26.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL50/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of16February1976
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational Committeeofthe
RedCrossasemergencyfoodaidforLebanon
(OnlytheEnglishandtheFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(76/256/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1826/74and(EEC)No1827/74,25metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderboughtinpursuantto
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68shallbe
deliveredtotheICRCforLebanon .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallsatisfy,as
regardsqualityandpacking,therequirements laid
downinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1108/68of27July1968concerningthemethods
ofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(6),WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74of11
July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations (3),providesinteraliathat3000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershallbemade
availabletotheInternational Committee oftheRed
Cross(ICRC);whereastheICRChasrequestedthe
supplyof25metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderfor
Lebanon ;Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbeara
redcross10cmx10cmandshallbemarkedwith
thefollowingwordsinlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:'Laitécréméenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenne—ActionduComité
internationaldelaCroix-Rouge—Àdistribuergratu­
itement'.
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1826/74of11July1974layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zations(4),stipulatesthatincaseofemergencyactions
theforwardingcostsmaybedeterminedbyaproce­
dureofmutualagreement ;Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom:
—theinterventionagencyoftheUnitedKingdomas
regardsaquantityof15metrictons,
—theFrenchinterventionagencyasregardsaquan­
tityof10metrictons.
Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallsupply2%
extraemptybags.
2.Thedeliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible:
—fora15metrictonsquantityattheLondon
airport,
—fora10metrictonsquantityattheairportin
Paris.Whereas,inviewofthesituationinLebanonandof
theneedtoprovideimmediateaid,itisnecessaryto
delivertherequestedquantitybyair;whereasthe
ICRCshalltakeinchargethetransportbyairand
shalltakedeliveryofthegoodsattheairport;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(4)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.(5)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(6)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuanttothisDeci­
sion.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdom
andtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,16February1976.Article3
1.Theamountcoveringthedeliverycostsfromthe
storagedepotoftheinterventionagencytothestage
freeairportshallbedeterminedbytheintervention
agencyconcernedbymutualagreementontheleast
oneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
forwardtotheCommission acopyoftheprivate
contracts .
Article4
1.TheICRCshallbearallcostssubsequentto
deliveryofthegoodsincludingthecostsoftaking
overthegoods.
1.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissui-aondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytheICRC.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission