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COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1441/78
of26June1978
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatstoIndiaunderthe1978
food-aidprogramme
thataim,provisionshouldbemadeforatendering
procedure;whereas,however,intheinterestsofspeed
itmaybedesirableinexceptionalcasestouseprivate
contracts ;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesforimple­
mentingthemeasureslaiddownforbuying-inbutter
orbutteroilonthemarketshouldbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1038/78(2),andin
particularArticle6(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
WhereasIndiahasindicateditsrequirements inmilk
fats;whereasthesefatsmaybesuppliedintheform
ofbutterorbutteroilproducedwithintheCommunity
andmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasanoverallquantityofbutterorbutteroil
corresponding to12700tonnesofbutteroilshouldbe
grantedtoIndiaunderthe1978food-aidprogramme ;
whereas,underthesameprogramme ,Regulation
(EEC)No831/78(■*),hasalreadyprovidedforafirst
supplyof3500tonnesofbutteroiltoIndia;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentinthe
Communityenableanadditionalquantityofbutteror
butteroilcorresponding to9200tonnesofbutteroilto
besuppliedasfoodaid;whereastheapportionment
ofsuppliesbetweenpublicandprivatestockswillvary
dependingonmarkettrendsandseasonalrequire­
ments;
WhereasinviewofthesituationontheCommunity
marketinbutterandotherbutterfatsaswellasthe
needtomakecertainemergencydeliveriesandensure
regularsuppliesunderthemostfavourableeconomic
conditionsprovisionshouldbemadeforthese
suppliestobemadeeitherbytakingbutterorother
butterfatsfromstocksheldbyinterventionagencies
orbybuying-inbutterorbutteroilontheCommunity
market;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportcosts;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereasinordertoachieveArticle1
Anadditionalquantityofbutterorbutteroilcorres­
pondingto9200tonnesofbutteroilshallbemade
availabletoIndiaunderthe1978food-aid
programme .
Article2
1.ThebutterreferredtoinArticle 1shallbe
purchasedinaccordancewithArticle6(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.Thebutteroilreferredtoin
Article 1shallbeprocessedfromthisbutter.
2.Ifthemarketsituationissuchthatdeliveryas
providedinArticle 1cannotbecarriedoutinaccor­
dancewithparagraph 1,thenthesupplyshallbe
ensuredbythebuying-inofbutterorbutterfatsavail­
ableontheCommunitymarket.Buying-inshallbe
doneinsuchawayasnottodisturbthenormaldeve­
lopmentofpricesonthemarket.
Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle 1thecostofthebutteror
butteroil,deliveredtotheportofunloadingshallbe
financedbytheCommunity .
Article4
Invitationstotendershallbeissuedfordeliveryofthe
product,includingpacking,labellingandforwarding
totheportofunloading,saveinexceptionalcases
whereprivatecontractsmaybenegotiated .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(')OJNoL134,22.5.1978,p.4.
(-')OJNoC36,13.2.1978,p.53.
(■»)OJNoL115,27.4.1978,p.8.

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Article5
Thesumstobepaidtotheundertakingselectedshall
bedueonlyif:
(a)theundertakingsatisfiestheconditionslaiddown
intheinvitationtotenderortheprivatecontract;
and
(b)thequalityandpackingofthedeliveredproduct
arefoundoninspectiontocomplywiththerele­
vantCommunityprovisions .
Provisionmaybemadeforpartofsuchsumstobe
paidinadvance.Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theresultingprocedureforimplementing thatpara­
graphandArticle4shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.
Article7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,26June1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
K.B.ANDERSEN