NoL77/50 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of18March1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,for
useasfoodaidforThailand
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/247/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
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
1298/76of1June1976layingdowngeneralrulesfor
thesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976programme (3),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No2018/76of27
July1976ontheadditionalsupplyofskimmed-milk
powderasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries,
international organizations andnon-governmental
organizationsunderthe1976programme (5),provides
interaliafor1500tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCross;whereastheICRChasrequested50
tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powderforThai­
land;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theICRCofonelotof50tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket
forThailand .
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbeararedcrossof10cmby10cmandthe
followinginscriptioninlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:
'Skimmed-milk powdercontainingvitamins'A'(5000
IU/100g)and'D'(500IU/100g)/GiftoftheEuro­
peanEconomicCommunity/ActionoftheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCross/Forfreedistribu­
tion.' (')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13,
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(4)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(*)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofBangkok.
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
on15April1977atthelatest.
3.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideattheportof
unloading,oronboardalighter,asthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientorganizationshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostsoftaking
deliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientorganizationshallbebornebyit.
Theratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshall
belaiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agent(designatedbythemutualagreementcontract
specifiedinArticle3)andthecarrierandmusthave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbytheformerandthe
recipientorganization'sdeliveryagent.
5.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
organization .
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingreferredtoinArticle2(1)includingthe
insurancecostsshallbedeterminedbytheinterven­
tionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementonthe
leastoneroustermspossible.Thisshallonlyresultin
thepaymentofthisamountonpresentationofthe
deliverycertificateprovidedforinArticle2(5).
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
contracts .
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedeliverythe
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
inArticle2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
grantanadvance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheGermanGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientorganization ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,
(b)informtherecipientorganization ,atleast10
cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloadingoftheexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientorganizationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany .
DoneatBrussels,18March1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:
(e)authorizedadditives :
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :
(n)vitamincontent :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1.5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum (99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum