25.3.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL78/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of15March1976
onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasemergencyfoodaidtotheLebanese
Republicforthebenefitofthoseaffectedbytherecentevents
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/328/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(x),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1347/75,(EEC)No1348/75and(EEC)No
372/76,alotof250metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powdershallbedeliveredtotheLebaneseRepublic.
Article2WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1348/75of26
May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1975programme(3),
providesforareservestockof3800metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powder;whereas,inaccordancewith
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No372/76of17February
1976onthesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofskim­
med-milkpowdertotheLebaneseRepublicforthe
benefitofthoseaffectedbytherecentevents,asfood
aidpursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No1348/75(4),250
metrictonsofskimmed-millc powdertobetaken
fromthisreserveshallbeallocatedtotheLebanese
Republic;whereasthiscountryhasrequestedthe
deliveryoftheabovementioned quantity;1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbecollected
fromtheFrenchinterventionagency.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirements astoqualityandpackinglaiddownin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesofapplica­
tionforpublicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).
Thepackingoftheskimmed-milk powdershallbe
markedinlettersatleast1cmhighwiththewords:
'Laitécremeenpoudre—DondelaCommunauté
économiqueeuropéenneauLiban—Àdistribuergrat­
uitement.'WhereasArticle5ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1347/75of26May1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1975programme^),stipulatesthat
thecostsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbya
tenderingprocedureor,inthecaseofanemergency
action,byaprocedureofmutualagreement ;Article3
1.DeliveryshallbecifBeirut.
Whereasinviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsby
mutualagreement;2.Shipmentshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan10April1976.
3.Deliverycifshallberegardedascompletedwhen
thegoodsareeffectivelyremovedfromtheholdofthe
shipattheportofunloading.(1)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
(3)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.3.
(4)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.6.
(5)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.(<>)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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(a)notifythecountryofdestination,assoonas
possible,afterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment;
(b)atleast10cleardaysinadvance,informthe
countryofdestinationoftheexpecteddateof
arrivalattheportofunloading;
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharterparty
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
subsequenttodeliveryincludingunloadingcosts
(suchasshifting,hoistingorreceptioncosts)andany
lighteragecosts.
Anydemurragecostsordispatchmoneyattheportof
unloadingshallbepaidorreceivedbythecountryof
destination .Theratesofandrulesgoverningsuch
costsanddispatchmoneyshallbespecifiedinthe
contractbetweentheagentfortheCommunity,desig­
natedintheprivatecontractspecifiedinArticle4,
andtheshipper,andshallbeagreeduponinadvance
betweenthatagentandthereceptionagentinthe
countryofdestination.
4.Oncifdeliveryunderthetermssetoutinpara­
graph3thecountryofdestinationshallhandoverto
theagentfortheCommunityacertificateoftaking
over.Article6
Article4 Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtotheskimmed­
milkpowderdeliveredpursuanttothisDecision.
Article71.TheFrenchinterventionagencyshalldetermine
thecostsoftransportingtheskimmed-milk powder
byconcludingaprivatecontractontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivate
contract.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,15March1976.
Article5
TheFrenchGovernment shall:FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission1.ensurethattheagentdesignatedintheprivate
contractshall: