25.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL326/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of17November 1976
onthesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofbutteroilasfoodaidtoSriLanka
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(76/887/EEC)
downinRegulations (EEC)No694/76and(EEC)No
695/76.
Article2
1.Thebuttertobeusedinthemanufacture of
butteroilshallbecollectedfromtheGermaninterven­
tionagency.
2.Thebutteroilshallsatisfytherequirements as
regardsqualityandpackinglaiddownintheAnnex
toCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2247/75of29
August1975onthetermsofinvitationstotenderfor
thecostsofmanufactureanddeliveryofbutteroilas
foodaidtocertaindevelopingcountriesandtothe
WorldFoodProgramme(5),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2212/76(6).
Itshallbepackedexclusivelyin5kgcanisters.
3.Asregardsthewordingtobestatedonthe
packing,thestatementspecifiedinChapterII(2)(b)
oftheAnnexstipulatedintheprecedingparagraph
shallbethefollowing :
'Butteroil/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytoSriLanka'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(J),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No695/76of25
March1976onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides,
interalia,forthesupplytoSriLankaof160metric
tonsofbutteroilobtainedfrombutterheldbythe
interventionagencies;whereasthiscountryhas
requestedthesupplyoftheabovementioned quantity;
WhereasCouncilRegulation(EEC)No694/76of25
March1976layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsasfoodaidtocertaindevelopingcountries
andinternationalorganizationsunderthe1976food­
aidprogramme(4),stipulatesinitsArticle5thatthe
costsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbyatendering
procedureor,inthecaseofanemergencyaction,bya
procedureofmutualagreement;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,Article3
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedataporttobedesig­
natedinthetender,chosenfromamongCommunity
portsaccessibleforocean-goingshipsandhavinga
regularlinetotherecipientcountry.
Deliveryattheportofloadingshalltakeplaceona
datetobefixedbytheGermaninterventionagency
whichmustbelaterthan1andearlierthan15
January1977.
2.Thegoodsshallberegardedasdeliveredwhen
theyaredepositedintheportofshipment,atapoint
designatedbytherecipientcountryoritsagent,easily
accessibletotheship.Article1
Alotof160metrictonsofbutteroilshallbedelivered
toSriLankainaccordancewiththeprovisionslaid
(•)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.4.(5)OJNoL229,30.8.1975,p.60.
(6)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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Article4 Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.1.TheGermanintervention agencyshall
determinethecostsofprocessingthebutterinto
butteroilandpackagingandshipmentofthebutteroil
byconcludingaprivatecontractontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionwithoutdelayacopyofsuchprivate
contract.DoneatBrussels,17November1976.
Article5FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommissionNorefundorcompensatory amount,whethermone­
taryoraccession,shallbeappliedinrespectofthe
butteroildeliveredpursuanttothisDecision.