3.2.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL28/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No231/76
of2February1976
onthesaleofskimmed-milk powderatareducedpriceforexportforuseas
feed
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(')aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticles7(5)and28thereof,
Whereas,underCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2808/75of29October1975layingdownspecial
measuresforthedisposal,withaviewtoitsincorpora­
tionincompoundfeedingstuffs ,ofskimmed-milk
powderheldinpublicstorage(3),skimmed-milk
powderheldbyinterventionagenciesandputinto
storagebefore1April1974maybesoldatareduced
price;whereasapproximately 50%ofthequantityin
questionistobesoldforexportintheformof
compoundfeedingstuffs ;whereas,nowthatthetender
carriedoutinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof
Commission Regulation (EEC)No3178/75of4
December1975onthesalebytenderofskimmed­
milkpowderatareducedpriceforexportintheform
ofcompoundfeedingstuffs (4)hasgivenanindication
astothelevelofprices,itispossibletoprovidefor
saleatafixedprice;
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderisusedforfeed,provisionshouldbemadefor
ittobedenaturedinaccordance withArticle2of
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No990/72of15May
1972ondetailedrulesforgrantingaidforskimmed
milkprocessedintocompoundfeedingstuffsandfor
skimmed-milk powderforuseasfeed(5),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No453/73(fa);
whereas,however,incertainimportingcountriesthe
technicalconditionsoffeedmanufacture couldmake
theuseofdenaturedskimmed-milk powderdifficult;
whereasprovisionshouldthereforebemade,subject
tocertainguarantees ,topermittheexportofundena­
turedskimmed-milk powderinaccordancewiththe
provisionslaiddowninCommission Regulation
(EEC)No196/76of29January1976layingdown
specialrulesgoverningthepaymentoftherefundforskimmed-milk powderforuseasfeedinthecountry
ofdestination (7);
Whereas,inordertoensurethattheskimmed-milk
powderisnotdivertedfromitsentendeddestination ,
provisionshouldbemadeforsecuritytobegiven
suchaswillguaranteecompliancewiththeobligation
tohavetheproductexportedandincorporated in
animalfeed;
WhereastheManagementCommitteeforMilkand
MilkProductshasnotdeliveredanopinionwithinthe
timelimitsetbyitsChairman ;
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Thereshallbeputforsale,onthetermshereinafter
setout,skimmed-milk powderboughtinpursuantto
Article7(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68andtaken
intostorageafter31May1973andbefore1October
1973.
Article2
Theskimmed-milk powderinquestionshallbeused
foranimalfeed;itshallbeexportedwithintwo
monthsfromthedayonwhichthepurchasertakes
delivery.Itshallbesoexported,either:
(a)afterbeingdenaturedinaccordancewithArticle2
ofRegulation (EEC)No990/72;or
(b)ifitisnotdenatured,inaccordancewiththeprovi­
sionsofRegulation (EEC)No196/76.
Article3
1.Theskimmed-milk powdershallbesoldex
storagedepot,atapriceequaltothebuying-inprice
applicablebytheinterventionagencyinquestionon
thedayofsale,less5-0unitsofaccountper100kilo­
grammes .
Theskimmed-milk powdermaynotbesoldinquanti­
tiesoflessthan200metrictons.
2.Thepurchasershallpayforskimmed-milk
powderbeforetakingdeliverythereof.
3.Thepurchasershalltakedeliverywithin30days
fromthedateofthecontractofsaleofalltheskim­
med-milkpowderpurchasedbyhim.')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
:)O'lNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
■')O)NoL280,31.10.197S,p.2.
■>)OJNoL315,5.12.1975,p.15.
5)OJNoLI15,17.5.1972,p.1.
b)OJNoL53,26.2.1973,p.4. (7)OJNoL23,30.I.1976,p.40.

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4.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,the
contractshallbecancelledinrespectofanyquantities
ofwhichthepurchaserhasnottakendeliverywithin
theprescribedperiod.
Article4
1.Beforetakingdelivery,thepurchasershallgive
securityinanamountofeightunitsofaccountper
100kilogrammes .
2.Thesecurityshalltaketheform,attheoptionof
theMemberStateconcerned,eitherofachequemade
outinfavouroftheinterventionagencyorofa
guaranteesatisfyingthecriteriafixedbythatMember
State.3.Exceptintheeventofforcemajeure,thesecurity
shallbereleasedonlyinrespectofthosequantities
exportedinaccordancewithArticle2.
Article5
TheMemberStatesshallinformtheCommission by
theTuesdayofeachweekofthequantitiesofskim­
med-milkpowdersoldduringtheprecedingweek.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,2February1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftinCommission