15.10.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL278/7
REGULATION (EEC)No2609/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of14October1974
onthesaleforexportofskimmed-milk powderheldbyinterventionagencies
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Theinterventionagenciesshallofferforsale,onthe
termshereinaftersetout,skimmed-milk powder
boughtinunderArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No
804/68andplacedinstorageafter31March1974but
beforethedateonwhichthecontractofsaleis
conducted .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
Whereaslargequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderare
currentlyheldinpublicstorageintheCommunity ;
whereasstepsshouldbetakentosellthesestocks
whereoutletsforthisproductexist;
Whereasthereareoutletsfortheexportationofskim­
med-milkpowdertothirdcountriesunderlong-term
contracts;whereasinordertorelievetheCommunity
fromthecostofprolongedstorage,exportersshould
beallowedtoobtainsuppliesfromtheintervention
agencies;
WhereasArticle5(2)ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1014/68(3)of20July1968layingdowngeneralrules
forthepublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1211/69(4),
providesthatthesellingpriceofskimmed-milk
powderheldinpublicstoragemustbehigherthan
theinterventionpricebyanamounttobedetermined
byreferencetothemarketsituationandtostorage
costs;whereasonthebasisofthosecriteriatheselling
priceforthemonthofOctober1974shouldbefixed
attheleveloftheinterventionpriceapplicablewith
effectfrom7October 1974;whereastheselling
pricesapplicableafterthismonthshouldbefixed
havingregardinparticulartothetrendofthemarket;
Whereasthetermsofsale,andinparticulartime
limitsforpaymentandtakingdeliveryinrespectof
skimmed-milk powderpurchased ,mustbespecified;
havingregardtothespecialconditionsgoverninglong­
termcontractsandtotheneedtoensuretopurchasers
acontinuoussupply;whereasprovisionshouldalso
bemadeforthegivingofsecuritycalculatedtoensure
thatexportationtakesplaceasprescribed ;
Whereas,inorderthatitmaykeeptheoperationof
thesearrangements underobservation ,theCommis­
sionmustbeinformedatregularintervalsofthequan­
titiessold;Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesold:
(a)ex-storagedepotatapricewhichinthecaseof
contractsconcludedduringthemonthofOctober
1974shallbeequaltothebuying-inpriceapplied
bytherelevantinterventionagencyatthetime
whenthecontractisconcluded ;.
(b)inlotsof2000metrictonsormore;
(c)topurchaserswho
—canproduceevidenceofacontractconcluded
onorafter7October1974wherebytheyhave
undertakentodelivertoathirdcountryovera
periodofnotlessthanfivemonthsaquantity
ofatleast2000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder,
—giveanundertakingthattheywill,withina
periodnotexceedingtwelvemonthscalculated
fromthedateonwhichthecontractwiththe
interventionagencyisconcluded ,exporttothe
countryofdestinationspecifiedinthecontract
referredtointheprecedingindentthequan­
titypurchasedforthepurposesofthat
contract ;
(d)inpackagingmarked,inlettersatleast2cmhigh,
withoneormoreofthefollowingexpressions :
—'Laitecremeenpoudredestinea['exportation
conformement aureglement (CEE)n°
2609/74',
—'Magermilchpulver fiirdieAusfuhrgemafider
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2609/74',(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL173,22.7.1968,p.4.
(4)OJNoL155,28.6.1969,p.13.

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—'Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoallesporta­
zioneconformemente alregolamento (CEE)n.
2609/74',
—'Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvooruitvoer,
volgensVerordening (EEG)nr.2609/74',
—'Skimmed-milk powderforexportpursuantto
Regulation (EEC)No2609/74',
—'Skummetmaelkspulver bestemtforeksporti
overensstemmelse medforordning (E0F)nr.
2609/74'.
2.Thesalebytheinterventionagencyoftheskim­
med-milkpowdershallbesubjecttoprovisionbythe
purchases,onorbeforeconclusionofthecontractof
sale,ofsecurityforexportinanamountof10unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes .
Suchsecurityshallbegivenattheoptionofthe
MemberStateeitherintheformofachequemade
outinfavouroftheinterventionagency,orinthe
formofaguaranteesatisfyingtherequirements laid
downbytheMemberStateconcerned .
Article3
1.Thepurchasershall,beforetheendofthe
seventhmonthfollowingthatinwhichthecontractof
purchaseisconcluded,takedeliveryofalltheskim­
med-milkpowderpurchasedbyhim.Thisoperation
maybeeffectedbyinstalments .
2.Costsinrespectofstoragefortheperiod
runningfromtheendofthemonthfollowingthatin
whichthecontractofpurchaseisconcludeduntilthe
datewhenthepurchasertakesdeliveryshallbereim­
bursedbyhimtotheinterventionagencyattherate
of0-021unitofaccountper100kilogrammesperday.
3.Beforetakingdeliveryofanyquantity,the
purchasershall
—reimbursetotheinterventionagencythecostsof
storageasreferredtoinparagraph2inrespectof
thequantityconcerned ,
—providesecurityintheamountof83unitsof
accountper100kilogrammes asaguaranteethat
hewillmakepaymentfortheskimmed-milk
powderinaccordancewithparagraph6.Suchsecu­
rityshallbeinoneoftheformsprovidedforin
thesecondsubparagraph of2(2).Itshallnotbe
dischargeduntilpaymenthasbeenmadeinaccor­
dancewithparagraph6.
4.Whentheconditionslaiddowninparagraph3
havebeenfulfilled,theinterventionagencyshallissue
aremovalorderindicating :
—thequantityinrespectofwhichthesecurity
referredtointhesecondindentofparagraph3
hasbeengiven,
—thestoragedepotwherethequantityconcernedis
stored,
—thefinaldatepursuanttoparagraph 1fortaking
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder,—thedateuptowhichstoragecostsasreferredtoin
paragraph2havebeenreimbursedforthequantity
concerned .
5.Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,ifthebuyerfails
totakeovertheskimmed-milk powderwithinthe
periodspecifiedinparagraph 1,thecontractshallbe
terminatedinrespectofthequantitiesoutstanding .
Insuchcases,thesecurityforexportprovided
pursuanttoArticle2(2)shallinrespectofthosequan­
titiesbeforfeitinanamountequaltotheamountof
thestoragecostsasreferredtoinparagraph2incurred
uptothedateofterminationofthecontract.
6.Thepurchasershallinrespectofanyinstalment
ofskimmed-milk powderofwhichhetakesdelivery
pursuanttoparagraph 1makepaymenttotheinter­
ventionagencywithinfourmonthsofsotaking
delivery.
Thisperiodshallbecalculatedasfollows:
—ifdeliveryistakenbetweenthe1stand15thinclu­
siveofthemonth;fromthe15thofthatmonth,
—ifdeliveryistakenbetweenthe16thandthelast
dayofthemonth;fromthelastdayofthat
month.
Article4
1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreuntilit
leavesthegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity
theskimmed-milk powdershallbeplacedunder
customscontrolorunderanadministrative control
offeringequivalentsafeguards .
2.Thecustomsformalitiesonexportationshallbe
completedintheMemberStateofsale.
Article5
1.Saveasprovidedinthesecondsubparagraph of
Article3(5)orincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
forexportprovidedpursuanttoArticle2(2)shallbe
dischargedonlyinrespectofthosequantitiesasto
whichthepurchaserfurnishesproofthattheyhave
beenexportedasprescribedinthesecondindentof
Article2(1)(c).
2.Thisproofshallbefurnishedasfollows:
—wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromtheterritoryofthe
MemberStateofsale,byproductionofacustoms
documentcertifyingthattheproducthassoleft
andstatingthatexportationhastakenplacein
accordancewiththisRegulation ,
—wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromtheterritory'ofaMember
StateotherthantheMemberStateofsale,by
productionofthecontrolcopyprovidedforin
Article 1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69.

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med-milkpowderinrespectofwhichcontractsofsale
havebeenconcludedunderthisRegulationduringthe
proceedingweek,indicatingforeachquantitythe
countryofdestinationandthedeliveryperiodpres­
cribedbythecontractreferredtoinArticle2(1)(c).Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopyshallbe
completed .Section104shallbecompletedby
deletingasnecessaryandenteringagainstthesecond
indentoneoftheendorsements setoutinArticle2(1)
(d)ofthepresentRegulation .
TheprovisionsofArticle3withtheexceptionofthe
secondindentofthefirstsubparagraphofparagraph 1
thereofandArticle4ofRegulationNo1041/67/EEC
shallapplymutatismutandis .
Article6
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommissionby
theTuesdayofeachweekofthequantitiesofskim­Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14October1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI