NoL62/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of21February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofbutteroiltotheInternational Committeeofthe
RedCross,foruseasfoodaidforLebanon
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/195/EEC)
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Alotof800tonnesofbutteroildividedintotwolots
of400tonnesshallbedeliveredtotheICRCfor
Lebanoninaccordancewiththeprovisionslaiddown
inRegulations (EEC)No649/76and(EEC)No
695/76.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No695/76of25March1976onthesupplyof
milkfatsunderthe1976food-aidprogrammeto
certaindevelopingcountriesandtocertaininterna­
tionalorganizations (3),CommissionRegulation (EEC)
No158/77of25January1977(4)providedforaninvi­
tationtotenderforthesupplyof800tonnesofbutter­
oiltotheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCross
(ICRC)forLebanon;whereasthistenderingproce­
durehadtobecancelled ;whereasnewstepsmustbe
takentoenablethissupplytobemade;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No694/76of25
March1976layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsunderthe1976food-aidprogrammeto
certaindevelopingcountriesandtocertaininterna­
tionalorganizations (5),stipulatesinArticle5thereof
thatthecostsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbya
tenderingprocedureor,inthecaseofanemergency
action,byaprocedureofmutualagreement ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.Thebuttertobeusedinthemanufacture of
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheFrenchinterven­
tionagency.
2.Thebutteroilshallsatisfytherequirements as
regardsqualityandpackinglaiddownintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2247/75of29
August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotenderfor
thecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (6),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2212/76(7).
Itshallbepackedexclusivelyinfive-kilogramcanis­
ters.
3.ThepackingreferredtoinChapterII(2)(b)of
theAnnexstipulatedintheprecedingparagraphshall
beararedcross10centimetresby10centimetresand
thefollowingwordinginlettersatleastone
centimetrehigh:
'Butteroil/DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuro­
peenne/ActionducomiteinternationaldelaCroix­
Rouge/PourdistributiongratuiteauLiban.'
Article3
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofLimassol(Cyprus).
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceafter25Marchand
before5April1977.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
(4)OJNoL23,27.1.1977,p.32.
(5)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.4.(")OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
(7)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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(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
recipientcountryoftheship'sprobabledateof
arrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationstipulatedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article6
Norestitutionorcompensatory amount(whether
monetaryoraccession)shallbeappliedtothebutter­
oilsuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.3.Deliverytotheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedonthequaysideattheportofunloadingoron
lighterswherethelattermethodisused.
4.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingacceptancecosts.
5.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading
duetodelaysforwhichtherecipientorganization is
responsibleshallbebornebyit.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurrage,laid
downinthecontractbetweentheCommunityagent
(designatedintheprivatecontractspecifiedinArticle
4)andthecarrier,mustbeagreedinadvancebetween
theagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipient
organization .
6.Ondeliverytotheportofunloadingunderthe
conditionsspecifiedinparagraph3,theorganization
ofdestinationshallissueanattestationcertifyingthat
thegoodswerereceived.
Article4
1.Theamounttocoverthecostsofdeliveryfrom
thestoragedepotoftheinterventionagencyuntilthe
stagespecifiedinArticle3(1)shallbedeterminedby
theinterventionagencyconcernedbymeansofa
mutualagreementprocedureontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionforthwithaduplicateofthemutualagree­
mentcontractorcontracts .
Article5
TheFrenchGovernment shall:
1.ensurethattheagentdesignatedbythemutual
agreement :DoneatBrussels,21February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President