NoL316/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 16.11.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of5November 1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheRepublicofMalta
asfoodaid
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(76/865/EEC)
skimmed-milk powdershallbedeliveredtotheRepu­
blicofMalta,dividedintothefollowing:
—LotA:130metrictons,
—LotB:130metrictons.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbecollected
fromtheDutchinterventionagency.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackinglaiddownin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplica­
tionforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
4.TheDutchinterventionagencyshallhave
markedonthepacking,inlettersatleast1cmhigh,
thefollowing:
'Skimmed-milk powder—Notvitaminized—Giftof
theEuropeanEconomicCommunitytoMalta—For
freedistribution'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976onthecomplementary supplyofskimmed­
milkpowderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcoun­
tries,internationalandnon-govefnmental organiza­
tionsunderthe1976programme(3),providesinter
aliathat650metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
shallbemadeavailabletotheRepublicofMalta;
whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthedeliveryof260
metrictons;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2017/76(5),stipu­
latesthatthedeliverycostsshouldnormallybedeter­
minedbyatenderingprocedure,orinexceptional
cases,byaprocedureofmutualagreement ;
Whereas,duetotheemergencyofthesituationonthe
onehandandofthesmallquantityinvolvedonthe
other,aprivatecontractshouldbenegotiated ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
DeliveryshallbeeffectedfromtheportofRotterdam
onadatefixedbytheDutchinterventionagency
whichmustbe:
—asregardstoLotA:atthelateston10December
1976,
—asregardstoLotB:after1andbefore10FebruaryHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithRegulations (EEC)No
1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,260metrictonsof1977.
Thegoodsshallbeconsideredasdeliveredwhenthey
areactuallydepositedintheportofshipmentata
pointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.
(4)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

16.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL316/19
Article3
1.TheDutchinterventionagencyshalldetermine
theforwardingcostsoftheskimmed-milk powderby
concludingaprivatecontractontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontract.
Article4
Norefundshallbegrantedinrespectoftheskimmed­
milkpowderdeliveredpursuanttothisDecision.Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .
DoneatBrussels,5November1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission