8.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/17
COMMISSION DECISION
of21February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,for
useasfoodaidforLebanon
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(77/194/EEC)
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme^),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
2018/76of27July1976onthecomplementary
supplyofskimmed-milk powdertocertaindeveloping
countries,internationalorganizationsandnon-govern­
mentalorganizations underthe1976food-aid
programme(5),Commission Regulation (EEC)No
159/77of25January1977(6)providedforaninvita­
tiontotenderforthesupplyof400tonnesofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)forLebanon;
whereasthistenderingprocedurehadtobecancelled;
whereasnewstepsmustbetakentoenablethissupply
tobemade;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuyinginofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,the
Belgianinterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theICRCof400tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderboughtontheCommunitymarketfor
Lebanon .
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.Inaddition,thesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketoindicatethosebagson
thebilloflading.(')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)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.
(6)OJNoL23,27.1.1977,p.34.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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productionofthesupportingdocuments,grantan
advance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu-.
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershipped,inaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)
and(4),andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryof
theCommunityandiftheundertakingfurnisheda
securityforthesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheBelgianGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientorganization ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoods
recordedonshipment,
(b)informstherecipientorganization ,atleast10
cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloadingoftheexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.shallsendtotheCommissionassoonaspossible
theinformationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,21February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbeararedcross10centimetresby10centi­
metresandthefollowingwordinginlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Laitecremeenpoudreavecvitamines'A'(5000
UI/100g)et'D'(500UI/100g)/DondelaCommu­
nauteeconomiqueeuropeenne/ActionduComite
internationaldelaCroix-Rouge/Pourdistributiongrat­
uiteauLiban.'
Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofLimassol(Cyprus).
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceafter25Marchand
before5April1977.
3.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideattheportof
unloadingoronboardalighterasthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientcountryshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostsoftaking
deliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientagencyshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agent(designatedbythemutualagreementcontract
specifiedinArticle3)andthecarrierandmusthave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbytheformerandthe
agentoftherecipientorganization .
5.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
organization .
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingasreferredtoinArticle2(1),includingthe
costsofinsurances,shallbedeterminedbytheinter­
ventionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementon
theleastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontract.
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay,on

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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 :
(n)vitamincontent:
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum