25.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL77/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of17March1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeandPrin­
cipeofvitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunity
marketforuseasfoodaid
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/246/EEC)
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation(EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No5.59/76(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)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationsunderthe1976programme^),
providesinteraliafor100tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheDemocraticRepu­
blicofSaoTomeandPrincipe;whereasCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2018/76of27July1976onthe
additionalorganizationsandnon-governmental organi­
zationsunderthe1976programme (6),providesinter
aliafor50tonnesofskimmed-milk powdertobe
madeavailabletothesamecountry;whereasthis
countryhasrequested150tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowder;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76,(EEC)No1299/76and(EEC)No
2018/76,theFrenchinterventionagencyshallarrange
deliverytotheDemocraticRepublicofSaoTomeand
Principeofonelotof150tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(7),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1457/75(8).
3.Inaddition,thesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.(!)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(")OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p..5.
6OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.OOJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(8)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Suchanadvancemaynot,however,exceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­
rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheFrenchGovernment :
1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientcountryassoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,
(b)informtherecipientcountry,atleast10clear
daysbeforearrivalattheportofunloadingof
theexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'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.4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbearthefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast
onecentimetrehigh:
'LeitedesnatadoempocomvitaminasAyD/Dom
daComunidadeEconomicaEuropeiaaSaoTomey
Principe'.
Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofSaoTome(SaoTomeandPrincipe).
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
on15April1977atthelatest.
3.Deliveryattheportofunloadingshallbe
completedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepositedon
thequaysideattheportofunloadingoronboarda
lighter,asthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientcountryshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostsoftaking
deliveryofthegoods.Anydemurragecostsattheport
ofunloadingattributabletotherecipientcountryshall
bebornebyit.Theratesandotherdetailsconcerning
suchcostsshallbelaiddowninthecontractbetween
theCommunityagent(designatedbythemutualagree­
mentcontractspecifiedinArticle3)andthecarrier
andmusthavebeenpreviouslyagreeduponbythe
formerandtheRecipientcountries'deliveryagent.
5.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
country.
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingreferredtoinArticle2(1)includingthe
insurancecostsshallbedeterminedbytheinterven­
tionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementonthe
leastoneroustermspossible.Thisshallonlyresultin
thepaymentofthisamountonpresentationofthe
deliverycertificateprovidedforinArticle2(5).
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
contracts .
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
grantanadvance.DoneatBrussels,17March1977.
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,free
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimumfrom