31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/53
COMMISSION DECISION
of3December1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheWorldFoodProgramme
asfoodaidforIndia
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(76/958/EEC)
determinedbyatenderingprocedureor,inthecase
ofanemergencyaction,byaprocedureofmutual
agreement ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoproviderapidaid
andbecauseofthefactthattherecipientagencyhas
alreadymadearrangementsforthedeliverytotake
place,itisnecessarytohaverecoursetoaprocedure
ofmutualagreementforthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
Management CommitteeforMilkandMilk
Products,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)
No804/68of27June1968onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),
andinparticularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of
1June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesand
international organizations underthe1976
programme (3)providesinteraliafor20000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailable
totheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP);
Whereas,attherequestoftheWFP,aninvitationto
tenderhasbeenmadeforinteraliadeliveryof1000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powder,intendedfor
variousthirdcountries,providedforinCommission
Regulation (EEC)No2480/76of12October1976
concerninganinvitationtotenderforthecostsof
deliveryofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtothe
WorldFoodProgramme forvariousthird
countries(4);whereasitwasnotpossibleforthis
quantityofskimmed-milk powdertobedelivered,
duetodefaultbythetenderer;whereasitshallbe
necessarytoprovidenewmeasuresforthissupply;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid
tocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations underthe1976programme (5),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(6),
stipulatesthatthecostsofdeliveryshallbe1.Inaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Regulations (EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)
No1299/76,alotof1000metrictonsofskimmed­
milkpowdershallbedeliveredtotheWFPforIndia.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
theDutchinterventionagency.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackinglaiddownin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)
No1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesof
applicationforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk
powder(7),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1457/75(8).
2.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallsupply
afurther2%ofemptybagsidenticaltothose
containingthegoods.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13,
2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
8)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
4)OJNoL282,13.10.1976,p.22.
3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
6)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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3.Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallhave
thefollowingmarkingprintedonthebags,inletters
atleast1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powder/GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunity IWorldFoodProgramme
action/Bombay.'2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivate
contract .
3.ItshallpaytotheWFP,within30days
maximumofthedateonwhichtheWFPtakes
deliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder,aflat-rate
contributionof80unitsofaccountpermetrictonof
skimmed-milk powdersuppliedtowardsthecostof
forwardinganddistributingsuchskimmed-milk
powder.
Article3
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whether
monetaryoraccession)shallbeappliedinrespectof
theskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuanttothis
Decision.1.DeliveryshallbeeffectedfromaCommunity
portaccessibleforocean-goingshipsandhavinga
regularlinetotherecipientcountry,onadatetobe
fixedbytheinterventionagencyconcernedand
whichmustbelaterthan2andearlierthan
15December1976.
2.Deliveryshallbeconsideredascompletedwhen
thegoodsaredepositedatthepointofexportation
attheplacedesignatedbytheWFPoritsappointed
agent.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .
DoneatBrussels,3December1976.
Article4
1.TheDutchinterventionagencyshalldetermine
thecostsofforwardingtheskimmed-milk powderby
concludingaprivatecontractontheleastonerous
termspossible.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission