21.8.76 NoL231/19 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of23July1976
onthesupplyofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderboughtontheCommunity
marketforZaireasemergencyfoodaid
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/682/EEC)
byaprocedureofmutualagreementinthecaseof
emergencyactions;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
help,acontractbymutualagreementshouldbe
negotiatedforthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1347/75of26May1975layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1975programme (3),andinparti­
cularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1348/75of26
May1975onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1975programme (4),
providesforareservestockof3800metrictonsof
skimmed-milk powder;whereas,accordingto
CouncilRegulation(EEC)No1436/76of18June
1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtotheRepublicofZaireforthepopulationofthe
LakeKivuareaunderRegulation(EEC)No1348/75
(5),sixmetrictonsofthisreservestockshallbeallo­
catedtotheRepublicofZaireforthepeopleofthe
LakeKivuarea;whereastheRepublicofZairehas
requestedthedeliveryoftheabovementioned quantity
ofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasArticle2(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No1347/75
providesthat,ifthequantitiesofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
thesupplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1347/75
providesthattheforwardingcostsmaybedeterminedArticle1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1347/75,(EEC)No1348/75and(EEC)No
1436/76,theBelgianintervention agencyshall
proceedtothedeliveryattheairportofBukavuofa
lotofsixmetrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderboughtontheCommunitymarketforZaire.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeetthe
requirementslaiddownintheAnnextothisDecision
forqualityandpackaging .
3.Thesupplierappointedbytheprivatecontract
specifiedinArticle3shallsupply5%extraempty
bagsidenticaltothosecontainingthegoods.
Article2
1.Delivery'atairport'shallbecompletedwhenthe
goodsareactuallydepositedattheairportofdestina­
tion.
2.Thecountryofdestinationshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdelivery,includingacceptancecosts.
Anycostsresultingfromdelaysintakingoverthe
goodsattributabletothecountryofdestinationshall
bebornebythelatter.
3.Anacceptancecertificateshallbeissuedon
deliverybytherecipientagentappointedbythe
countryofdestination .(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(J)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.1.
(4)OJNoL138,29.5.1975,p.3.
(5)OJNoL160,22.6.1976,p.1.

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4.Loadingshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible.
Article3
1.Theamountcoveringthecostsofdeliveryat
airportofBukavuasspecifiedinArticle1(1),
includinginsurancecosts,shallbedeterminedbythe
interventionagencyconcernedbyaprocedureof
mutualagreementontheleastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission aduplicateoftheprivatecontract.
Article4
TheBelgianGoverment :
1.shallmakesurethattheagentdesignatedinthe
privatecontractcommunicates tothecountryof
destination,assoonaspossible,anoticeindicating
thedateandtheplaceofloading,thequantityand
qualityofthegoodsasrecordedonshipment,and
theunloadingairport;2.shallprovidetheCommission ,assoonaspossible,
withtheinformationspecifiedinparagraph 1.
Article5
Norefundorcompensatoryamount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtotheskimmed
milkpowderspecifiedinthisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,23July1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEX
I.Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralizationagents:
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0\Smlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:
II.Packing
(a)Newbagsofanetweightcontentof25kg(5%emptybags).
(b)Composition :
—fourKraftpaperbagsofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g/m2;
—oneinterposedtar-linedpaperbag,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast140g/m2orone
Kraftpaperbagwithpolyethylenelayer,ofastrengthrepresentingatleast70g+15
g/m2;
—onepolyethyleneinnerbagatleast0-08mmthickdoublebound.
(c)Thefollowingmarkingtoappearonthepackaginginlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'LaitécréméenpoudreenrichidevitaminesAetD—DondelaCommunautééconomique
européenneàlarepubliqueduZaïre—Àdistribuergratuitement.'