28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
NoL291/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.12.72
REGULATION (EEC)No2721/72OFTHECOUNCIL
of19December1972
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNI­
TIES,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,andinpar­
ticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No804/68of27June1968onthecommon
organisationofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,1aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1411/71,2andinparticularArticle7(4)
thereof,powderandtheneedtodelivercertainsupplies
asamatterofurgencyandtoensurethat
suppliesaredeliveredregularly,arrangements
shouldbemadeforskimmed-milk powderto
besuppliedasfoodaid,dependingonthe
amountsavailable,eitherbydrawingonstocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesorbybuying-in
theproductontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeused
effectively,arrangements shouldbemadeto
financecertaincostsincurredinthetransport
anddistributionofthegoods;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinorderto
achievethisaimaprocedureoftenderingmust
beprovidedfor;whereas,however,inrespect
ofemergencyoperationstobecarriedoutby
theInternationalRedCrossCommittee,itmay
bedesirable,intheinterestsofspeed,toapply
amutualagreementprocedure;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesforthe
applicationofthemeasureslaiddownfor
buyinginskimmed-milk powderonthemarket
shouldbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseoftherulesto
beappliedwherepublicstocksareused;HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCom­
mission,
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament,
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesand
certaininternationalorganisations haveindi­
catedtheirrequirementsinmilkproteinsand
whereastheseproteinscanbesuppliedinthe
formofskimmed-milk powderproducedin
theCommunitywhichmeetscertainquality
standards;
Whereasthesupplyofthisproductmusttake
intoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandthe
necessityofnotdisruptingmarketconditions;
Whereastheamountsavailableenable60000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
supplied;whereas,inaddition,thereissome
mobilityinthedistributionoftheamounts
availablebetweenpublicstocksandprivate
stocks,accordingtomarketdevelopmentsand
byreasonofthecommonorganisationofthe
market,sincethelatterprovidesforaseasonal
variationinpricessuchastomaintainprivate
stocksatarelativelyhighlevel;
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesituationon
theCommunitymarketinskimmed-milkHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbemadeavailabletothecountries
andinternationalorganisations listedbelow
60000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,
allocatedasfollows:
RepublicofBangladesh 19450metrictons
KingdomofJordan 1000metrictons
RepublicoftheLebanon250metrictons
EgyptianArabRepublic2000metrictons
RepublicofRwanda 750metrictons1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2OJNoL148,3.7.1971,p.4.

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WorldFoodProgramme
(WFP) 29450metrictons
International !:ledCross
Committee (IRCC)6000metrictons
UnitedNationsRelief
andWork;?Agency
(UNRWA) 1100metrictons
Article2—forthepurposesofemergencyoperations
tobecarriedoutbytheIRCC,themutual
agreementproceduremaybeappliedin
ordertodeterminethesumsreferredtoin
paragraph1(b)and(c)ontheleastexacting
terms;
—thesumsreferredtoinparagraph1(c)shall
bepaidtotheorganisationorcountry
concerned—intheformofafixedcontri­
butionorintheformofreimbursement upon
presentation ofdocumentary proofin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
theagreementstobeconcludedwiththem—
providedthatthatorganisationorthat
countryacceptsresponsibilityfortransport.
3.Thesumreferredtoinparagraph1(d)
shallbepaidtotheIRCCintheformofafixed
contribution orintheformofreimbursement
uponpresentationofdocumentaryproofin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
theagreementtobeconcludedwiththat
organisation .1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoin
Article1shallbebought-ininaccordancewith
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powder
inpublicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythe
quantitiesprovidedforinArticle1orifthey
donothavethecharacteristics necessaryfor
theirparticulardestination,suppliesshallbe
ensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed-milk
powderontheCommunitymarket.Buying-in
shallbedoneinsi.chawayasnottodisturbthe
normaldevelopmentofpricesonthemarket.
3.Thebuying-inreferredtoinparagraph2
shallbecarriedoutinaccordancewiththe
procedureoftendering.Article4
Article3
1.ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle1:Thedecisiontoapplytheprovisionsof
Article2(2)andtheproceduresforimple­
mentingArticle2(2)and(3),andwhen
Article2(2)isapplied,Article3(2)shall,be
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68.(a)asregardsfoodaidtotheWFP,
Article5—asumofmoneyshallbepaidtocover
deliver)-costsatfobstage,
—afixedcontributionshallbepaidto
theWFPtowardstransportanddistri­
butioncost:;;
(b)asregardsaidtotheRepublicofBangladesh ,
theKingdomofJordan,theRepublicof
theLebanon,iheEgyptianArabRepublic,
theRepublico:Rwanda,theIRCCandthe
UNRWA,asamshallbepaidtocover
deliverycostsatc.i.f.stage;
(c)asregardsaidtotheIRCCandtheRepublic
ofRwanda,inadditiontothesumreferred
tounder[b),asumshallbepaidtocover
transportcostsfromc.i.f.stageto
destination ;
(d)asregardsaidtotheIRCC,inadditionto
thesumsreferredtounder(b)and(c)a
sumshallbepaidtocoverdistribution
costs.
2.Thesumsreferredtoinparagraph1(a),
firstindent,and(b)and(c)shallbedetermined
bytheprocedureoftendering.However:1.IntheeventualityreferredtoinArticle
2(2):
(a)expenditureresultingfromimplementation
ofthisRegulationshallbechargedagainst
theappropriations underTitle9,'FoodAid
andotherexpenditure'ofthebudgetofthe
EuropeanCommunities ;
(b)advancesintendedtocoverexpenditure
incurredunderArticle2(2)andArticle3,
shallbedecideduponbytheCommission
onthebasisofestimatesofthefinancial
requirementsoftheMemberStatesandafter
consultingtheCommitteeoftheEuropean
AgriculturalGuidanceandGuaranteeFund.
2.TheCommissionshallannuallyauditthe
accountsoftheMemberStatesonthebasisof
theexplanatorystatementswhichthelattershall
submittoit.

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Article6 3.Theimplementing proceduresforthis
Articleshallbeadopted,ifnecessary,inaccord­
ancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle13
ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No729/70,of
21April1970onthefinancingofthecommon
agriculturalpolicy.1ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
thirddayfollowingitspublicationintheOfficial
JournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinall
MemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,19December1972.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
T.WESTERTERP
1OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.