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COMMISSION DECISION
of26June1975
concerningthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossasemergencyfoodaidforafflictedsectionsofthe
populationoftheFijiIslands
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(75/421/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1827/74,20metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder,setasidefromthequantitydonatedtothe
ICRCforthepopulationofthedisasterareasinthe
FijiIslands,shallbedelivered.
2.ThedeliveryistobeeffectedcifSuva.Ifthe
circumstances sorequiretheinterventionagency
concernedmaydesignateotherportsofunloadingso
astopermitdelivery.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astothequalityandpackinglaiddown
inAnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68(5)of27July1968ondetailedrulesofappli­
cationforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(6).HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproductsaslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1827/74(3)of
11July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations ,providesinteraliathat3000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershouldbemade
availabletotheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Cross;
Whereas,asaresultofthenaturaldisasterintheFiji
Islands,ithasbeenagreedwiththeICRCtosetaside
aquantityof20metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
fromthequantityreferredtoabove,whichthatorgani­
zationwillmakeavailabletotheFijianauthoritieson
behalfoftheCommunity ;
Whereas,inpursuanceofArticle5ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No1826/74(4)of11July1974laying
downthegeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed­
milkpowderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcoun­
triesandinternationalorganizations ,aprivatecontract
shouldbeissuedforthedeliveryincaseofanemer­
gencyaction;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedforimmediateaid,the
quantityofskimmed-milk powderrequestedshould
beshippedassoonaspossible;whereasitisneces­
sary,inrespectofthedeliveryinquestion,toissuea
privatecontract;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
stocksheldbytheNetherlandsinterventionagency.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallhavethepacking
oftheskimmed-milk powdermarked,inlettersat
least1cmhigh,withthewords:
'Skimmed-milk powder—GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity—Forfreedistribution'.
Article3
1.Shipmentshallbeeffectedassoonaspossible
andatthelatestby10July1975.
2.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallyunloadedonthequaysideorontoa
lighter,ifthisformoftransportisused.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(■>)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.(5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(6)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcostsincurred
afterdeliveryofthegoods,includingunloadingcosts
(suchasunstowing,hoisting,acceptance)andany
lightercosts.
3.Demurragecostsoranydispatchmoneyatthe
portofunloadingaretheresponsibilityofthebenefi­
ciaryorthebeneficiarycountry.Theirratesand
detailedrulesofprocedurelaiddowninthecontract
betweenthefirmnominated astheCommission 's
representative andthetransportermusthavebeen
agreeduponbypriorarrangementbetweenthe
Community'srepresentativeandtherepresentativeof
therecipientcountry.
4.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
country.
Article4
1.Inordertodeterminethetransportcostsrelating
tothedeliveryinquestion,theNetherlandsinterven­
tionagencyshalldrawupaprivatecontractonthe
leastoneroustermspossible.2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivate
contract.
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbepayableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderdeliveredinpursuanceofthis
Decision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .
DoneatBrussels,26June1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission