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COMMISSION DECISION
of6August1973
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheRepublicofChadasemergency
foodaid
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(73/277/EEC)
Whereas,iftheoperationistobecarriedout
smoothly,theinterventionagenciesconcernedmust
informtheCommission ofthetypeoftransport
utilized,thesumsinvolvedandofanyvoluntaryassis­
tanceprovided;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts;
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(J)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheAct(2)concerningtheConditionsof
AccessionandAdjustments totheTreaties,andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1264/73(3)of
14May1973onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelprovidesthat
2400metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderaretobe
madeavailabletotheRepublicofChad;whereas,
havingregardtodeliveriesalreadyeffected,2200
metrictonshavestilltobedelivered ;
WhereasArticle3(1)ofthatRegulationprovidesthat
anamountistobepaidtocoverthecostoftransporta­
tiontodestination ;whereasthatamountistobe
determined ,asparagraph2ofthatArticleprovides,by
invitingtendersor,havingregardtotheurgencyof
thesituation,bymutualagreement,ontheleast
oneroustermspossible;
WhereasinviewofthesituationinChadandofthe
timerequiredfortransport,itisapparentthatmutual
agreementmustbesoughtinrespectofthedeliveries
inquestion;
Whereas,havingregardtothestocksheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesandtothesituationofthemarketin
skimmed-milk powder,itappearsthat2200metric
tonscouldbesuppliedbytheBelgianandLuxem­
bourginterventionagencies;
Whereas,inviewofthevoluntaryassistanceprovided
bycertainbodiesandtransportundertakings andof
thespeciallocalconditionsaffectingthedespatchof
goodstotheinterioroftherecipientcountry,theinter­
ventionagenciesconcernedshouldbepermittedto
concludecontractsforallorpartofthetransport
involved ;1.InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
1264/73thereshallbedeliveredtotheRepublicof
Chad2200metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
boughtinpursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68.Suchmilkpowdershallbetakenfromthe
stocksheldbytheBelgianandLuxembourgintervenT
tionagencies.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershall,asregards
qualityandpacking,satisfytherequirements laid
downinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1108/68(4)of27July1968concerningthe
methodsofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1752/73(5).
Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbe
markedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuropéenne
Artiec2
DeliveryshallbemadebyseatotheportofApapa
(Nigeria)between5and15September1973,of:
—2118metrictonscomingfromthestocksofthe
Belgianinterventionagency,and
—82metrictonscomingfromthestocksofthe
Luxembourginterventionagency.
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(-')OJNoL7\27.1972,p.14.
3OJNoL129,16.5.]97.},p.27.(()O|No1.184,29.1968,p.H.
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Article3 Article6
Thedestinationoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbe
designatedbytheauthoritiesoftheRepublicofChad
andshallbecommunicated bytheCommissiontothe
BelgianandLuxembourginterventionagencies.Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshallimmedi­
atelyinformtheCommission ofthecostsincurred,
themeansoftransportutilizedandofanyvoluntary
assistanceprovided.
Article7Article4
Norefundorcompensatory amountmaybegranted
inrespectofskimmed-milk powderdelivered
pursuanttothisRegulation .1.Theinterventionagenciesconcernedshallbe
responsiblefortransportingthegoodstothedestina­
tionsreferredtoinArticle3.
2.Theyshalltakeallmeasuresnecessarytoensure
thattheskimmed-milk powdersuppliedisactually
deliveredatsuchdestinations .Article8
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
BelgiumandtheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg .Article5
DoneatBrussels,6August1973.TheamountprovidedforinArticle3(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1264/73shallbedeterminedbythe
interventionagenciesconcernedbymutualagreement
ontheleastoneroustermspossible.Thatamountmay
bethesumoftheamountsspecifiedinseveral
contractssignedbetweentheinterventionagencies
andundertakings eachassumingresponsibility for
partofthetransport.FortheCommission
ThePresident
François-Xavier ORTOLI