NoL52/42 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.2.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of9February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheRepublicofCapeVerdeIslandsofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarketforuseas
foodaid
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(77/171/EEC)
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^),asamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2017/76(4),andinparticular
Article6thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme (5),
providesinteraliafor450tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheRepublicofthe
CapeVerdeIslands;whereasthiscountryhas
requestedtheabovementioned quantityofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuyinginofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency ,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,the
Belgianinterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theRepublicoftheCapeVerdeIslandsofonelotof
450tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powder
boughtontheCommunitymarket,dividedintothe
following :
—LotA:225tonnes,
—LotB:225tonnes.
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).
3.Inaddition,thesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'LeitedesnatadoempocomvitaminasAyD/Domda
Conumidade economicaeuropeiaaRepublicade
CaboVerde.'')()|No1.14K,2K.6.I968,p.IV
)O')No1.67,IS.V1976,p.9.
s)O)No1.146,4.6.1476,p.
')OJNo1.224,16.X.1976,p.I.
^)OJNoI.146,4.6.1976,p.S.(h)0|NoI.1X4,29.7.1968,p..14.
(')OjNoI.I4S.6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffected:
—asregardsLotA:totheportofunloadingofSao
Vicente,
—asregardsLotB:totheportofunloadingofPraia.
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andnotlaterthan15March1977.
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
tionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementonthe
leastoneroustermspossible.
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
TheBelgianGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientcountryassoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,
(b)informstherecipientcountry,atleast10clear
daysbeforearrivalattheportofunloading,of
theexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientcountryoftheship'sprobabledateof
arrivalinport;
2.shallsendtotheCommission assoonaspossible
theinformationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,9February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum(18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(15-0mgminimum)
50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles(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:5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum