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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1298/76
of1June1976
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmecf-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternational organizations underthe1976
programme
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,ofspeed,inexceptionalcases,tohaverecourseto
privatecontracts;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplica­
tionofthemeasureslaiddownforbuying-inskim­
med-milkpowderonthemarketshouldbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
55000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershallbe
madeavailabletocertaindevelopingcountriesand
internationalorganizations asfoodaidunderthe1976
programme .
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunityandinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations haveindicatedtheirrequirements
inhigh-proteinmilkproducts;whereasthesehigh­
proteinproductsmaybesuppliedintheformofskim­
med-milkpowderproducedwithintheCommunity
andmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandthenecessity
ofnotdisruptingmarketconditions ;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentenable
55000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedunderthe1976programme ;
Whereas,ifthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficientforthedeliveryofthe
abovementioned amount,oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequiresinparticularotherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesmustbeensuredbythebuying-inofskim­
med-milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportanddistributioncosts;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbeprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbepurchasedinaccordancewithArticle7(1)
ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskim­
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:(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3OJNoC100,3.5.1976,p.37.

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Article6 —shipmenttothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplace(s)ofdestiantion ,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aninternationalorganization .ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theprocedureforimplementing thisparagraphand
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)
No804/68.Article4
Article7Amountscorresponding tothecostsreferredtoin
Article3(b)shall,wherethearrangementsagreedwith
therecipientcountryororganizationsoprovide,be
paidasawholeorpartiallump-sumcontributionto
thecountryororganizationofdestinationbytheinter­
ventionagencyresponsiblefortheoperation.Thecountriesandorganizations forwhichthisaidis
destined,togetherwiththequantitytobeallocatedto
each,shallbedeterminedbytheCouncilactingbya
qualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion. Article5
Article8Fordeliveryofskimmed-milk powdertothefobora
corresponding stage,and,whererelevant,foritsship­
mentfromthatstageanditspurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket,invitationstotendershallbeissued,
withoutprejudicetoArticle4saveinexceptional
cases,whereprivatecontractsarenegotiated .ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournaloj
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1June1976.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
G.THORN