29.6.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL173/9
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1442/78
of26June1978
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertoIndia
underthe1978food-aidprogramme
whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbeprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests
ofspeed,inexceptionalcases,tohaverecourseto
privatecontracts;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplica­
tionofthemeasureslaiddownforbuying-in
skimmed-milk powderonthemarketshouldbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,asin
thecaseoftherulestobeappliedwherepublicstocks
areused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Anadditionalquantityof25000tonnesofskimmed-
milkpowdershallbemadeavailabletoIndiaunder
the1978food-aidprogramme .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1038/78(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
WhereasIndiahasindicateditsrequirements inhigh-
proteinmilkproducts;whereasthesehigh-protein
productsmaybesuppliedintheformofskimmed-
milkpowderproducedwithintheCommunityand
meetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandtheneednot
todisruptmarketconditions ;
Whereasanoverallquantityof31000tonnesof
skimmed-milk powdershouldbegrantedtoIndia
underthe1978food-aidprogramme ;whereas,under
thesameprogramme ,Regulation (EEC)No828/78(4)
hasalreadyprovidedforafirstsupplyof6000tonnes
ofskimmed-milk powdertoIndia;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentenablean
additionalquantityof25000tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobesuppliedunderthe1978food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,ifthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficientforthedeliveryofthe
abovementioned amount,oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequiresinparticularotherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesmustbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportcosts;Artidi'2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbepurchasedinaccordancewithArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle 1,oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket.
Buying-inshallbedoneinsuchawayasnotto
disturbthenormaldevelopment ofpricesonthe
market.
ArticleJ
ForthepurposesofArticle 1,thevalueattheportof
unloadingoftheproductssupplied,uptoanamount
corresponding tothequantitylaiddowninArticleI,
shallbefinancedbytheCommunity .(')O)NoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.OOJNoL134,22.5.1978,p.4.
(')OJNoC36,13.2.1978,p.53.
(4)OJNoL115,27.4.1978,p.3.

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Article4shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68.Article4
Fordeliveryofskimmed-milk powdertotheportof
unloadingandforitspurchaseontheCommunity
market,invitationstotendershallbeissued,savein
exceptionalcaseswhereprivatecontractsarenegoti­
ated.
Article5
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theprocedureforimplementing thisparagraphandArticle6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN