25.9.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL249/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of8September1975
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasemergencyfoodaidtoSomalia
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(75/571/EEC)
Regulation (EEC)No804/68shallbesuppliedto
Somaliaasamatterofurgency.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbeobtained
fromtheFrenchinterventionagency.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallcomply,as
regardsqualityandpackaging,withtheconditions
laiddowninAnnexItoCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No1108/68(4)of27July1968ondetailed
rulesofapplicationforpublicstorageofskimmed­
milkpowder,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1457/75(5).
Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bearthefollowingwordsinlettersatleasticmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powder/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotheSomaliDemocratic
Republic/tobedistributedfreeofcharge.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No713/75(3)of
18March1975layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
Somaliaprovidesforareservestockof2000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobesuppliedtothat
countryaccordingtoitsneeds;whereasSomaliahas
requestedthat500metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderbesuppliedasamatterofurgency;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No713/75
laysdownthatproceduresotherthanthetendering
proceduremaybeadoptedtodeterminethetransport
costs;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtosupplyaidrapidly,it
isnecessaryinthiscasetouseamutualagreement
procedure;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.DeliveryshallbemadecifMogadishu ,Somalia.
Deliverycifshallbedeemedtotakeplacewhenthe
goodsareactuallysetdownonthequaysideinthe
portofunloadingoronlighterswherethelatter
methodisused.
2.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
afterdelivery,includingacceptancecosts.
Anydemurrageattheportofunloadingduetodelays
forwhichthecountryofdestinationisresponsible
shallbeonchargetothatcountry.Theratesand
conditionsofsuchdemurragetobelaiddowninthe
contractbetweentheCommunity'sagent(designated
inthemutualagreementcontractreferredtoin
Article3)andthecarriermustbeagreedinadvance
betweenthesaidagentandthereceivingagentofthe
countryofdestination .
3.Shipmentshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan20September1975.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No713/75,aquantityof500metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderwhichhasbeenthesubjectof
theintervention measuresreferredtoinArticle7of
(>)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
P)OJNoL71,20.3.1975,p.4.(4)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
5)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article3
1.Theamounttocoverthecostsofdeliveryfrom
thewarehouseoftheinterventionagencytothestage
referredtoinArticle2(1)shallbedeterminedbythe
interventionagencyconcernedbymeansofamutual
agreementprocedureontheleastonerousterms
possible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionforthwithaduplicateofthemutualagree­
mentcontractorcontracts .
Article4
TheFrenchGovernment :
1.shallensurethatthefirmawardedthemutual
.agreementcontract:
(a)notifiesthecountryofdestinationassoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedofthe
nameofthevessel,thedateofloading,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedatthe
timeofloading,theportofunloadingandthe
dailyrateofunloadinginthatport;
(b)informsthecountryofdestinationoftheantici­
pateddateofarrivalintheportofunloadingat
least10daysbeforethatdate;(c)hasinsertedinthecharter-party aclauseobliging
thecaptaintogivethecountryofdestinationat
least72hours'noticeoftheprobabledateof
arrivalofthevesselinport;
2.shallcommunicate totheCommission assoon
aspossibletheinformationreferredtoin(l)(a)
and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(monetaryor
accession)shallbepaidinrespectoftheskimmed­
milkpowderreferredtointhisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,8September1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission