9.1.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL4/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of18December 1975
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational Committeeofthe
RedCrossasemergencyfoodaidinfavourofvictimsofthedisasterinAngola
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/16/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1826/74and(EEC)No1827/74,25metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderboughtinpursuantto
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68shallbe
deliveredtotheICRCforthevictimsofthedisaster
inAngola.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
theLuxembourginterventionagency.Thelattershall
supply2%extraemptybags.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallsatisfy,as
regardsqualityandpacking,therequirements laid
downinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1108/68of27July1968concerningthemethods
ofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74of11
July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations (3),providesinteraliathat3000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershallbemade
availabletotheInternational Committee oftheRed
Cross(ICRC);whereastheICRChasrequestedthe
supplyof25metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderfor
victimsofthedisasterinAngola;whereasthis
deliverywhichwasinteraliathesubjectofthe
Commission Decisionof3November1975onthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossasemergencyfoodaidin
favourofvictimsofthedisasterinAngola(4),could
notbesuppliedonaccountofthedevelopmentofthe
situationinAngola;whereasthissituationmakesit
nowpossibletodeliverthissupply;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74of11July1974layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zations(5),stipulatesthatincaseofemergencyactions
theforwardingcostsmaybedeterminedbyaproce­
dureofmutualagreement ;
Whereas,inviewoftheworseningofthesituationin
Angolaandoftheneedtoprovideimmediateaid,itis
necessarytodelivertherequestedquantitybyair;
whereasmutualagreementmustbesoughtforthe
forwardingcostsofthisquantityfromthestorage
depottotheairportofembarkation aswellasforthe
subsequenttransportcosts;Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbeara
redcross10cmx10cmandshallbemarkedwith
thefollowingwordsinlettersatleast1cmhigh:'Lait
écréméenpoudre—DondelaCommunautéécono­
miqueeuropéenne—actionduComitéinternational
delaCroix-Rouge—àdistribuergratuitement.'
Article2
1.Thedeliveryshallbeeffectedatairportof
Luanda(Angola).
2.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdelivery,includingthecostsof
unloading .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(J)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(4)OJNoL298,18.11.1975,p.7.
(5)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article4 3.Deliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible.
4.Acertificateprovingthetakingofthegoods
shallbedeliveredondeliverybythereceivingagent
designatedbytherecipientcountry.Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article5
Article3ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheGrandDuchyof
Luxembourg .
DoneatBrussels,18December1975.1.Privatecontractorcontractsshallbenegotiated
onthebesttermspossiblebytheLuxembourginter­
ventionagencyforthecostsoftransportrelatingto
thedeliveryinquestion.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
contracts .FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission