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NoL179/14 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 21.7.69
REGULATION (EEC)No1399/69OFTHECOUNCIL
of17July1969
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatstotheWorldFoodProgramme
Whereastheamountofaidtobegrantedtothe
firmsprocessingthebutterandtransportingthe
butteroilthusproducedshouldbedeterminedby
bringingintocompetitioninterestedfirmsestablished
withintheCommunity ;whereasthiscanbeachieved
bythetenderingprocedure;
Whereas,fortheoperationtofunctionproperly,
provisionshouldbemadeforthecompetentauthority
oftheMemberStateinwhoseterritoryprocessing
takesplacetoberesponsibleforpaymentoftheaid
andforsuchpaymenttobemadeonlyafterthe
qualityandthepackingoftheproducthavebeen
checked,THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/
681of27June1968onthecommonorganizationof
themarketinmilkandmilkproducts,andinpar­
ticularArticle6(6)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission;
WhereasthesecondsubparagraphofArticle6(3)of
Regulation(EEC)No804/68providesthatspecial
measuresmaybetakeninrespectofbutterheldin
publicstoragewhichcannotbemarketedonnormal
termsduringagivenmilkyear;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Butterwhichhasbeenthesubjectofintervention
measuresunderArticle21(2)ofRegulationNo13/
64/EECorunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68shallbemadeavailabletotheWorldFood
Programmeintheformofbutteroil.
2.ForthepurposesofthisRegulation'butteroil'
shallbeaproductobtainedexclusivelyfrombutter
andmeetingqualityrequirements tobedetermined.
3.Thequantityofbutteroiltobedisposedofunder
theconditionslaiddowninthisRegulationshallbe
35000metrictons.WhereastherearelargestocksofbutterontheCom­
munitymarketasaresultofinterventionsunderAr­
ticle21(2)ofCouncilRegulationNo13/64/EEC2of
5February1964ontheprogressiveestablishmentof
acommonorganizationofthemarketinmilkand
milkproducts,aslastamendedbyRegulationNo
1020/67/EEC,3orunderArticle6(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No804/68;
Whereastheadditionalquantitiesofbutterwhich
thosestocksrepresentcannotbemarketedonnormal
termsduringthecurrentmilkyear;whereas,more­
Over,prolongedstorageshouldbeavoidedbecauseof
thecostsentailed;
Whereason21-22April1969theCouncildecidedto
includemilkproductsinafoodaidprogramme;
WhereastheWorldFoodProgrammehasmade
knownitsrequirementsofmilkfatforits1969/70
programme;whereasthesefatscanbesuppliedin
theformofbutteroilmeetingcertainqualitycriteria;
whereasthesupplyofthisproductfreeofcharge
offersanoutletforsurplusbutterstocksandthus
doesawaywithstoragecostsforseveralyears;Article2
1.ForthepurposesspecifiedinArticle1thereshall
begranted:
(a)anallowancecoveringthecostofprocessingbut­
terheldbyaninterventionagency,including
transportcostsfromthewarehousetothepro­
cessingfactoryandthecostsofdeliveringthe
butteroilfob,and
(b)afixedcontributiontowardsthecostofforward­
inganddistributingthebutteroil.1OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
1OJNo34,27.2.1964,p.549/64.
1OJNo311,21.12.1967,p.14.

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2.Theallowanceshallbegrantedtotheprocessor.
Thecontributionshallbegrantedtotheagencyre­
sponsiblefordistributingthebutteroilintherecipient
countries.(b)ifacheckhasshownthatthequalityandpack­
ingofthebutteroildeliveredconformtoCom­
munityprovisions.
2.Provisionmaybemadeforpaymentsonaccount.
Article5Article3
Thequantitiesofbuttertobemobilizedshallbede­
cidedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddownin
Article30ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,taking
intoaccountstocksheldbytheinterventionagencies
andthesituationonthebuttermarket.1.Theamountoftheallowanceshallbedetermined
bythetenderingprocedure.
2.ThecompetentbodiesoftheMemberStatesshall
invitetendersaccordingtoprovisionstobedeter­
mined.Article6
Article4
1.Theallowanceshallbepaidonly:1.EachMemberStateshalldesignateabodyrespon­
sibleforimplementing themeasureslaiddownin
thisRegulation.
2.Paymentoftheallowanceandthecontribution
andthecheckreferredtoinArticle4shallbeef­
fectedbythecompetentbodyoftheMemberState
inwhoseterritoryprocessingtookplace.(a)ifthesuccessfultendererhasfulfilledtheobli­
gationslaiddownintheinvitationtotender.
and
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17July1969.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
P.LARDINOIS