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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No697/79
of4April1979
onthedeliveryofaconsignment ofbutterasfoodaidtoIndia
layingdowngeneralrulestorthesupplyofskimmed­
milkpowderandbutteroilasfoodaid(4);whereas,in
particular,theperiodsandtermsfordeliveryandthe
proceduretobefollowedbytheinterventionagencies
toestablishthecostsarisingtherefromshouldbelaid
down;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Artick'1
InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)
No303/77,theinterventionagencyspecifiedinthe
Annexshalldeliverbutterasfoodaidonthespecial
conditionssetouttherein.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1761/78(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1441/78of26June1978layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofmilkfatstoIndiaunderthe1978
food-aidprogramme (}),andinparticularArticle6
thereof,
Whereas,underthefood-aidprogrammesadoptedby
theCouncilRegulationsspecifiedintheAnnex,India
hasrequestedthedeliveryofthequantityofbutterset
outtherein;
Whereas,therefore,deliveryshouldbeeffectedin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddowninCommission
Regulation (EEC)No303/77of14February1977Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4April1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDEL.ACH
Vice-President
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL204,28.7.1978,p.6.
0)OJNoL173,29.6.1978,p.7. (4)OJNoL43,15.2.1977,p.1.
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ANNEX(•)
1.Application ofCouncilRegula
tions:II
(a)legalbasis
(b)affectation(EEC)No830/78(1978programme )
(EEC)No1441/78
2.Beneficiary
> India
3.Countryofdestination >
4.Totalquantityoftheconsignment 1000tonnes(3)
5.Interventionagencyresponsiblefor Resultingfromapplicationoftheprocedurereferredtoinpoint12
delivery
6.Originofthebutter BoughtontheCommunitymarket
7.Specialcharacteristics and/orpack Seenote(4)
aging(-')'
8.Markingsonthepackaging 'Butter/SuppliedtotheRepublicofIndiaunderthefood-aidprogrammeofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity'
9.Deliveryperiod LoadinginMay1979
10.Stageandplaceofdelivery Communityportoperatingaregularservicewiththerecipientcountry
11.Representative ofthebeneficiary—
responsibleforreception\
12.Proceduretobeappliedto Tender
determinethecostsofsupply\
13.Expiryofthetimelimitforsubmis 12noonon23April1979
sionoftenders\

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Notes:
(')ThisAnnex,togetherwiththenoticepublishedinOfficialJournalNoC95of19April1977,
page7,takestheplaceofaninvitationtotenderfromtheinterventionagenciesconcernedin
caseswhere,underpoint12,theremustbeatenderingprocedure .
(')OtherthanthosesetoutinAnnexIItoRegulation (EEC)No303/77.
(3)Incaseswherethetotalquantityofalotisamultipleof500tonnes,thetendersubmittedmay
relatetoapartialquantityof500tonnesortoamultipleof500tonnes;seeArticle14(2)ofRegu­
lation(EEC)No303/77.
(4)Theunsaltedbuttermustbemadefrompasteurizedfreshcreamandcontainnocolorantsor
neutralizes .Thebuttermusthavenosmellandmustbeofaneventexture.
Thebuttermustconformtothefollowingtechnicalspecifications :
—fatcontent:minimum82%,
—watercontent:maximum16%,
—non-fatdrymattercontent:maximum2%,
—pHbetween6and6-7.
Thepackagingmustconformtothespecifications laiddowninArticle5(2)and(3)ofRegulation
(EEC)No685/69.
Thebuttermustbetransportedatatemperaturebetween—18and—10°C(0and14°F).