NoL346/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.12.74
REGULATION (EEC)No3236/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of17December 1974
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
thecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthelowest
possibleprice;whereasinordertoachievethataim,a
tenderingprocedureshouldbeprovidedfor;whereas,
however,itmaybedesirable,intheinterestsofflexi­
bilityandspeed,tohaverecoursetoadifferentproce­
dure;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
measurestobetakenwhenskimmed-milk powderis
purchasedonthemarketshouldbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbemadeavailableasfoodaidtothecoun­
trieslistedbelow9000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powderallocatedasfollows:THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasthecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopiahave
indicatedtheirrequirements asregardshigh-protein
milkproducts;whereasthesehigh-proteinproducts
maybesuppliedintheformofskimmed-milk
powderproducedwithintheCommunityandmeeting
certainqualitystandards ;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandtheneedto
avoiddisturbingthemarket;
Whereastheamountsatpresentavailableenable
9000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
supplied;whereas,moreover,thereissomemobility
indistributionasbetweenpublicstocksandmarket
availabilities ;
Whereas,inviewofthesituationontheCommunity
marketinskimmed-milk powder,theurgencyof
someofthedeliveriesandtheneedtoensureregular
supplies,arrangements shouldbemadefortheskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedasfoodaidtobeobtained,
dependingonavailabilities ,eitherfromthestocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesorbypurchaseon
theCommunitymarket;
Whereaspartofthequantitiesthusobtainedshould
beapportionedamongthecountriesoftheSaheland
Ethiopiaandareservestockformedforsubsequent
distribution ;
Whereas,toenabletheaidtobeusedeffectively,arran­
gementsshouldbemadetofinancedeliverytothe
pointsofdestination ;(metrictons)
UpperVolta
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Senegal
Chad
Ethiopia
Reservestock1300
1500
1200
1250
500
500
1600
1150
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbepurchasedinaccordancewithArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesshallbeobtainedbythepurchaseofskim­
med-milkpowderontheCommunitymarket.Such
purchasemustbemadeinsuchawayastoavoid
disturbingthenormaltrendofmarketprices.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.1974,p.5.

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minedbytenderingprocedure .However,inrespectof
forwardingadifferentproceduremaybeadopted.
Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
thearrangements forimplementing Article2(2)and
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68.Article3
ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle1,thecostof
theskimmed-milk powder,itslabellinganddelivery
tothepointsofdestinationandthesupplyofanyvita­
minstobeaddedtothemilkshallbefinancedbythe
Community .
Article4
Thecostsofforwardingfromthecifstageshallbe
paidbytheCommissioninwholeorinpartdirectly
tothecountryofdestinationintheformofa
lump-sumcontributionwherethesupplyagreement
soprovides.InthateventtheCommissionmaymake
partialadvancepayments.
Article5
TheexpenditurereferredtoinArticle3,excludingthe
lump-sumcontribution ,shallinprinciplebedeter­Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMembei
States.
DoneatBrussels,17December1974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.DURAFOUR