2.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL57/13
COMMISSION DECISION
of10February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplytotheLeagueofRedCrossSocietiesofvitaminized
skimmed-milk powdertobeboughtontheCommunitymarket,foruseasfood
aidforMauritania
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/175/EEC)
Whereasinviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION 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)No1299/76of1
June1976onthesupplyofskimmed-milk powderto
certaindevelopingcountriesandinternationalorgani­
zationsunderthe1976food-aidprogramme (5),
providesinteraliafor1000tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobemadeavailabletotheLeagueofRed
CrossSocieties(RCSLeague);whereastheRCS
Leaguehasrequested500tonnesofvitaminizedskim­
med-milkpowderforMauritania ;
WhereasRegulation (EEC)No1298/76providesin
Article2(2)that,iftheamountsofskimmed-milk
powderinpublicstocksdonothavethecharacteris­
ticsnecessaryfortheirparticulardestinationwhere
thisrequires,inparticular,theadditionofvitamins,
supplyshallbeensuredbythebuyinginofskimmed­
milkpowderontheCommunitymarket;
WhereasArticle5ofRegulation (EEC)No1298/76
providesthat,forthepurposeofdeterminingthefor­
wardingcostsincaseofemergency ,aprivatecontract
maybeconcluded ;Article1
1.InaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulations
(EEC)No1298/76and(EEC)No1299/76,the
Germaninterventionagencyshallarrangedeliveryto
theRCSLeagueofonelotof500tonnesofvitami­
nizedskimmed-milk powderboughtontheCommu­
nitymarket,forMauritania .
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.Inaddition,thesupplierdesignatedbythe
privatecontractreferredtoinArticle3,shallsupply
5%emptybagsidenticaltothosecontainingthe
goods.Heshallundertaketohavethesebags
mentionedonthebilloflading.
4.Thepackagingoftheskimmed-milk powder
shallbeararedcrossandthefollowinginscriptionin
lettersatleastonecentimetrehigh:
'Laitécréméenpoudrevitaminé/DondelaCommu­
nautééconomiqueeuropéenne/ActiondelaLigue
dessociétésdelaCroixRouge/Àdistribuergratuite­
ment'.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
(2)OJNoL67,1.5.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p.3.
(«)OJNoL224,16.8.1976,1.
(5)OJNoL146,4.6.1976,p..5.(6)OJNoL184,29.7.1968,p.34.
(7)OJNoL145,6.6.1975,p.17.

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Article2
1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofNouakchott .
2.Embarkationshalltakeplaceassoonaspossible
andon15March1977atthelatest.
3.Deliverycifshallbecompletedwhenthegoods
areactuallydepositedonthequaysideattheportof
unloadingoronboardalighterasthecasemaybe.
4.Therecipientshallbearallcostsincurredafter
deliveryincludingthecostsoftakingdeliveryofthe
goods.
Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloadingattribu­
tabletotherecipientagencyshallbebornebyit.The
ratesandotherdetailsconcerningsuchcostsshallbe
laiddowninthecontractbetweentheCommunity
agent(designatedbythemutualagreementcontract
specifiedinArticle3)andthecarrierandmusthave
beenpreviouslyagreeduponbytheformerandthe
recipient'sdeliveryagent.
5.Ondeliveryattheportofunloadingunderthe
conditionslaiddowninparagraph3,therecipient
shallissueanattestationcertifyingreceiptofthe
goods.
Article3
1.Theamounttocoverdeliverycoststotheportof
unloadingreferredtoinArticle2(1)includingthe
insurancecostsshallbedeterminedbytheinterven­
tionagencyconcernedbymutualagreementonthe
leastoneroustermspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallsendimmediately
totheCommission acopyoftheprivatecontractor
contracts .
3.If,owingtocircumstances beyondthecontrolof
theundertakingresponsibleforthedelivery,the
submissionoftheattestationofdeliveryreferredtoin
Article2(5)isdelayed,thecompetentagencymay
grantanadvance.
Suchanadvancemay,however,notexceed80%of
thesumagreedforthedeliveryandshallbepaidonly
subjecttotheundertakingconcernedlodgingasecu­rityfortheskimmed-milk powdershippedinaccor­
dancewiththeconditionslaiddowninArticle1(2)to
(4)andhavingleftthegeographicalterritoryofthe
Communityandiftheundertakingfurnishedasurety
tothesumoftheadvance,raisedby10%.
Article4
TheGermanGovernment :
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
recipientorganizationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationspecifiedin1(a)and(b).
Article5
Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)maybegrantedinrespectofskim­
med-milkpowdersuppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany .
DoneatBrussels,10February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President

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