NoL24/48 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of14January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheInternational CommitteeoftheRedCrossof
vitaminizedskimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,for
useasfoodaidforUruguay
(OnlytheDutchtextisauthentic)
(77/88/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts(•),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(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)No2018/76of27
July1976,onthecomplementary supplypfskimmed­
milkpowdertocertaindevelopingcountries,interna­
tionalorganizations andnon-governmental organiza­
tionsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme^),provides
interaliafor1500tonnesofskimmed-milk powder
tobemadeavailabletotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCross(ICRC);whereastheICRChas
requested50tonnesofvitaminizedskimmed-milk
powderforUruguay;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2),that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderin'publicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeinsuredbythebuying-inofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthe
forwardingcosts,incaseofemergency,aprivate
contractmaybeconcluded ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No2018/76,theDutch
interventionagencyshallarrangedeliverytothe
ICRCofonelotof50tonnesofvitaminized skim­
med-milkpowderboughtontheCommunitymarket
forUruguay.
2.Theskimmed-milk powdershallmeet:
—astoquality,therequirements setoutinthe
AnnextothisDecision,
—astopackaging,therequirements setoutin
AnnexItoCommissionRegulation (EEC)No
1108/68of27July1968ondetailedrulesfor
publicstorageofskimmed-milk powder(6),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No1457/75(7).
3.Inadditionthesupplier,designatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketoindicatethosebagson
thebilloflading.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbeararedcrossof10cmby10cmandthe
followinginscriptioninlettersatleastonecentimetre
high:
LechedesnatadaenpolvoconvitaminasA(5000
UI/100gr)yvitaminasD(500UI/100gr)/Donación
delasComunidades europeas/AccióndelComité
International dalaCruzRoja/Pordistribución
gratuitaenUruguay'.(■)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)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,p.2.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
OOJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2 rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershipped,inaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2),
(3)and(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryof
theCommunityandiftheundertakingfurnisheda
securityforthesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheDutchGovernment :1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofMontevideo .
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
onthe28February1977atthelatest.
3.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideattheportof
unloadingoronboardalighterasthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientcountryshallbearallcosts
incurredafterdeliveryincludingthecostsoftaking
deliveryofthegoods.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientagencyshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agent(designatedbythemutualagreementcontract
specifiedinArticle3)andthecarrierandmusthave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbythatandtherecipi­
ent'sdeliveryagent.
5.Adeliverycertificateshallbeissuedondelivery
bythereceivingagentnominatedbytherecipient
organization .1.shallensurethattheagentdesignatedbythe
mutualagreementcontract:
(a)notifiestherecipientorganization ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenloadedon
boardship,ofdetailsoftheship,theloading
date,thequantityandqualityofthegoodsas
recordedonshipment,
(b)informstherecipientorganization ,atleast10
cleardaysbeforearrivalattheportof
unloadingoftheexpecteddateofarrival,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
countryofdestinationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedinparagraph 1(a)and(b). Article3
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomofthe
Netherlands .1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingasreferredtoinArticle2(1),includingthe
costsofinsurances,shallbedeterminedbytheinter­
ventionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementon
theleastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontract.
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay,on
productionofthesupportingdocuments ,grantan
advance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­DoneatBrussels,14January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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ANNEX
Skimmed-milk powderrequirements
(a)fatcontent:
(b)watercontent:
(c)totalacidityinlacticacid:
(d)testforneutralization agents:1-5%maximum
40%maximum
015%maximum (18°Dornic)
negative
none
negative.
0-5mlmaximum(99%minimum)
discB(150mgminimum)(e)authorizedadditives:
(f)phosphatasetest:
(g)solubility :
(h)degreeofpurity:
(i)germcontent:
(k)colonbacillustiter:
(1)tasteandsmell:
(m)appearance :50000pergmaximum
negativein01g
clean
whiteorslightlyyellowishcolour,freefrom
impuritiesorcolouredparticles
(n)vitaminenrichment :
(aa)vitaminA:
(bb)vitaminD:5000i.u.per100gminimum
500i.u.per100gminimum