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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
REGULATION (EEC)No1154/75OFTHECOMMISSION
of29April1975
amendingRegulation (EEC)No750/75withregardtotherequirements
governingthepackagingofbutteroilsuppliedasfoodaidtothecountriesofthe
SahelandEthiopia
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasheadingIIoftheAnnextoCommission
Regulation (EEC)No750/75(3)of21March1975
concerninginvitationstotenderforthecostsofmanu­
factureanddeliveryofbutteroilasfoodaidtothe
countriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,laysdownthe
requirementsgoverningthepackagingofthebutteroil
tobedelivered ;whereasexperiencehasshownthe
needtodefinethoserequirementsandtheprovisions
concerningthecheckrelatingthereto,carriedoutby
theinterventionagencyconcerned ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Regulation (EEC)No750/75shallbeamendedas
follows:
1.thefollowingtextshallbesubstitutedforthetext
ofArticle11(1):
'1.Whenthebutteroilismanufactured and
packed,thecompetentagencyintheMemberState
wheretheoperationstakeplaceshallensurethat:
—Article6(3)iscompliedwith,
—thequalityandpackingconformtotheprovi­
sionscontainedintheAnnex,
—thepackagingsusedconformtothetypeof
packagingsinrespectofwhichthecertificate
referredtointheAnnexwasissuedbythe
approvedpackaginginstitute';
2.theAnnextothisRegulationshallbesubstituted
fortheAnnexthereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof'
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29April1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(-')OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.I.
(3)OJNoL74,22.1975,p..W.

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ANNEX
I.Qualityrequirements forbutteroil
Characteristics oftheproduct:concentratedmilkfatwithaminimumpurefatcontentof
99-8%.
Compositioncharacteristics :
moisturecontentandnon-milkfatconstituents :maximum0-2%,
fats:minimum99-8%,
freefattyacids:maximum0-5%(oleicacid),
amountofperoxide/kg:maximumoneunit(inmilliequivalents ofoxygenperkg),
flavour:fresh,
smell:absenceofsmellsunconnected withbutteroil .
II.Packagingofbutteroil
1.Thebutteroilistobepackedinmetalcanistersfullyfilledandhermeticallysealedinan
atmosphereofnitrogen.
Themetalcanistersarepackedincartonscontaining :
—eitherfour5kgcanisters,or
—one20kgcanister.
Thecompletepackagingshouldbestrongenoughtowithstandalongseajourneyandtrans­
portationbylandinatropicalclimate.
Closedcartons,aspreparedfordelivery,containingeitherone20kgmetalcanisterorfour5
kgcanisters95%fullofwater,mustbeabletoresist:
(a)threefallsfromaheightofonemetreonthreedifferentedgesrelatingtodifferentaxes;
thistest,forwhichfivecompletepackagingsaretobeused,mustbeeffectedinaccor­
dancewithISOstandardNo2248.Afterthetests:
—themetalcanistersmaybecrushedoutofshapebutnoleakagemustoccurafterelimi­
nationofthevacuum;
—thecartonsmaybedamagedandshowsmalltearsintheseamsandsealedflapsbut
seamsmustnotbecompletelytornandflapsmustnothavecomeunstuckorbetorn
off;
—thedamagemustnotbesuchastoendangerthesafetransportofthecanister(s)inthe
carton;
(b)acompressiontestinaccordancewithISOstandardNos2872and2874.Forthistest,
eachcompletepackagingisplacedseparately,inthenormaltransportation position,
betweentheplatesofthepress.
Duringthetest,therelativespeedoftheplatesis10mm/minute.
Thecriteriaofapprovalisthat,afterapplyingapressureof3500kg/m-'overthebasearea,
theentirepackging(metalcanistersandcarton)maygetslightlyoutofshapebutmust
keepitsentirety.Fivecompletepackagingsmustbetested.
Beforethetests,thecomplete,filledpackagingsaresubjectedtothefollowingtreatment
inaccordancewithISOstandardNo2233:storagefor48hoursat25°Cwitharelative
humidityof90%.

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Theconformityofthecardboardcartonwiththestandardsdefinedabovemusthavebeen
verifiedbyapackaginginstituteapprovedbytheMemberStateconcernedwhichshall
issuetheappropriatecertificateandtestreporttogetherwiththedescriptionofthetech­
nicalcharacteristics ofthepackagingmaterial.
2.Markingsonthepackaging:
Themetalcanistershallhavestampeduponitthefollowinginformationinthelanguageor
languagesspecifiedintheRegulationoftheindividualinvitationtotender:
(a)thedescription :'Butteroil';
(b)thewords:'GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity';
(c)thenetweight;
(d)themonthandyearofmanufacture .;
(e)thenameoftheprocessingundertaking—intheformofacodenumber.
Inadditiontotheabove,thefollowingmustbemarkedonthetwosidesofeachcarton:the
manufacturer'slotnumberandthenumberofcartonsmakingupthelot.
III.Specialprovisions
Asregardscertainspecialdestinationsforprojectsconcerningsuppliesinviewofmilkreconstitu­
tion,specialmeasuresshallpossiblybefixedintheRegulationoftheindividualinvitationto
tender.