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REGULATION (EEC)No602/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of7March1975
layingdowndetailedrulesforthesaleofskimmed-milk powderinpublic
storageforsupplytodevelopingcountries
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Internationalorganizations ,bodiesandassociationsas
referredtoinArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)No
155/75maybenefitfromtheprovisionsofthatRegula­
tiononlyiftheymeetthefollowingcriteria:
(a)international organizations musthaveastheir
objecttheimplementation offoodaid
programmes indevelopingcountriesandmust
furnishproofofpreviousactivitiesofakind
havingenabledthemtoacquireexperienceinthis
field;
(b)non-profit-making bodiesandassociationsmust
havetheirheadofficeinaMemberState,haveas
theirobjecttheprovisionsofaidtotheunder-privi­
legedandmustfurnishproofofpreviousactivities
ofakindhavingenabledthemtoacquireexperi­
enceinsupplyingfoodaidtodevelopingcoun­
tries.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No465/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No155/75(3)of
21January1975providesthatskimmed-milk powder
inpublicstoragemaybesoldfordeliverytodeve­
lopingcountries;whereas,inviewofthesituationon
theCommunitymarketforskimmed-milk powder
andoftheinterestshownbycertainoftheorganiza­
tionsconcerned,thisprovisionshouldbeputinto
effectanddetailedrulesasreferredtoinArticle2of
Regulation (EEC)No155/75adoptedforthepurpose;
Whereasbyreasonoftheirreputationsomeinterna­
tionalagencieswhichhavebeenparticipating fora
numberofyearsinCommunityfoodaidactionmay
beregardedaspossessingsufficientexperienceinthis
field;whereasprovisionshouldbemadeforother
non-profit-making bodiesandassociationstoapply
forapprovalasprospectivepurchasersunderRegula­
tion(EEC)No155/75andinparticulartofurnish
proofofpreviousactivitiesofakindhavingenabled
themtoacquireappropriateexperience ;
Whereastherecipientcountriesmustberequiredto
giveanundertakingnottousetheproductina
mannerlikelytodisturbnormaltradingrelations;
Whereas,inordertopreventthegoodsfrombeing
divertedfromtheirintendeddestination ,provision
shouldbemadeforthegivingofasecurityandfor
theproducttobeplacedfromthetimeitisremoved
fromstorageuntilitleavestheCommunityunder
customscontrolorunderaformofadministrative
controlofferingequivalentsafeguards ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
Thefollowinginternational organizations shallbe
regardedasmeetingtheconditionslaiddownin
Article 1:
—WorldFoodProgramme (WFP),
—InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC),
—UnitedNationsChildren'sFund(UNICEF),
—UnitedNationsReliefandWorkAgency
(UNRWA),
—UnitedNationsDisasterReliefOrganization
(UNDRO),
—UnitedNationsHighCommission forRefugees
(UNHCR),
—CARITAS ,
—WorldCouncilofChurches .
ArticleJ
International organizations notlistedinArticle2
wishingtobenefitfromtheprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No155/75mustsubmittotheCommission an
applicationforapprovalandsupply,togetherwith
supportingdocumentsestablishingthattheyfulfilthe
requirements laiddowninArticle 1(a).(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.11
(*)OJNoL52,28.2.1975,p.8.
(3)OJNoL19,14.1-.1975,p.3.

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(d)inpackingbearinginlettersnotlessthan1cm
highoneormoreofthefollowinginscriptions :
Skimmed-milk powderforfreedistributionunder
Regulation (EEC)No155/75',
Laitecremeenpoudredestinéàunelivraisongra­
tuiteautitredurèglement(CEE)n0155/75',
Magermilchpulver zurkostenlosen Lieferung
gemaftderVerordnung (EWG)Nr.155/75',
Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoadunaforni­
turagratuitaconformemente alregolamento (CEE)
n.155/75',
Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvoorgratislevering,
volgensVerordening (EEG)nr.155/75',
'Skummetmælkspulver bestemtforgratisleveringi
overensstemmelse medforordning (EØF)nr.
155/75'.Article4
1.Non-profit-making bodiesandassociations
wishingtobenefitfromtheprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No155/75mustsubmittotheintervention
agencyconcernedanapplicationforapproval,
togetherwithsupportingdocumentsestablishingthat
theyfulfiltherequirements laiddowninArticle1(b),
inparticularasregards:
—theirlegalstatus,theirfieldofactivityandtheir
object;
—theirpreviousexperienceasregardsfoodaid.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforthwithforward
theapplicationandsupportingdocumentstothe
Commission .
Article5
1.International organizations andnon-profit­
makingbodiesandassociations (hereinaftercalled
'recipientagencies')shalltogetherwiththeirapplica­
tionsforskimmed-milk powderalsosubmitadetailed
planfortheuseoftheskimmed-milk powderwhich
theywishtopurchase.
Theyshallinparticularspecifytheamounttobeallo­
catedtoeachrecipientcountryandtheforminwhich
theproductistobeusedinthatcountry.
2.TheCommission ,actinginaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68,shalldecideonapplicationsforapproval
andsupplyand,havingregardtotheeconomicsitua­
tionintherecipientcountryorcountriesproposed,to
theiractualneedsandtotheamountsalreadyallo­
catedortobeallocatedasfoodaid,shalldetermine
thequantitiestobemadeavailable,designatetheinter­
ventionagencywhichistoconcludethecontractof
saleandsupplytheskimmed-milk powderandlay
downanyspecialarrangementsrequiredforthetaking
overofthegoods.
Article6
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesold:
(a)inquantitiesofnotlessthan10metrictons;
(b)atapriceof44-35unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammesex-intervention agencystore,this
amount 'beingmultipliedinthecaseofthe
Beneluxcountriesbythefactor1-00725;
(c)topurchasers :
—whosubmitacertificateasspecifiedinArticleArticle7
1.Everyrecipientcountryshallgiveanunder­
takingtouseforhumanconsumption theproduct
receivedasaidandtotakeallmeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethat:
—deliveriesoffoodaiddonotreplacenormal
commercialtransactions ;
—productsreceivedasaidorproductsderivedthere­
formarenotre-exported ;
—foraperiodofsixmonthsfromthedateof
deliveryofthefinalconsignment ofaid,no
productproducedlocallyofthesamenatureas
thatreceivedasaidorderivedfromsuchlocal
productisexportedwhetherbywayoftradeor
otherwise .
2.Thisundertakingshallbeconformedbyacertifi­
cateissuedtotherecipientagencyinquestionbythe
competentauthoritiesoftherecipientcountry.
Article8
1.Therecipientagencyshalltakedeliveryofthe
skimmed-milk powdernotlaterthanthreemonths
fromtheendofthemonthinwhichthecontractof
saleisconcluded .Deliverymaybetakenbyinstal­
ments.
Exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thecontractofsale
shallbeterminatedinrespectofanyquantityofskim­
med-milkpowderofwhichthepurchaserfailstotake
deliverywithintheaboveperiod.
2.Priortotakingdeliveryofeachamounttherecip­
ientagencyshall:
—paytheinterventionagencyfortheamountin
question;
—furnishsecurityequaltothepricepaid.72,
—whoundertaketodistributeit,freeofcharge
andwithinnotmorethanfourmonthsfrom
thedateonwhichtheytakedeliveryofthe
quantitypurchased ,inthenon-member recip­
ientcountryorcountriesnamedintheirappli­
cation;

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Article9
1.ThesecurityreferredtoinArticle8(2)shallat
theoptionoftheMemberStateconcernedbeinthe
formofachequemadeoutinfavouroftheinterven­
tionagencyorintheformofaguaranteefulfillingthe
requirements laiddownbythatMemberState.
2.Exceptinacaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthosequantitiesas
towhichrecipientagencyfurnishesproofestablishing
thattheyhaveleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandbeenputintofreecirculationinthe
recipientcountry.
3.Theproofreferredtoinparagraph2shallbe
furnishedasprescribedinthecaseofexportrefunds.
4.Inacaseofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalldecideonthemeasurestobetaken
havingregardtothecircumstances invokedandshall
forthwithinformtheCommission thereof.Article10
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallfromthetime
itistakenoveruntilitisremovedfromthegeogra­
phicalterritoryoftheCommunitybeplacedunder
customscontrolorunderaformofadministrative
controlofferingequivalentsafeguards .
2.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecompleted
intheMemberStateinwhichthepowderissold.
Article11
Norefundmaybegrantedinrespectofproducts
exportedpursuanttothisRegulation .Themonetary
compensatory amountsfixedpursuanttoRegulation
(EEC)No974/71shallbemultipliedbythefactor0-5.
Article12
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceon10March
1975.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7March1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission