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REGULATION (EEC)No713/75OFTHECOUNCIL
of18/March1975
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
Somalia
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthelowest
possibleprice;whereasinordertoachievethataim,a
tenderingprQcedureshouldbeprovidedfor;whereas,
however,itmaybe-desirable,intheinterestsofflexi­
bilityandspeed,tohaverecoursetoadifferentproce­
dure;
Whereasdetailedrulesfortheapplicationofthe
measurestobetakenwhenskimmed-milk powderis
purchasedonthemarketshouldbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Underthe1975programme ,areservestockof2000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidshall
besetupforSomalia,tobesuppliedtothatcountry
accordingtoitsneed.THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
WhereasSomaliahasindicateditsrequirements "as
regardshigh-proteinmilkproducts;whereasthese
high-proteinproductsmaybesuppliedintheformof
skimmed-milk powderproducedwithintheCommu­
nityandmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandtheneedto
avoiddisturbingmarketconditions ;
Whereastheamountsatpresentavailableenable
2000metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobe
supplied;whereas,moreover,thereissomemobility
indistributionasbetweenpublicstocksandmarket
availabilities ;
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesituationonthe
Communitymarketinskimmed-milk powder,and
theneedto*delivercertainsuppliesasamatterof
urgencyandtoensurethatsuppliesaredeliveredregu­
larly,arrangementsshouldbemadefortheskimmed­
milkpowdertobesuppliedasfoodaid,dependingon
theamountavailableeitherbydrawingonstocksheld
bytheinterventionagenciesorbybuying-inthe
productontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasforthe1975programmeprovisionshouldbe
madeforareservestockof2000metrictonsofskim­
med-milkpowderforSomaliatobesuppliedtothat
countryaccordingtoitsneed;
Whereas,toenabletheaidtobeusedeffectively,arran­
gementsshouldbemadetofinancedeliverytothe
placesofdestination ;Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbeboughtinaccordancewithArticle7(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsandotheraddi­
tives,suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket.
Buying-inshallbedoneinsuchawayasnotto
disturbthenormaldevelopment ofpricesonthe
market.
Article3
•ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle1,thecostof
theskimmed-milk powder,itslabellinganddelivery
totheplacesofdestinationandthesupplyofanyvita­
minstobeaddedtothemilkshallbefinancedbythe
Community .(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL«5,29.3.1974,p.51.

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Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
thearrangements forimplementing Article2(2)and
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68.Article4
Thecostsofdeliverytotheplacesofdestinationmay
bemet,inwholeorinpart,byalump-sumcontribu­
tion.TheCommissionshallpaysuchcontribution
directlytothecountryofdestination .TheCommis­
sionmayinsuchcasesmakepartialadvance
payments .
Article5
TheexpenditurereferredtoinArticle3,excludingthe
lump-sumcontributionreferredtoinArticle4,shall
inprinciplebedeterminedbyatenderingprocedure .
However,inrespectoftransport,adifferentprocedure
maybeadopted.Article7
ThisRegulationsha*llenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,18March1975.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
R.RYAN