NoL228/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 29.8.75
COMMISSION DECISION
of28July1975
concerninganemergencysupplyofbutteroiltotheInternational Committeeof
theRedCrossasfoodaidtoVietnam
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(75/503/EEC)
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No530/74,
500metrictonsofbutteroilshallbedeliveredtothe
ICRC,boundforVietnam.
2.Thebuttertobeusedinmanufacturing the
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheBelgianinterven­
tionagency.
3.Thebutteroilshallmeetastoqualityand
packingtherequirements laiddownintheAnnexto
Regulation (EEC)No750/75.
Thebutteroilshallbeputupincontainersof5kg.
Themarkingsonthepackingarethesameas
mentionedinChapterII(2)ofRegulation (EEC)No
750/75,completedwitharedcross10x10cmand
thefollowinginscriptioninlettersatleast1cmhigh:
'ActionduCICR'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ;
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68(')of27June1968onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts,aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No740/75(2),andin
particularArticle6(7)thereof;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No530/74(3)of4
March1974layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andcertaininternationalorganizations ,provides,inter
alia,that1000metrictonsofbutteroilshouldbe
madeavailabletotheInternational Committeeofthe
RedCross;whereastheICRChasrequestedtheemer­
gencysupplyof500metrictonsofbutteroilfor
Vietnam ;
WhereasinpursuanceofArticle2ofRegulation
(EEC)No530/74aprivatecontractcouldbeissued
forthedeliveryincaseofemergencysupplies;
Whereas,inviewofthedeterioration ofthesituation
inVietnamandoftheneedforimmediateaid,the
above-mentioned quantityofbutteroilshouldbe
shippedassoonaspossible;whereasitisapparent
thatmutualagreementmustbesoughtinrespectof
thedeliveryinquestion;
Whereas,asregardsqualityandpackingofthe
butteroil,itisusefultoapplytherequirements laid
downinCommissionRegulation (EEC)No750/75(4)
of21March1975concerninginvitationstotenderfoi
thecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtothecountriesoftheSahelandEthiopia,as
lastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1154/75(5):
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeOpinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article2
1.ThedeliveryistobeeffectedcifDa-Nang.
2.Deliverycifshallbeeffectedatthemomentat
whichthegoodsareactuallydepositedonthequay­
sideoronboardalighterintheportofdisembark­
ment.
3.Theembarkation shallbeeffectedassoonas
possibleandon1September1975atthelatest.
Article3
1.Thecostsoftheprocessingofthebutterinto
butteroilandthepackagingandshipmentofthe
butteroilshallbedeterminedbymutualagreementon')OJNoL14»,28.6.1968,p.13.
-)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.1.
>)OJNoL65,7.3.1974,p.1.
4)OJNoL74,22.3.1975,p.30.
5)OJNoL114,3.5.1975,p.1.

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theleastoneroustermspossible,havingregardtothe
existingtransportpossibilities .
2.TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallforwardto
theCommissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchmutual
agreement .
Article4
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbepayableinrespectofthe
butteroildeliveredpursuanttothisDecision.Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,28July1975.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission