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REGULATION (EEC)No442/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of28February1972
onthesupplyofmilkproductsasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,obligationstotheWorldFoodProgrammeincase
publicstocksoftheproductaresuchthatexisting
measurescannotbeapplied;whereasconsequently
thatoperationfallswithinthescopeofCommunity
rulesonthesupplyofmilkproductsasfoodaid;
Whereasdeliveryf.o.b.mustbeeffectedatthebest
price;whereastothatendprovisionshouldbemade
fora'tenderingprocedure;
Whereasthecostofthisoperationmustbeborneby
theCommunity ;
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,and*inparticular
Article43thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament;
Whereasmilkproductsareincludedinafoodaid
programme ;whereas,inaccordancewithits
agreementwiththeWorldFoodProgrammeandthe
International CommitteeoftheRedCross,the
Communityhasundertakentosupply35000metric
tonsofbutteroiland123000metrictonsofskimmed
milkpowdertodevelopingcountries;whereas,in
viewofthesituationontheCommunitymarketin
theseproductsatthetimeofthatundertaking ,ithad
beenexpectedthatdeliverywouldbeeffectedby
drawingontheconsiderable publicstocksof
skimmedmilkpowderheldasaresultofmarket
interventions ;
Whereasdevelopments ontheCommunitymarketin
skimmedmilkpowderhaveledtoaconsiderable
reductioninmarketinterventions andconsequently
inpublicstocks;whereas,therefore,provisionshould
bemadeformeasures,tobeimplementedastheneed
arises,ensuringtheavailabilityofthequantities
whichremaintobedelivered;
Whereasprivatestocksofmilkpowderareheldin
theCommunityandthereforesubstantialsupplies
shouldbeavailablewhenproductionisresumed;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemadefor
purchasingskimmedmilkpowderforfoodaidonthe
Communitymarket;
Whereasthepurposeoftheoperationistoenablethe
Community ,whiletakingintoaccountthesuppliesof
theproductavailabletoitandtheneedtoprevent
disturbancesontheCommunitymarket,tomeetitsIftheskimmedmilkpowderinpublicstorageinthe
Communityasaresultofbuying-inbyintervention
agenciesisinsufficienttopermitdeliverytothe
WorldFoodProgrammeortotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossofthequantitiesof
skimmedmilkpowdertobesuppliedunderthe
agreementsconcluded,suppliesshallbeensuredby
purchasingskimmedmilkpowderontheCommunity
market.Thesepurchasesshallbesomadethatthe
normaltrendofpricesonthatmarketisnot
disturbed .
Article2
InpursuanceofArticle1:
(a)anamountdeterminedbyatenderingprocedure
shallbepaidforthepurchaseanddeliveryf.o.b.
ofskimmedmilkpowder.Theamountshallbe
paidtothesuccessfultenderer;
(b)asregardstheWorldFoodProgrammeafixed
contributionshallbegrantedtowardsthecosts
ofdispatchanddistribution ;asregardsthe

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Article5 InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossany
costsofdispatchbornebytheCommitteeshall
berefundedtoit.
Article3OnthebasisofMemberStates'forecastsoffinancial
requirementstheCommissionshall,afterconsulting
theEAGGFCommittee,decideonadvancestocover
theexpenditurereferredtoinArticle2.
TheCommission shallcheckMemberStates'
accountsannuallyonthebasisofthesupporting
statementsprovidedbythoseStates.
DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthisArticleshall
beadopted,ifrequired,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle13ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No729/703of21April1970on
thefinancingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.DetailedrulesfortheapplicationofArticles1and2
shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
laiddowninArticle30ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No804/681of27June1968onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
1410/71.2
Article4
Article6
Expenditurearisingoutoftheimplementation ofthis
RegulationshallbechargedtoTitle9,'FoodAidand
OtherExpenditure',ofthebudgetoftheEuropean
Communities .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethird
dayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournal
oftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN
3OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13. 1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p.3.