NoL157/4 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.6.75
REGULATION (EEC)No1541/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of16June1975
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandinternational organizations underthe1975food-aid
programme
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesforimple­
mentingthemeasureslaiddownforbuyinginbutter
orbutteroilonthemarketshouldbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(6)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3);
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations haveindicatedtheirrequirements
inmilkfats;whereasthesefatsmaybesuppliedin
theformofbutterorbutteroilproducedwithinthe
Communityandmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentinthe
Communityenableaquantityof43400metrictons
ofbutteroiltobesuppliedasfoodaidinbutterand
butteroil;whereastheapportionment ofsupplies
betweenpublicandprivatestockswillvarydepending
onmarkettrendsandseasonalrequirements ;
WhereasinviewofthesituationontheCommunity
marketinbutterandotherbutterfatsaswellasthe
needtomakecertainemergencydeliveriesandensure
regularsuppliesunderthemostfavourableeconomic
conditionsprovisionshouldbemadeforproviding
thesesupplieseitherbytakingbutterorotherbutter
fatsfromstocksheldbyinterventionagenciesorby
buyinginbutterorbutteroilontheCommunity
market;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportanddistributioncosts;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbdprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests
ofspeedtocarryoutemergencyoperationsbyprivate
contract ;Article1
Aquantityofbutterorbutteroilcorresponding to
43400metrictonsofbutteroilshallbemadeavailable
tocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations asfoodaidunderthe1975food-aid
programme .
Article2
1.ThebutterreferredtoinArticle 1shallbe
purchasedinaccordancewithArticle6(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.Thebutteroilreferredtoin
Article1shallbeprocessedfromthisbutter.
2.Ifthemarketsituationissuchthatdeliveryas
providedinArticle1cannotbecarriedoutinaccor­
dancewithparagraph 1,thenthesupplyshallbe
ensuredbymeansofbutterorbutterfatsavailableon
theCommunitymarket.Buyinginshallbedonein
suchawayasnottodisturbthenormaldevelopment
ofpricesonthemarket.
Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle1:
(a)thecostofthebutterorbutteroil,deliveredtothe
foboracorresponding stage,shallbefinancedby
theCommunity ;
(b)inexceptionalcases,theCommunitymayalso
whollyorpartiallyfinanceonthebasisofadeci­
sionoftheCouncil,inaccordancewiththeproce­
durereferredtoinArticle8:
—shipmenttothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplacesofdestination,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aninternationalorganization .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(})OJNoC111,20.5.1975,p.25.

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Provisionsmaybemadeforpartialadvancepayment
ofsuchsums.
Article7
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand,
inthiscase,theprocedureforimplementing thatpara­
graphandArticle5shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.Article4
ThecostsreferredtoinArticle3(b)shall,wherethe
arrangements agreedwiththerecipientcountryor
organizationsoprovide,bepaidasawholeorpartial
lump-sumcontributiontothecountryororganization
ofdestinationbytheinterventionagencyresponsible
fortheoperation.
Article5
Fordeliveryoftheproduct,includingpacking,
labellingandshipmenttothefoboracorresponding
stage,and,whererelevant,foritsshipmentbeyond
thatstage,invitationstotendershallbeissued,
withoutprejudicetoArticle4exceptinthecaseof
emergencyaid,whereprivatecontractsmaybenegoti­
ated.
Article6
Thesumstobepaidtotheundertakingselectedshall
bedueonlyif:
(a)theundertakingsatisfiestheconditionslaiddown
intheinvitationtotenderortheprivatecontract;
and
(b)thequalityandpackingofthedeliveredproduct
arefoundoninspectiontocomplywiththerele­
vantCommunityprovisions.Article8
Inaccordancewiththevotingproceduresetoutin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,thecountriesandorganiza­
tionsforwhichthisaidisdestined,togetherwiththe
quantitytobeallocatedtoeach,shallbedetermined
bytheCouncilactingonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,16June1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.RYAN