15.4.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL103/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of29March1978
onthesaleunderspecialconditionsofskimmed-milk powderheldbythe
Belgianinterventionagency
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/359/EEC)
Whereas,asregardsthefinancingoftheoperation,
bothexpenditureandrevenuefromsaleshouldbe
attributedtoChapter92,'FoodAid',ofthegeneral
budgetoftheEuropeanCommunities andprovision
madetothatendfortherelevantparticularstobe
suppliedtotheCommission ,inmonthlystatements
providedforinArticle2ofCommissionRegulation
(EEC)No249/77of2February1977layingdown
detailedrulesfortheimplementation ofRegulation
(EEC)No2681/74onCommunityfinancingofexpen­
ditureincurredinrespectofthesupplyofagricultural
productsasfoodaid(9);
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2560/77(2),andin
particularArticle7(5)thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1014/68of20
July1968layingdowngeneralrulesforthepublic
storageofskimmed-milk powder(3),aslastamended
byRegulation (EEC)No1211/69(4),laysdownin
particulartheconditionsforthereleasetothemarket
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbytheintervention
agencies;whereastheBelgianagencyisholdinga
quantityofapproximately 160tonnesofdamaged
skimmed-milk powderfromtheFrenchintervention
agency,originallyintendedforafood-aidoperation;
whereasthislotnolongermeetsthequalityand
packingrequirementslaiddownbyCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No1108/68of27July1968ondetailed
rulesofapplicationforthepublicstorageofskimmed­
milkpowder(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1457/75(6);
Whereasoutletsfortheserelativelysmallquantities
existontheBelgianmarketunderCommissionRegu­
lation(EEC)No443/77of2March1977onthesale
atafixedpriceofskimmed-milk powderforusein
feedforpigsandpoultryandamendingRegulations
(EEC)No1687/76and(EEC)No368/77(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2772/77(8);
whereastheBelgianinterventionagencyshouldthere­
forebeauthorizedtoputthequantitiesinquestionup
forsaleunderthesaidRegulation ;whereas,however,
whenfixingthesellingprice,accountshouldbetaken
ofthespecialsituationofthesaidproduct;Article1
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyisherebyautho­
rizedtosell,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
443/77,aconsignmentofapproximately 160tonnes
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyitwhichnolonger
correspondstothequalityand/orpackingrequire­
mentslaiddownintheAnnextoRegulation(EEC)
No1108/68.
2.Bywayofderogationtotheabovementioned
Regulation,thesellingpriceofthequantitiesreferred
toinparagraph 1shallbeatleast12unitsofaccount
per100kilograms.
Article2
1.Asregardsthefinancingoftheoperation
referredtoinArticle1,
(a)therevenuefromthesaleoftheskimmed-milk
products,and')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
3)OJNoL173,22.7.1968,p.4.
4)OJNoL155,28.6.1969,p.13.
5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
6)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.
7)OJNoL58,3.3.1977,p.16.
(8)OJNoL320,15.12.1977,p.18. (9)OJNoL34,5.2.1977,p.21.

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(b)theexpenditureincurredbytheBelgianinterven­
tionagency,representing
—storagecostsfrom24January1977atBfrs480
perdayofstorageforthetotalconsignment ,
—thecostofremovalfromstorage,and
—thecostofverificationbyanapprovedweigher
andmeasurer,
shallbeattributedtoChapter92,'FoodAid',of
thegeneralbudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities .
2.Particularsoftherevenueandexpenditure
referredtoinparagraph 1(a)and(b)shallbetrans­
mittedtotheCommissioninthemonthlystatements
providedforinArticle2ofRegulation (EEC)No
249/77.Article3
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,29March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President