31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/67
COMMISSION DECISION
of7December1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplytoTanzaniaofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobe
boughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfoodaid
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/968/EEC)
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticular
destinationwherethisrequires,inparticular,the
additionofvitamins,supplyshallbeensuredbythe
buying-inofskimmed-milk powderonthe
Communitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternational
organizations underthe1976programme (3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of
1June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powder
asfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesand
international organizations underthe1976
programme (5)providesinteraliafor350metrictons
ofskimmed-milk powdertobemadeavailableto
Tanzania;whereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2018/76of27July1976onthecomplementary
supplyofskimmed-milk powdertocertain
developingcountries,internationalorganizationsand
non-governmental organizations underthe1976
food-aidprogramme (6)providesinteraliafor1000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powdertobemade
availabletoTanzania;whereasthiscountryhas
requested400metrictonsofvitaminizedskimmed­
milkpowderofwhich50metrictonsshallbe
deliveredinaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2018/76;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milkHASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76and(EEC)
No2018/76,theBelgianinterventionagencyshall
arrangedeliveryofonelotof400metrictonsof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powderboughtonthe
CommunitymarketforTanzania.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).HOJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.5.
(6)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.HOJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
HOJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article3
1.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshalldetermine
theforwardingcostsofthevitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderbyconcludingaprivatecontractontheleast
oneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchcontract.3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5°/oemptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
1cmhigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsA
andD/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunity
toTanzania/Forfreedistribution.' Article4
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whether
monetaryoraccession)shallbegrantedinrespectof
theskimmed-milk powderdeliveredpursuanttothis
Decision .Article2
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofBelgium.1.Deliveryshallbemadetoaporttobe
designatedinthetender,chosenfromamongports
intheCommunityaccessibleforocean-goingships
havingaregularservicewiththerecipientcountry.
2.Deliveryattheportofembarkationshalltake
placeonadatetobefixedbytheBelgianintervention
agencyandwhichmustbelaterthan16andearlier
than31January1977.
3.Thegoodsshallbeconsideredasdeliveredwhen
theyareactuallydepositedattheplaceofexportat
apointdesignatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent.DoneatBrussels,7December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission
ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:1-5°/omaximum
4-0°/omaximum
0-15%>maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5°/omlmaximum (99°/ominimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein0-1g
clean(g)solubility:
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(m)appearance :
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000l.u.per100g
500i.u.per100g.