28.1.77 NoL24/44 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of13January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheWorldFoodProgrammeofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfood
aidforLebanon
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/86/EEC)
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme(3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976,onthecomplementary supplyofskimmed­
milkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountries,interna­
tionalorganizationsandnon-governmental organiza­
tionsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme(5\provides
interaliafor10000tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletotheWorldFoodProgramme
(WFP);whereastheWFPhasrequesteddeliveryfor
470tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderfor
Lebanon;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theWFPofonelotof470tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket
forLebanon .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'LaitecrémeenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD/
DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropéenne/
ActionduProgrammeAlimentaire Mondial/
Beyrouth'.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(«)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2 takesdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk powderaflat-rate
contributionof80unitsofaccountpertonneofvitam­
inizedskimmed-milk powdersupplied.
Article41.Deliveryshallbemadetoaporttobedesignated
inthetender,chosenfromamongportsinthe
Communityaccessibleforocean-goingshipshavinga
regularservicewiththerecipientcountry.
2.Deliveryattheportofembarkationshalltake
placeonadatetobefixedbytheGermaninterven­
tionagencyandwhichmustbelaterthan10and
earlierthan28February1977.
3.Thegoodsshallbeconsideredasdeliveredwhen
theyareactuallydepositedattheplaceofexportata
pointdesignatedbytheWFPoritsagent.Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectofthe
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuant
tothisDecision.
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.Article3
DoneatBrussels,13January1977.1.TheGermanintervention agencyshall
determinetheforwardingcostsofthevitaminized
skimmed-milk powderbyconcluding aprivate
contractontheleastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontract.
3.TheinterventionagencyshallpaytotheWFP
within30daysmaximumfromthedayonwhichheFortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
ipowderrequirements Skimmed-mi
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent :1-5/omaximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum (18°Domic) (c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(1.5-0mgminimum)(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent :
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000I.U.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum