingly ; Whereas the Member States must supply the Commis- sion with the information needed to assess the progress of the operation ; Whereas the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products has not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by its chairman,