5.9.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL243/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of26July1974
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofskimmed-milk powderfreeatairporttobedeliveredto
theNigerasfoodaid
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(74/444/EEC)
asaconsequenceitispreferabletotakeadvantage
ofthepossibilityoftransportingthepowderwhich
theBelgianGovernmenthassetasidebyairandto
aprocedureofmutualagreementforthetranspor­
tationtotheairportofembarkation ;
Whereasmoreoverthehandlingoftheair-liftbythe
BelgianGovernment meansthattheintervention
agencyconcernedisresponsibleonlyforthe
transportoftheskimmed-milk powdertothe
airportofembarkation ;
Whereas,forasuccessfuloperation,itisnecessary
thattheBelgianintervention agencynotifiesthe
Commissionofthecostsincurred;
Whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthis
DecisionareinaccordancewiththeOpinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No804/68(*)of27June1968onthecommon
organization ofthemarketinmilkandmilk
products,aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No662/74(2),andinparticulartoArticles7(5)
and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3582/73(8)
of28December1973,establishingthegeneralrules
regardingthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,
providesforthesupplytothesecountriesof14000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasthesameRegulationlaiddowninArticle2
thatthetransportoftheskimmed-milk powderto
distributionpointsshouldbefinancedbytheCom­
munity;whereasArticle3laysdownthatthe
transportation tothedistributionpointsshould
normallybecoveredbyatenderingprocedureorin
exceptionalcasesbyrecoursetoaprocedureof
mutualagreement;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)
No192/74(4)of18January1974onthesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothecountries
oftheSahelandEthiopia,hasprovidedcertainrules
forthesupply;
WhereasthecurrentfoodsituationintheNiger
necessitatesanactionallowingspeedydeliveryof
certainquantities,which,takingintoaccountthe
stocksatthedisposaloftheinterventionagencies,
canbedeliveredbytheBelgianinterventionagency,
tothemoreremoteareasofthecountry;whereasHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.AccordingtotheprovisionsofArticle1(1),(3)
and(5)ofRegulation (EEC)No192/74,172metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderaretobedeliveredto
theNiger,pursuanttoRegulation (EEC)
No3582/73.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdertobedeliveredshall
betakenfromtheBelgianinterventionagency.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershallasregards
qualityandpackagingsatisfytherequirementslaid
downinAnnexIofCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1108/68(5)of27July1968concerningthe
methodsofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1636/74(6).
i1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50. (5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(4)OJNoL21,25.1.1974,p.33. (8)OJNoL173,28.6.1974,p.60.

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Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powdershall
bemarkedinlettersatleast2cmhigh:
'Laitécréméenpoudre
DondelaCommunaute économiqueeuropéenne
auNiger
Adistribuergratuitement'.
Article2
Thedeliveryistobeeffectedonthedaysandfrom
theBelgianairportscommunicated totheinter­
ventionagencyconcernedbytheCommission .
Article3
Thecostsoftransportoftheskimmed-milk powder
totheairportsreferredtoinArticle2shallbedeterminedbytheinterventionagencyconcernedby
aprocedureofmutualagreementundertheleast
onerousconditions,takingintoaccounttheavail­
abilityoftransport.
Article4
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,26July1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI