NoL115/6 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.4.78
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)No830/78
of25April1978
layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupplyofmilkfatstocertaindevelopingcoun­
triesandspecializedbodiesunderthe1978food-aidprogramme
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesforimple­
mentingthemeasureslaiddownforbuyinginbutter
orbutteroilonthemarketshouldbeadoptedinaccor­
dancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation (EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseofthe
rulestobeappliedwherepublicstocksareused,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
Aquantityofbutterorbutteroilcorresponding to
35800tonnesofbutteroilshallbemadeavailableto
certaindevelopingcountriesandspecializedbodies
underthe1978food-aidprogramme .THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle43
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(!),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No2560/77(2),andin
particularArticle6(6)thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParlia­
ment(3),
Whereascertaindevelopingcountriesandspecialized
bodieshaveindicatedtheirrequirementsinmilkfats;
whereasthesefatsmaybesuppliedintheformof
butterorbutteroilproducedwithintheCommunity
andmeetingcertainqualitystandards;
Whereastheamountsavailableatpresentinthe
Communityenableaquantitycorresponding to
35800tonnesofbutteroiltobesuppliedasfoodaid
inbutterandbutteroil;whereastheapportionment of
suppliesbetweenpublicandprivatestockswillvary
dependingonmarkettrendsandseasonalrequire­
ments;
WhereasinviewofthesituationontheCommunity
marketinbutterandotherbutterfatsaswellasthe
needtomakecertainemergencydeliveriesandensure
regularsuppliesunderthemostfavourableeconomic
conditionsprovisionshouldbemadeforthese
suppliestobemadeeitherbytakingbutterorother
butterfatsfromstocksheldbyinterventionagencies
orbybuyinginbutterorbutteroilontheCommunity
market;
Whereas,inordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffec­
tively,arrangements shouldbemadetofinance
certaintransportanddistributioncosts;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthe
cheapestpossibleprice;whereas,inordertoachieve
thataim,provisionshouldbemadeforatendering
procedure;whereas,however,intheinterestsofspeed
itmaybedesirableinexceptionalcasestouseprivate
contracts :Article2
1.ThebutterreferredtoinArticle 1shallbe
purchasedinaccordancewithArticle6(1)ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.Thebutteroilreferredtoin
Article1shallbeprocessedfromthisbutter.
2.Ifthemarketsituationissuchthatdeliveryas
providedforinArticle1cannotbecarriedoutin
accordancewithparagraph 1,thenthesupplyshallbe
ensuredbyusingbutterorbutterfatsavailableonthe
Communitymarket.Buying-inshallbedoneinsuch
awayasnottodisturbthenormaldevelopment of
pricesonthemarket.
Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle1:
(a)thecostofthebutterorbutteroil,deliveredtothe
portofshipmentoracorresponding stage,shallbe
financedbytheCommunity ;
(b)inexceptionalcases,theCommunitymayalso
whollyorpartiallyfinanceonadecisionofthe
Counciladoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedure
referredtoinArticle8:
—forwardingtothefrontierofthecountryand,
possibly,totheplacesofdestination,and
—distribution ,wherethegoodsaredistributedby
aspecializedbody.(■)OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.
(3)OJNoC36,13.2.1978,p.54.

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Article4
ThecostsreferredtoinArticle3(b)shall,wherethe
arrangements agreedwiththerecipientcountryor
bodysoprovide,bepaidwhollyorinpartasalump
sumcontributiontotherecipientcountryorbodyby
theinterventionagencyresponsiblefortheoperation.
Article5<
WithoutprejudicetoArticle4,invitationstotender
shallbeissuedfordeliveryoftheproduct,including
packing,labellingandforwardingtotheportofship­
mentoracorresponding stage,and,whererelevant,
foritsforwardingbeyondthatstage,saveinexcep­
tionalcaseswhereprivatecontractsmaybenegotiated .
Article6
Thesumstobepaidtotheundertakingselectedshall
bedueonlyif:
(a)theundertakingsatisfiestheconditionslaiddown
intheinvitationtotenderortheprivatecontract;
and
(b)thequalityandpackingofthedeliveredproduct
arefoundoninspectiontocomplywiththerele­
vantCommunityprovisions .Provisionmaybemadeforpartofsuchsumstobe
paidinadvance.
Article7
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallbetakenand
theresultingprocedureforimplementing thatpara­
graphandArticle5shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegula­
tion(EEC)No804/68.
Article8
Thecountriesandbodiesforwhichthisaidis
destined,togetherwiththequantitytobeallocatedto
each,shallbedeterminedbytheCouncilactingbya
qualifiedmajorityonaproposalfromtheCommis­
sion.
Article9
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirdday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatLuxembourg ,25April1978.
FortheCouncil
ThePresident
Lise0STERGAARD