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REGULATION (EEC)No2978/74OFTHECOMMISSION
of26November 1974
layingdownconditionsforthesaleforexportofskimmed-milk powderheldby
intervention agenciesandconcerningtheadjustmentofrefundsfixedin
advanceforskimmed-milk powdernotcomingfrominterventionstocks
suchanadjustment ,itisappropriatetomakeprovi­
sionforthelatter;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredonopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
1.Theinterventionagenciesshallofferforsale,on
thetermssetoutbelow,skimmed-milk powder
boughtinunderArticle7ofRegulation(EEC)No
804/68andplacedinstorageafter31March1974but
before1September1974.
2.Providedthatthetotalquantityofskimmed­
milkpowderasspecifiedinArticle1soldbyanyone
interventionagencyshallnotexceed50%ofthe
quantityheldbythatagencyatthedateofentryinto
forceofthisRegulation .
3.Contractsofsalemustbeconcludednotlater
than31December1974.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No662/74(2),andin
particularArticle7(5),thefirstsubparagraph of
Article17(4)andArticle28thereof;
Whereaslargequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderare
currentlyheldinpublicstorageintheCommunity ;
whereasstepsshouldbetakentosellthesestocks
whereoutletsfortheproductexist;
WhereasCommission Regulation (EEC)No
2609/74(3)of14October1974onthesaleforexport
ofskimmed-milk powderheldbyinterventionagen­
ciesauthorizedCommunityexporterstoobtain
suppliesofskimmed-milk powderfromintervention
agenciesduringthemonthofOctober1974forexport
inperformanceoflong-termcontracts;whereas,since
thesituationontheworldmarketismoreorless
unchanged ,thatmeasureshouldbeextended;
Whereasexperiencehasshownthatsomeprovisions
oftheabovementioned Regulationshouldbe
amended,particularlyasregardsthesellingprice,the
finaldatesforpaymentsandfortakingdeliveryand
theadvancefixingoftherefund;
WhereasthisRegulationgivesexporterswhopurchase
frominterventionagenciesacertainmeasureofprice
guaranteewhichmayextendbeyondthedateon
whichanyamendmentoftheinterventionpriceis
effected;whereasmeansshouldaccordinglybesought
wherebyexportersofskimmed-milk powderwho
purchaseontheopenmarketmaybenefitfroma
similarguarantee;whereassubparagraph (a)ofthe
secondsubparagraph ofArticle5(3)ofCouncilRegu­
lation(EEC)No876/68(4)of28June1968laying
downgeneralrulesforgrantingexportrefundson
milkandmilkproductsandcriteriaforfixingthe
amountofsuchrefunds,aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2429/72(5),providesthatrefundsfixed
inadvancemaybeadjustedifinterventionpricesare
altered;whereashavingregardtothepresentmarket
situation,whichalreadyindicatesthepossibilityofArticle2
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesold:
(a)ex-storagedepotatapriceequaltothebuying-in
priceappliedbytherelevantinterventionagency
atthetimewhenthecontractisconcluded,plus
1-5u.a./lOOkg;
(b)inlotsof5000metrictonsormore;
(c)topurchaserswho:
—canproduceevidenceofacontractconcluded
onorafter7October1974underwhichthey
haveundertakentodeliveroveraperiod
exceedingfivemonthstoathirdcountryindi­
catedinthecontractaquantityofnotless
than5000metrictonsofskimmed-milk
powder;
—canproduceevidencethattheyhavelodgedan
applicationforadvancefixingoftherefund
andforanexportlicencevalidforeight
months,applicabletothecountryofdestina­
tionspecifiedinthecontractreferredtointhe(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL85,29.3.1974,p.51.
(3)OJNoL278,15.10.1974,p.7.
(4)OJNoL155,3.7.1968,p.1.
(5)OJNoL264,23.11.1972,p.1.

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firstindentandrelatingtothequantityof
skimmed-milk powdertobepurchased;
—giveanundertakingthattheywill,underthe
abovementioned exportlicenceandinperfor­
manceofthecontractreferredtointhefirst
indent,exportthequantityofskimmed-milk
powderpurchased;
(d)inpackagingmarkedinlettersatleast2cmhigh
withoneormoreofthefollowingendorsements :
—'Skimmed-milk powderforexportunderRegu­
lation(EEC)No2978/74',
—'Laitecremeenpoudredestineal'exportation
conformement aureglement (CEE)n°
2978/74',
—'Magermilchpulver furdieAusfuhrgemaftder
Verordnung (EWG)Nr.2978/74',
—'Lattescrematoinpolveredestinatoall'exporta­
zioneconformemente alregolamento (CEE)n.
2978/74',
—'Magere-melkpoeder bestemdvooruitvoer,
volgensVerordening (EEG)nr.2978/74',
—'Skummetmaelkspulver bestemtforeksporti
overensstemmelse medforordning (E0F)nr.
2978/74'.
2.Thesalebytheinterventionagencyoftheskim­
med-milkpowdershallbesubjecttotheprovisionby
thepurchaser,onorbeforeconclusionofthecontract
ofsale,ofsecurityinanamountof10u.a./lOOkg.
Suchsecurityshalltaketheform,astheMemberState
chooses,eitherofachequemadeoutinfavourofthe
interventionagencyorofaguaranteesatisfyingthe
requirements laiddownbytheMemberState
concerned .
Article3
1.Thepurchasershalltakeovertheskimmed-milk
powderwithinthefollowingtimelimits,reckoned
fromtheendofthemonthinwhichthecontractof
saleisconcluded :
(a)threemonths,asregardshalfthequantity
purchased ;
(b)sixmonths,asregardstheremainder .
Thepurchasermaytakedeliveryofeachhalfininstal­
ments,providedthattheabovetimelimitsare
compliedwith.
2.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthebuyer
failstotakedeliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder
withintheperiodsspecifiedinparagraph 1heshall
paythestoragecostsincurredinrespectofthe
outstandingquantitiesbytheinterventionagency
fromthedayonwhichthecontractofsalewas
concludeduntilthedayonwhichdeliveryistaken.
Suchcostsshallbecalculatedataflatrateof0-029
u.a./lOOkgperdayofstorage.
3.Beforetakingdeliveryofanyquantity,the
purchaser :(a)shallpaytheinterventionagencyforthequantity
inquestion;
(b)shallpayanystoragecostsdueunderparagraph2.
4.Whentheconditionssetoutinparagraph3have
beensatisfied,theinterventionagencyshallissuea
removalorderindicating :
(a)thequantityinrespectofwhichthoseconditions
havebeensatisfied;
(b)thestoragedepotordepotswherethequantityin
questionisstored;
(c)thefinaldatespursuanttoparagraphs 1and6for
takingdeliveryoftheskimmed-milk powder;
(d)whereappropriate,thedateuptowhichany
storagecostsdueunderparagraph2havebeen
paidinrespectofthequantityinquestion.
5.Ifatthetimeoftakingdeliverytheskimmed­
milkpowderpurchasedhasbeeninstoreformore
thansixmonths,theinterventionagencymay,ifthe
purchasersorequests,substituteforthequantity
outstandinganequivalentquantitywhichhasbeenin
storeforlessthansixmonths.
6.Exceptincasesofforcemajeure,ifthebuyer
failstotakeovertheskimmed-milk powderwithin
eightmonthsreckonedfromtheendofthemonthin
whichthecontractofsalewiththeintervention
agencywasconcluded,thecontractshallbetermi­
natedinrespectofthequantitiesoutstanding .
7.Incasesofforcemajeure,theintervention
agencyshalltakesuchactionasitconsidersnecessary
inthelightofthecircumstances invoked.
Whereaninterventionagencyacceptsacaseofforce
majeureassuch,theMemberStateconcernedshall
immediatelysonotifytheCommission ,whichshall
informtheotherMemberStates.
Article4
1.Fromthetimeofitsremovalfromstoreuntilit
leavesthegeographicalterritoryoftheCommunity
theskimmed-milk powdershallbeplacedunder
customscontrolorunderanadministrative control
offeringequivalentsafeguards .
2.Customsexportformalitiesshallbecompletedin
theMemberStateofsale.
Article5
1.ThesecurityprovidedforinArticle2(2)shallbe
forfeitinrespectofanyquantitiesinrespectofwhich
thecontractofsaleisterminatedpursuanttoArticle3
(6).
Moreover,exceptincaseofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthosequantitiesin
respectofwhichthepurchaserfurnishesproofof

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exportationinaccordancewiththethirdindentof
Article2(1)(c).
2.Thisproofshallbefurnishedasfollows:
(a)wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromtheterritoryofthe
MemberStateofsale,byproductionofacustoms
documentcertifyingsuchdepartureandspecifying
thattheproductwasexportedunderthisRegula­
tion,or
wheretheproductleavesthegeographicalterritory
oftheCommunityfromtheterritoryofaMember
StateotherthantheMemberStateofsale,by
productionofthecontrolcopyprovidedforin
Article1ofRegulation (EEC)No2315/69.
Sections101,103and104ofthecontrolcopy
shallbecompleted .Section104shallbe
completedbydeletingasnecessaryandentering
againstthesecondindentoneoftheendorsements
specifiedinArticle2(1)(d)ofthisRegulation ;
and
%
theprovisionsofArticle5(3)ofRegulationNo
1041/67/EECshallapplymutatismutandis;
(b)byproductionofdocumentsasreferredtoin
Article8(1)ofRegulationNo1041/67/EECesta­
blishingthatthequantitiesconcernedhaveinfact
beenimportedintothethirdcountryinquestion.Article6
Iftheinterventionpriceforskimmed-milk powderis
alteredforthe1975/76milkyear,refundsfixedin
advancepriorto1January1975foraperiod
exceeding60daysinrespectofproductsfalling
withinsubheading04.02AIIb)1oftheCommon
CustomsTariffshallbeadjustedaccordingly .Provided
thatarefundisfixedinadvanceunderthesecond
indentofArticle2(1)(c)orforexportationsunder
Regulation (EEC)No2609/74itshallnotbesubject
toanyadjustmentwithinthemeaningofArticle5(3)
ofRegulation (EEC)No876/68.
Article7
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission
forthwithofthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powder
inrespectofwhichcontractsofsalehavebeen
concludedbytheinterventionagencyunderthisRegu­
lation,indicatingforeachquantitythecountryof
destinationandthedeliveryperiodprescribedbythe
contractasreferredtointhefirstindentofArticle2
(1)(c).
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,26November1974.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
Francois-Xavier ORTOLI