30.7.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL192/1
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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No1766/77
of25July1977
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderasfoodaidto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternational organizations underthe1977
programme
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereas,inordertoachieve
thataim,atenderingproceduremustbeprovidedfor;
whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests
ofspeed,inexceptionalcases,tohaverecourseto
privatecontracts;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplica­
tionofthemeasureslaiddownforbuyinginskim­
med-milkpowderonthemarketshouldbeadoptedin
accordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30
ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticle7(4)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandinterna­
tionalorganizationshaveindicatedtheirrequirements
inhigh-proteinmilkproducts;whereasthesehigh­
proteinproductsmaybesuppliedintheformofskim­
med-milkpowderproducedwithintheCommunity
andmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermust
takeintoaccounttheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderavailableintheCommunityandthenecessity
ofnotdisruptingmarketconditions ;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentenable
105000tonnesofskimmed-milk powdertobe
suppliedunderthe1977programme ;
Whereas,ifthequantitiesofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficientforthedeliveryofthe
abovementioned amount,oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequiresinparticularotherformsof
packagingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheraddi­
tives,suppliesmustbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasinordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportanddistributioncosts;Article1
105000tonnesofskimmed-milk powdershallbe
madeavailabletocertaindevelopingcountriesand
internationalorganizations asfoodaidunderthe1977
programme .
Article2
1.Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle
1shallbepurchasedinaccordancewithArticle7(1)
ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk powderin
publicstocksareinsufficienttosupplythequantities
providedforinArticle1oriftheydonothavethe
characteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestina­
tionwherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsof
packagingortheadditionofvitaminsorotheraddi­
tives,suppliesshallbeensuredbythebuying-inof
skimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket.
Buyinginshallbedoneinsuchawayasnotto
disturbthenormaldevelopment ofpricesonthe
market.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)Deliveredon8July1977(notyetpublishedintheOffi­
cialJournal).

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Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle1:
(a)thecostoftheskimmed-milk powder,deliveredto
theportofshipmentoracorresponding stage,
shallbefinancedbytheCommunity ;
(b)inexceptionalcasestheCommunitymayalso
finance,whollyorinpart,onthebasisofadeci­
sionoftheCounciltakeninaccordancewiththe
procedurereferredtoinArticle7:
—transporttothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplace(s)ofdestination,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aninternationalorganization .
Article4
ThecostsreferredtoinArticle3(b)shall,wherethe
arrangements agreedwiththerecipientcountryor
organizationsoprovide,bepaidwhollyorinpartasa
lump-sumcontributiontothecountryororganization
ofdestinationbytheCommission .
Article5
Invitationstotendershallbeissuedfordeliveryof
skimmed-milk powdertotheportofshipmentoracorresponding stageand,whererelevant,foritsship­
mentfromthatstageanditspurchaseontheCommu­
nitymarket,withoutprejudicetoArticle4andsavein
exceptionalcases,whereprivatecontractsmaybe
negotiated.
Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theprocedureforimplementing thisparagraphand
Article5shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththe
procedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)
No804/68.
Article7
Thecountriesandorganizationsforwhichthisaidis
destined,togetherwiththequantitytobeallocatedto
each,shallbedeterminedbytheCouncilactingbya
qualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion.
Article8
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,25July1977.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
H.SIMONET