31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/55
COMMISSION DECISION
of6December1976
onthesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofbutteroilasfoodaidtotheRepublicofMali
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(76/959/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
COMMUNITIES ,
ArticleI
Alotof100metrictonsofbutteroilshallbe
deliveredtotheRepublicofMaliinaccordancewith
theprovisionslaiddowninRegulations (EEC)
No1541/75and(EEC)No1542/75.
Article2HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1542/75oi:
16June1975onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe
1975food-aidprogrammetocertaindeveloping
countries andtocertaininternational
organizations (3)providesforareserveof4550
metrictonsofbutteroil;whereasinaccordancewith
CouncilRegulation (EEC)No1822/76of20July
1976onthesupplyofbutteroil,asfoodaid,tothe
RepublicofMali,inaccordancewithRegulation
(EEC)No1542/75(4),100metrictonsfromthis
reserveshallbeallocatedtotheRepublicofMali;
whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthesupplyofthe
abovementioned quantity;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1541/75of
16June1975layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
1975WorldFoodProgramme (5)stipulates,inits
Article5,thatthecostsofdeliveryshallbe
determinedbyatenderingprocedure,exceptin
exceptionalcaseswhenaprocedureofmutual
agreementmaybeinvoked;
Whereas,inviewoftheurgencyofthedelivery,it
seemsappropriatetoinvokeaprocedureofmutual
agreementforthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products,1.Thebuttertobeusedinthemanufacture of
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheDutch
interventionagency.
2.Thebutteroilshallsatisfytherequirements as
regardsqualityandpackinglaiddownintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation (EEC)No2247/75of
29August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotender
forthecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroil
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme (6),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2212/76(7).
Itshallbepackedexclusivelyinfivekilogramme
canisters .
3.Asregardsthewordingtobestatedonthe
packing,thestatementspecifiedinChapterII(2)(b)
oftheAnnexstipulatedintheprecedingparagraph
shallbethefollowing:
'Butteroil/DondelaCommunauté Économique
EuropéenneàlarépubliqueduMali/Destinéa
lavente.'
Article3
1.Deliveryshallbeeffected'todestination'
Bamako.(»)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(4)OJNoL203,29.7.1976,p.1.
(5)OINoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.(«)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
(7)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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Article5
TheDutchGovernmentshallinformtherecipient
countryassoonaspossibleofthedateofloading,
meansoftransportusedtodeliverthegoodstotheir
destination,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,aswellastheportof
unloading.
Theundertakingentrustedwiththedeliveryshall
informtherecipientcountryoftheprobabledateof
arrivalofthegoodsattheirdestination,atleasttwo
cleardaysinadvance.2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan31December1976.
3.'Deliverydestination'shallbeconsideredas
completedwhenthebutteroilhasactuallyreachedits
destinationandhasbeenunloaded.
4.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingacceptanceand
possiblytranshipmentcosts.
5.Anydemurragecostsresultingfromdelayson
thepartoftherecipientcountryintakingoverthe
goodsshall,onpresentationofthenecessaryproof,
bepaidbytheinterventionagencyconcernedand
aretheresponsibility oftheCommunity ,without
prejudicetoasubsequentreimbursement bythe
recipientcountry.
6.Theagentappointedbytherecipientcountry
shallissueanattestationcertifyingthatthegoods
weretakenover.Article6
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whether
monetaryoraccession)shallbeappliedtothe
butteroilpursuanttothisDecision.
Article7
Article4 ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .
DoneatBrussels,6December1976.1.Theamounttocoverthecostsofdeliveryfrom
thestoragedepotoftheinterventionagencyuntilthe
stagespecifiedinArticle3(1)shallbedeterminedby
theinterventionagencyconcernedbymeansofa
mutualagreementprocedureontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionforthwithaduplicateofthemutual
agreementcontractorcontracts .FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission