8.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/27
COMMISSION DECISION
of28February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheWorldFoodProgrammeofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfood
aidforthePhilippines
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/200/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976,onthecomplementary supplyofskimmed­
milkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountries,interna­
tionalorganizationsandnon-governmental organiza­
tionsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme^),provides
interaliafor10000tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletotheWorldFoodProgramme
(WFP);whereastheWFPhasrequesteddeliveryof
432tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderfor
thePhilippines ;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theWFPofonelotof432tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket
forthePhilippines .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Inaddition,thesupplierdesignatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuyinginofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.l.V
(2)OJNoL67,15.*.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.
(■»)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(b)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontract.
3.TheinterventionagencyshallpaytotheWFP
within30daysmaximumfromtheday.onwhichhe
takesdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk powderaflat-rate
contributionof80unitsofaccountpertonneofvitam­
inizedskimmed-milk powdersupplied.
Article4
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectofthe
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuant
tothisDecision .
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowingwordinginlettersatleastone
centimetrehigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nity/WorldFoodProgrammeAction/Manila.'
Article2
1.Deliveryshallbemadetoaporttobedesignated
inthetender,chosenfromamongportsinthe
Communityaccessibleforocean-goingshipshavinga
regularservicewiththerecipientcountry.
2.Deliveryattheportofembarkationshalltake
placeonadatetobefixedbytheGermaninterven­
tionagencyandwhichmustbelaterthan25March
andearlierthan10April1977.
3.Thegoodsshallbeconsideredasdeliveredwhen
theyareactuallydepositedattheplaceofexportata
pointdesignatedbytheWFPoritsagent.
Article3
1.TheGermanintervention agencyshall
determinetheforwardingcostsofthevitaminized
skimmed-milk powderbyconcluding aprivate
contractontheleastoneroustermspossible.DoneatBrussels,28February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(I)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitamincontent:
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
015%maximum(18°Domic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum