16.2.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL44/19
COMMISSION DECISION
of1February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytoEthiopiaofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
tobeboughtontheCommunitymarketforuseasfoodaid
4. (OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/139/EEC)
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76('),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)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme (5),
providesinteraliafor500tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletoEthiopia;whereasthis
countryhasrequestedtheabovementioned quantityof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuyinginofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcostsincasesofemergency ,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;Articlc1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,theFrench
interventionagencyshallarrangedeliverytoEthiopia
ofonelotof500tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderboughtontheCommunitymarket.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommission Regulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(b),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(7).
Inaddition,thesupplierdesignatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'Skimmed-milk powderenrichedwithvitaminsAand
D/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunityto
Ethiopia/Forfreedistribution.'')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.1.V
-')OJNoL67,15.1976,p.9.
■•)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.V
4)OJNoI.224,16.8.1976,p.I.
>)OJNoI.146,4.6.1976,p.S.(")OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoI.145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofAssab.
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
on3March1977atthelatest.
3.Deliveryshallbecompletedwhenthegoodsare
actuallyseizedintheholdoftheshipattheportof
unloading .
4.Therecipientcountryshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostsof
unloading(e.g.unstowing,hoistingandacceptance
costs)aswellasanylightercosts.Anydemurragecosts
ordispatchmoneyattheportofunloadingshallbe
payablebyortotherecipientcountry.Theratesand
otherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbelaiddown
inthecontractbetweentheCommunityagent(desig­
natedbythemutualagreementcontractspecifiedin
Article3)andthecarrierandmusthavebeenprevi­
ouslyagreeduponbytheformerandtherecipient
country'sdeliveryagent.
5.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
country.
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingreferredtoinArticle2(1)includingthe
insurancecostsshallbedeterminedbytheinterven­
tionagencyconcernedbybedeterminedagreement
ontheleastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
contracts .
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedeliverythe
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
grantanadvance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonlysubjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheFrenchGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifytherecipientcountryassoonaspossible
afterthegoodshavebeenloadedonboardship,
ofdetailsoftheship,theloadingdate,thequan­
tityandqualityofthegoodsasrecordedon
shipment,
(b)informtherecipientcountry,atleast10clear
daysbeforearrivalattheportofunloadingof
theexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)haveincludedinthetermsofthecharterparty
aprovisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientcountryoftheship'sprobabledateof
arrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,1February 197?.
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)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:1·5%maximum
4-0%maximum
0-15%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum