9.10.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL261/39
COMMISSION DECISION
of2October1975
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofskimmed-milk powderandbuttertotheLeague
ofRedCrosssocietiesforvictimsoftheearthquakeinTurkey
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(75/606/EEC)
tions,andNo1541/75(6)of16June1975laying
downthegeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfats,
underthe1975food-aid-programme ,tocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandtocertaininternationalorganiza­
tions,itwouldbeadvisable,forthisemergencyaction,
tohaverecoursetoaprocedureofmutualagreement,
inthecasewhereithasprovedthatthegoodsshallbe
takgnoverbytherecipientorganizationtoaportorto
anairport;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles6(7),7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1348/75(3)of
26May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder,
underthe1975food-aid-programme ,tocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandtocertaininternationalorganiza­
tions,providestoleaveareservestockofskimmed­
milkpowderforunforeseeable cases;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1542/75(4)of
16June1975,onthesupplyofmilkfats,underthe
1975food-aid-programme tocertaindevelopingcoun­
triesandtocertaininternational organizations ,
providestoleaveareservestockofbutterfatsfor
unforeseeable cases;
WhereastheLeagueofRedCrosssocietieshas
requestedanurgentdeliveryof100metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powderand50metrictonsofbutter
onbehalfofthevictimsoftheearthquakeinTurkey;
whereasappropriateactionshouldbetakenforthis
requestandtosetasidethequantitiesinquestion
fromtheabovementioned reserve;whereasthe
methodsoftransportshallbechosenfollowingthe
urgencyandtheexistingpossibilities ;
WhereasunderArticle5ofCouncilRegulations
(EEC)No1347/75(5)of26May1975layingdownthe
generalrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder,
underthe1975food-aid-programme ,tocertaindeve­
lopingcountriesandtocertaininternationalorganiza­Article1
1.InpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No1348/75,
100metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderboughtin
pursuanttoArticle7ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68
shallbedeliveredtotheLeagueofRedCrosssocieties
forvictimsoftheearthquakeinTurkey.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbecollected
fromtheGermaninterventionagency.
3.Theskimmed-milk powdershall,asregards
qualityandpacking,satisfytherequirements laid
downinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1108/68(7)of27July1968concerningthe
methodsofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,
aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).
Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbe
markedinlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powder—GiftoftheEuropean
EconomicCommunitytotheLeagueofRedCross
societies—forfreedistributioninTurkey'.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
I2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.3.
(4)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.6.
(5)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.(6)OJNoL157,19.6.1975,p.4.
(7)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article4
1.Incaseofdeliverytoanairportorportofembar­
kation,fordeterminingthecostsoftransportinques­
tion,theGermaninterventionagencyshallconclude
oneorseveralprivatecontractstotheleastonerous
terms.
TheinterventionagencyshallforwardtotheCommis­
sionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivatecontracts.
Inthecasementionedinthefirstsubparagraph ,
deliveryshallbeeffectedwhentheyaredeposited,
followingthecase,totheairportortotheportofship­
mentatapointdesignatedbytherecipientorganiza­
tion.
2.Incaseoftransportbylorryfromthewarhouse,
assoonastheloadingofthegoodsshallbeeffected,
theGermaninterventionagencyshallcommunicate
totheCommissionthedateofloading,thequantity
andthequalityestablishedatthetimeofloading.Article2
1.InpursuanceofRegulation (EEC)No1542/75,
50metrictonsofbutterboughtinpursuanttoArticle
6ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68shallbedeliveredto
theLeagueofRedCrosssocietiesforvictimsofthe
earthquakeinTurkey.
2.ThebuttershallbecollectedfromtheGerman
interventionagency.
3.Thebuttershallsatisfythefollowingconditions
concerningthequality:
(a)Minimumfatcontentofthemilk:82%
b)Maximumwatercontent:16%
(c)Producedfrompasteurizedacidcream.
4.Thebuttershallsatisfythefollowingconditions
concerningthepackaging :
(a)Inblocksof25kg
(b)Thepackagingmustbeofresistantmaterialsto
protectthebutterthroughouttransport,storage
anddisposal
(c)Thepackingofthebuttershallbemarkedin
lettersatleast1cmhigh:'Butter—Giftofthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheLeagueof
RedCrosssocieties—forfreedistribution in
Turkey'.
5.Whenthegoodsarereceivedbytherecipient
organization ,thetemperatureofthebuttermustnot
exceed—10°Cinthecentreoftheblocks.
Article3
Theskimmed-milk powderandthebuttershallbeat
thedisposaloftherecipientorganizationontheterri­
toryoftheFederalRepublicofGermanyatoneofthe
followingstagescommunicated atalatermomentby
theCommissiontotheGermaninterventionagency,
thatistosay:
—fobtoaportoftheCommunityaccessiblefor
ocean-goingshipshavingregularlineswith
Turkey,
—orfreeatGermanairport,
—orfromthewarehouseoftheinterventionagency
inthecasewheretherecipientorganization
ensuresthetransportbylorriestoTurkey.Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbepayableinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderandbutterdeliveredinpursu­
anceofthisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,2October1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission