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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No1347/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of26May1975
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternational organizationunderthe1975
programme
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportanddistributioncosts;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbeprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests
ofspeedtocarryoutemergencyoperationsbyprivate
contract;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplica­
tionofthemeasureslaiddownforbuying-inskim­
med-milkpowderonthemarketshouldbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(l)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproductsaslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropean
Parliament ;
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationshaveindicatedtheirrequirements
inhigh-proteinmilkproducts;whereasthesehigh­
proteinproductsmaybesuppliedintheformofskim­
med-milkpowderproducedwithintheCommunity
andmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandthenecessity
ofnotdisruptingmarketconditions ;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentenable
43010'metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedunderthe1975programme ;
Whereas,ifthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficientfortheenvisaged
deliveryoftheabovementioned amount,oriftheydo
nothavethecharacteristics necessaryfortheirparti­
culardestinationwherethisrequiresinparticular
otherformsofpackingortheadditionofvitaminsor
otheradditives,suppliesmustbeensuredbythe
buying-inofskimmed-milk powderontheCommu­
nitymarket;Article1
43010metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershallbe
madeavailabletocertaindevelopingcountriesand
internationalorganizations asfoodaidunderthe1975
programme .
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbepurchasedinaccordancewithArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskim­(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
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med-milkpowderontheCommunitymarket.
Buying-inshallbedoneinsuchawayasnotto
disturbthenormaldevelopment ofpricesonthe
market.
Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle1:
(a)thecostoftheskimmed-milk powder,deliveredto
thefoboracorresponding stage,shallbefinanced
bytheCommunity ;
(b)inexceptionalcases,theCommunitymayalso
whollyorpartiallyfinanceonthebasisofadeci­
sionoftheCouncil,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durereferredtoinArticle7:
—shipmenttothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplace(s)ofdestination,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aninternationalorganization .
Article4
Amountscorresponding tothecostsreferredtoin
Article3(b)shall,wherethearrangementsagreedwith
therecipientcountryororganizationsoprovide,be
paidasawholeorpartiallump-sumcontributionto
thecountryororganizationofdestinationbytheinter­
ventionagencyresponsiblefortheoperation.Article5
Fordeliveryofskimmed-milk powdertothefobora
corresponding stage,and,whererelevant,foritsship­
mentanditspurchaseontheCommunitymarket,
invitationstotendershallbeissued,withoutprejudice
toArticle4exceptinthecaseofemergencyaid,
whereprivatecontractsmaybenegotiated.
Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theprocedureforimplementing thisparagraphand
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68.
Article7
Inaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,thecountriesandorganiza­
tionsforwhichthisaidisdestined,togetherwiththe
quantitytobeallocatedtoeach,shallbedetermined
bytheCouncilactingonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26May1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
M.A.CLINTON