NoL190/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.7.74
REGULATION (EEC)No1826/74OFTHECOUNCIL
of11July1974
layingdownthegeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfood
aidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinternational organizations
whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereas,inordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbeprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirable,intheinterests
ofspeed,tocarryoutemergencyoperationsbyprivate
contract;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplica­
tionofthe*measureslaiddownforbuying-in
skimmed-milk powderonthemarketshouldbe
adoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddown
inArticle30ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68,asin
thecaseoftherulestobeappliedwherepublicstocks
areused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(*)of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbytheActofAccession,andinparticular
Article7(4)thereof;
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ;
HavingregardtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment;
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizations haveindicatedtheirrequirements
inhigh-proteinmilkproducts;whereasthesehigh­
proteinproductsmaybesuppliedintheformof
skimmed-milk powder—producedwithinthe
Community—whichmeetscertainqualitystand­
ards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandthenecessity
ofnotdisruptingmarketconditions ;
Whereastheamountsavailableenable41000metric
tonsofskimmed-milk powdertobesupplied;
whereas,inaddition,thereissomemobilityinthe
distributionoftheamountsavailablebetweenpublic
stocksandprivatestocks,accordingtomarketdevelop­
mentsandbyreasonofcommonorganizationofthe
market,sincethelatterprovidesforaseasonalvaria­
tioninpricessuchastomaintainprivatestocksata
relativelyhighlevel;
Whereas,takingintoaccountthesituationonthe
Communitymarketinskimmed-milk powder,and
theneedtodelivercertainsuppliesasamatterof
urgencyandtoensurethatsuppliesaredeliveredregu­
larly,arrangementsshouldbemadefortheskimmed­
milkpowdertobesuppliedasfoodaid,dependingon
theamountavailable,eitherbydrawingonstocks
heldbytheinterventionagenciesorbybuying-inthe
productontheCommunitymarket;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaincostsincurredinthetransportanddistribution
ofthegoods;Article1
Thereshallbemadeavailabletocertaindeveloping
countriesandinternational organizations 41000
metrictonsofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaid.
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbeboughtinaccordancewithArticle7(1)of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,
suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket.
Buying-inshallbedoneinsuchawayasnotto
disturbthenormaldevelopment ofpricesonthe
market.
Article3
ForthepurposesreferredtoinArticle1:
(a)thecostoftheskimmed-milk powder,deliveredto
foboracorresponding stage,shallbefinancedby
theCommunity ;
(b)inexceptionalcases,theCommunitymayalso
whollyorpartiallyfinanceonthebasisofaunani­ 0)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.

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mousdecisionoftheCouncil,onaproposalfrom
theCommission :
—shipmenttothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplace(s)ofdestination,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aninternationalorganization .
Article4
ThecostsreferredtoinArticle3(b)shall,wherethe
supplyagreementsoprovides,bepaidasawholeor
partiallump-sumcontributiontothecountryororgan­
izationofdestination .
Article5
Fordeliveryofskimmed-milk powdertofobora
corresponding stageand,whererelevant,foritsship­
mentanditspurchaseontheCommunitymarket,
invitationstotendershallbeissued,withoutprejudice
toArticle4,exceptinthecaseofemergencyaid,
whereprivatecontractsmaybenegotiated .
Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theproceduresforimplementing Article2(2)and
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68.
Article7
1.IntheeventualityreferredtoinArticle2(2):
(a)expenditureresultingfromimplementation ofthis
Regulationshallbechargedagainsttheappropria­tionsunderTitle9'Foodaidandotherexpendi­
ture'ofthebudgetoftheEuropeanCommunities ;
(b)advancesintendedtocoverexpenditureincurred
underArticle2(2)andArticle3shallbedecided
uponbytheCommissiononthebasisofestimates
ofthefinancialrequirements oftheMemberStates
andafterconsultation oftheCommittee ofthe
EuropeanAgriculturalGuidanceandGuarantee
Fund.
2.TheCommission shallaudittheaccountsofthe
MemberStatesannuallyonthebasisoftheexplana­
torystatementswhichthelattershallsubmittoit.
3.Theimplementing proceduresforthisArticle
shallbeadopted,ifnecessary,inaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle13ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No729/70(»)of21April1970onthe
financingofthecommonagriculturalpolicy.
Article8
Inaccordancewiththevotingprocedurelaiddownin
Article43(2)oftheTreaty,thedevelopingcountries
andtheorganizationswhicharetoreceivetheaid,
togetherwiththequantitytobeallocatedtoeach,
shallbedeterminedbytheCouncilactingonapro­
posalfromtheCommission .
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,11July1-974.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
J.SAUVAGNARGUES
(>)OJNoL94,28.4.1970,p.13.