2.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL57/11
COMMISSION DECISION
of10February1977
onthesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofbutteroilasfoodaidtotheLeagueof
RedCrossSocieties,forMauritania
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/174/EEC)
provisionslaiddowninRegulations (EEC)No694/76
and(EEC)No695/76.
Article2
1.Thebuttertobeusedinthemanufacture of
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheGermaninterven­
tionagency.
2.Thebutteroilshallsatisfytherequirements as
regardsqualityandpackaginglaiddownintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2247/75of29
August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotenderfor
thecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (5),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2212/76(6).
Itshallbepackedexclusivelyinfive-kilogram canis­
ters.
3.ThepackingreferredtoinChapterII(2)(b)of
theAnnexstipulatedintheprecedingparagraphshall
bearinlettersatleastonecentimetrehighthe
followingwording:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No695/76of25
March1976onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides
interaliafor500tonnesofbutteroiltobemadeavail­
abletotheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties(RCS
League);whereastheRCSLeaguehasmadearequest
foradeliveryofthisquantitytoMauritania ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No694/76of25
March1976layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsunderthe1976food-aidprogrammeto
certaindevelopingcountriesandtocertaininterna­
tionalorganizations (4),stipulatesinArticle5thereof
thatthecostsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbya
tenderingprocedure,or,inthecaseofanemergency
action,byaprocedureofmutualagreement ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,'Butteroil/DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenne/ActiondelaLiguedessociétésdelaCroix
Rouge/Àdistribuergratuitement'.
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :Article3
1.Deliveryshailbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofNouakchott .
2.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan15March1977.
3.Deliverytotheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedonthequaysideattheportofunloadingoron
lighterswherethelattermethodisused.Article1
Alotof500tonnesofbutteroilshallbedeliveredto
theRCSLeagueforMauritaniainaccordancewiththe
(')OJNoL148,28.6'.1968,p.13.
(')OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(■>)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
(4)OJNoL8.?,30.3.1976,p.4.0)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
(*)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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4.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingacceptancecosts.
5.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading
duetodelaysforwhichtherecipientorganization is
responsibleshallbebornebyit.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurrage ,laid
downinthecontractbetweentheCommunityagent
(designatedintheprivatecontractspecifiedinArticle
4)andthecarrier,mustbeagreedinadvancebetween
theagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipient
organization .
6.Ondeliverytotheportofunloadingunderthe
conditionsspecifiedinparagraph3,therecipient
organizationshallissueanattestationcertifyingthat
thegoodswerereceived.
Article4
1.Theamounttocoverthecostsofdeliveryfrom
thestoragedepotoftheinterventionagencyuntilthe
stagespecifiedinArticle3(1)shallbedeterminedby
theinterventionagencyconcernedbymeansofa
mutualagreementprocedureontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionforthwithaduplicateofthemutualagree­
mentcontractorcontracts .
Article5
TheGermanGovernment shall:
1.ensurethattheagentdesignatedbymutualagree­
ment:(a)notifiestherecipientorganization ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenputon
board,ofdetailsoftheship,theloadingdate,
andthequantityandqualityofthegoods,as
recordedonshipment;
(b)informstherecipientorganization ofthe
expecteddateofarrivalattheportof
unloading,atleast10cleardaysinadvance;
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientorganizationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article6
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtothebutteroil
suppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,10February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President