18.11.75 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL298/7
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of3November 1975
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdertotheInternational Committeeofthe
RedCrossasemergencyfoodaidinfavourofvictimsofthedisasterinAngola
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(75/683/EEC)
Whereas,inviewoftheworseningofthesituationin
Angolaandoftheneedtoprovideimmediateaid,itis
necessarytodelivertherequestedquantitybyair;
whereastheBelgianGovernmentshalltakeincharge
thefreetransportbyairofaquantityof32metric
tons;whereasmutualagreementmustbesoughtfor
theforwardingofthisquantityfromthestoragedepot
totheairportofembarkation ;whereas,forthe
balanceof25metrictons,thosecostsaswellastheair
transportcostsmustbedeterminedbymutualagree­
ment:
whereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(J)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1827/74(3)of
11July1974onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations providesinteraliathat3000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdershallbemade
availabletotheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Cross(ICRC);whereastheICRChasrequestedthe
supplyof57metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderfor
victimsofthedisasterinAngola;
WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1826/74(4)of11July1974layingdowngeneralrules
forthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsstipulatesthatincaseofemergencyactions
theforwardingcostsmaybedeterminedbyaproce­
dureofmutualagreement;HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1826/74and(EEC)No1827/74,57metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powderboughtinpursuantto
Article7ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68shallbe
deliveredtotheICRCforthevictimsofthedisaster
inAngola.(3)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.22.
(<)OJNoL190,13.7.1974,p.20.

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2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallsatisfy,as
regardsqualityandpacking,therequirements laid
downinAnnexItoCommissionRegulation(EEC)
No1108/68(1)of27July1968concerningthe
methodsofpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder,
aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(2).
Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbeara
redcross10cmby10cmandshallbemarkedwith
thefollowingwordsinlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:'Laitécréméenpoudre—DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenne—ActionduComité
internationaldelaCroix-Rouge—Adistribuergratu­
itement'.agencyconcernedbymutualagreementontheleast
oneroustermspossible.
2.TheLuxembourginterventionagencyshalldraw
upaprivatecontractorcontractsontheleastonerous
termspossibleforthedeliveryatairportofLuanda
(Angola)forthequantityofskimmed-milk powder
relatingtoit.
3.Theinterventionagenciesshallimmediately
forwardtotheCommission acopyoftheprivate
contracts .
Article4
1.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryofthegoodsincludingthe
unloadingcosts.
2.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
organization .
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectofthe
skimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuanttothisDeci­
sion.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
BelgiumandtotheGrandDuchyofLuxembourg .
DoneatBrussels,3November1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommissionArticle2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbetakenfrom
—theBelgianinterventionagencyasregardsaquan­
tityof32metrictons,
—theLuxembourginterventionagencyasregardsa
quantityof25metrictons.
Theinterventionagencyconcernedshallsupply2%
extraemptybags.
2.Thedeliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andinanycasenotlaterthan11November1975.
Article3
1.TheBelgianGovernmentshallprovidethetrans­
portbyairtoAngolaofthequantityofskimmed-milk
powdercollectedfromitsinterventionagency.The
shipmentshalltakeplaceataBelgianairporttobe
designatedbytheCommissiontotheintervention
agencyconcerned.
Theamountcoveringthedeliverycostsfromthe
storagedepotoftheinterventionagencytothestage
freeairportshallbedeterminedbytheintervention
(!)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(2)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.