NoL33/24 OfficialJournaioftheEuropeanCommunities 4.2.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of18January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytoUNICEFofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
tobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfoodaidforVietnam
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/105/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency ,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas'foodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
Whereas,inpursuanceofCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No1299/76of1June1976onthesupplyofskim­
med-milkpowderasfoodaidtocertaindeveloping
countriesandinternationalorganizations underthe~
1976programme (5),theCommission Regulation
(EEC)No2909/76of30November 1976(6)provides
aninvitationtotenderforthedeliveryofalotof735
tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderto
UNICEF,forVietnam;whereasthisinvitationto
tenderhasbeencancelled;whereasitisnecessaryto
provideforanewmeasuretoensurethissupply;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
UNICEFofonelotof735tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket
forVietnam .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).
3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(<>)OJNoL332,1.12.1976,p.37.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Laitécréméenpoudrevitamine/DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenneàl'UNICEFenfaveur
dupeupleduVietnam'.Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,raisedof10%.
Article4
TheGermanGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientorganization assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,
(b)informstherecipientorganization ,atleast10
cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloadingoftheexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientorganizationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.shallsendtotheCommission assoonaspossible
theinformationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany .
DoneatBrussels,18January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentArticle2
1.Deliveryshalltakeplaceattheportofunloading
ofHaiphong .
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible,at
thelateston15February1977.
3..Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbe
completedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepositedon
thequaysideattheportofunloadingoronboarda
lighterasthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostoftaking
deliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientagencyshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agent(designatedbythemutualagreementcontract
specifiedinArticle3)andthecarriermusthavebeen
previouslyagreeduponbythatandtherecipient
organization'sdeliveryagent.
5.Anacceptancecertificateshallbeissuedon
deliverybythereceivingagentnominatedbythe
recipientorganization .
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingreferredtoinArticle2(1)includinginsur­
ancecosts,shallbedeterminedbytheintervention
agencyconcernedbymutualagreementontheleast
oneroustermspossible .
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
icontracts .
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
?theundertakingresponsibleforthedeliverythe
isubmissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
iArticle2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
;grantanadvance.

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ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA: 5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum (bb)vitaminD: