27.6.74 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL171/9
COMMISSION DECISION
of28May1974
concerningthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertoMaliasfoodaid
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(74/307/EEC)
quantitiesofskimmed-milk powdercouldbesupplied
bytheFrenchinterventionagency;whereas,further­
more,inviewofthesmallquantitytobedeliveredto
theICRCandofthefactthatitisalsointendedfor
Maliitisappropriatetocombinethetwosuppliesina
singleoperation,thedeliverycostsofwhichshouldbe
negotiatedbyprivatecontract;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and'28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No3582/73(3)of
28December1973layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,providesinter
aliafor2900metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletoMali;
WhereasArticle3ofthatRegulationspecifiesthatthe
costsofdeliveryasfarascifstagemustbeputoutto
tenderor,inexceptionalcircumstances maybenegoti­
atedbyprivatecontract;
Whereas,inviewoftheworseningfoodsituationin
Maliandofthefactthattherainyseasonis
approaching ,600metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdershouldbedispatchedasquicklyaspossible;
whereasitwillthereforebenecessarytoactbyprivate
contract;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2721/72(4)of
19December1972onthesupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaid,asamendedbyRegulation(EEC)
No2700/73(5),providesinteraliafor6000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
theInternational Committee oftheRedCross
(ICRC);whereasunderArticle3(2)ofthatRegulation
deliverycostsmayalsobenegotiatedbyprivate
contract;
WhereastheICRChasrequestedthesupply,asemer­
gencyaid,of20metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder
forMali;
Whereas,havingregardtothestocksheldbytheinter­
ventionagenciesandtothesituationofthemarketin
skimmed-milk powder,itappearsthatboththeseHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.ThereshallbedeliveredtoMali620metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powder,ofwhich
—600metrictonsforMaliinpursuanceofRegula­
tion(EEC)No3582/73,
—20metrictonsfortheICRCinpursuanceofRegu­
lation(EEC)No2721/72.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackinglaiddownin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68(6)of27July1968ondetailedrulesofappli­
cationforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No77/74(7).
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfromstocks
heldbytheFrenchinterventionagency.
Theinterventionagencyshallhavethepacking
marked,inlettersatleast2cmhigh,asfollows:
onthe600metrictons:
'Laitecremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunauteeconomiqueeuropeenneau
Mali
Adistribuergratuitement ;
onthe20metrictonsfortheICRC:
aredcross15cmby15cmandthewords:(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.$OJNoL359,28.12.1973,p.50.
(4)OJNoL291,28.12.1972,p.28.0OJNoL279,5.10.1973,p.1.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
7OJNoL9,11.1.1974,p.38.

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3.Thedistributionpointsprovidedforinpara­
graph1shallbedesignatedbytheauthoritiesofthe
recipientcountriesandshallbecommunicated bythe
Commissiontotheinterventionagencyconcerned .
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryofaccession)shallbepayableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderdeliveredinpursuanceofthis
Decision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.'Laitecremeenpoudre
DondelaCommunaute economiqueeuropeenne
ActionduComiteInternationaldelaCroix-Rouge'.
Article3
LoadingfortransportviaAbidjanshalltakeplaceas
soonaspossibleandbecompletedby10June1974at
thelatest.
Article4
1.Theinterventionagencyshalltakeallmeasures
necessarytohavetheskimmed-milk powder
concernedtransportedrapidlytothedistribution
points.
2.Itshallforthispurposeenterintooneormore
privatecontractsforthecostsofsuchtransportonthe
besttermspossible,accountbeingtakenofprevailing
transporttermsandoftheurgencyofdelivery.
TheFrenchinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontractor
contracts .DoneatBrussels,28May1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI