NoL341/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 10.12.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of19November 1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheArabRepublicofYemenofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfood
aid
(OnlydieGermantextisauthentic)
(76/899/EEC)
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded;
Whereas,consideringthatthisvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderformspartofadeliveryofbutteroiland
cereals,forwhichtheYemenauthoritieshavealready
undertakenloadingarrangements ,itshallbenecessary
toconcludeaprivatecontractforthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSIONOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme(3),asamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
Whereas,inaccordancewithCouncilRegulation
(EEC)No2018/76of27July1976ontheadditional
supplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtocertain
developingcountries,internationalorganizationsand
non-governmental organizations underthe1976
programme(5);CommissionRegulation (EEC)No
2584/76of22October1976(6)providedinteraliafor
aninvitationtotenderfordeliverytotheArabRepu­
blicofYemenofonelotof500metrictonsofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powder;whereastheinvitation
totenderforthislothadtobecancelled;whereas
newmeasuresmustbeprovidedfor,toenablethis
supplytobemade;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)andNo2018/76the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedelivery
fromtheportofBremenofonelotof500metrictons
ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderboughtonthe
CommunitymarketfortheArabRepublicofYemen.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No»
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).
3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.0OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(<)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.h)OJNoL295,26.10.1976,p.9.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontract.4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast1
cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity/For
freedistribution.'Article4
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderdeleveredpursuanttothis
Decision.Article2
Article5DeliveryshallbeeffectedfromtheportofBremen,
onadatefixedbytheGermaninterventionagency
whichmustbelaterthan15andearlierthan31
December1976.
Thegoodsshallbeconsideredasdeliveredwhenthey
areactuallydepositedattheplaceofexportatapoint
designatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,19November1976.
Article3
1.TheGermanintervention agencyshall
determinetheforwardingcostsofthevitaminized
skimmed-milk powderbyconcludingaprivate
contractontheleastoneroustermspossible.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Domic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000I.U.per100g
500i.u.per100g