25.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/25
COMMISSION DECISION
of15March1976
onthesupplyofbutteroilasemergencyfoodaidtotheLebaneseRepublicfor
thebenefitofthoseaffectedbytherecentevents
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/329/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1541/75,(EEC)No1542/75and(EEC)No
373/76,alotof200metrictonsofbutteroilshallbe
deliveredtotheLebaneseRepublic.
Article2
1.Thebutterrequiredforthemanufactureofthe
butteroilshallbetakenfromtheFrenchintervention
agency.
2.Thebutteroilshallmeettherequirements asto
qualityandpackinglaiddownintheAnnexto
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2247/75of29
August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotenderfor
thecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (6).Itshallbeexclusively
packedin5kgcanisters.
3.Asregardsthemarkingonthepackaging,the
wordingspecifiedinChapterIIunder2(b)ofthe
Annexmentionedintheprecedingparagraphshallbe
thefollowing :HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1542/75of16
June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1975food-aidprogramme^),
providesforareservestockof4550metrictonsof
equivalentbutteroil;whereas,accordingtoCouncil
Regulation(EEC)No373/76of17February1976on
thesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofbutterorbutter­
oiltotheLebaneseRepublicforthebenefitofthose
affectedbytherecentevents,asfoodaidpursuantto
Regulation (EEC)No1542/75(4),200metrictonsof
thisreserveshallbeallocatedtotheLebaneseRepu­
blic;whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthesupplyof
theabovementioned quantityofbutteroil;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1541/75of16June1975layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternationalorganizationsunder
the1975food-aidprogramme^),stipulatesthatthe
costsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbyatendering
procedureor,inthecaseofanemergencyaction,bya
procedureofmutualagreement ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsby
mutualagreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,'Butteroil—DondelaCommunauté économique
européenneauLiban—Àdistribuergratuitement.'
Article3
1.DeliveryshallbeeffectedcifBeirut.
2.Shipmentshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan20April1976.
3.Deliverycifshallberegardedascompletedwhen
thegoodsareeffectivelyremovedfromtheholdofthe
shipattheportofunloading.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(})OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(4)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.7.
(5)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4. (6)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.

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(a)notifythecountryofdestination,assoonas
possible,afterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
countryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateof
arrivalattheportofunloading;
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharterparty
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingunloadingcosts
(suchasshifting,hoistingorreceptioncosts)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbepaidbythecountryofdestination .
Theratesofandrulesgoverningsuchcostsand
dispatchmoneyshallbespecifiedinthecontract
betweentheagentfortheCommunity,designatedin
theprivatecontractspecifiedinArticle4,andthe
shipperandshallbeagreeduponinadvancebetween
thatagentandthereceptionagentinthecountryof
destination .
4.Oncifdeliveryunderthetermssetoutinpara­
graph3thecountryofdestinationshallhandoverto
theagentfortheCommunityacertificateoftaking
over. Article6
Article4 Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedinrespectofthe
butteroildeliveredpursuanttothisDecision.
Article71.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshalldetermine
thecostsofprocessingthebutterintobutteroiland
packagingandshipmentofthebutteroilby
concludingaprivatecontractontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivate
contract.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
Article5
TheFrenchGovernment shall:FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission1.ensurethattheagentdesignatedintheprivate
contractshall: