28.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/53
COMMISSION DECISION
of14January1977
onthesupply,asamatterofurgency,ofbutteroilasfoodaidtotheInterna­
tionalCommittee oftheRedCrossforLebanon
(OnlytheGermantextisauthentic)
(77/90/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
COMMUNITIES ,
Article1
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity , Alotof800tonnesofbutteroildividedintotwolots
of400tonnesshallbedeliveredtoICRCforLebanon
inaccordancewiththeprovisionslaiddowninRegula­
tions(EEC)No694/76and(EEC)No695/76. HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
804/68of27June1968onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts('),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No559/76(2),andin
particularArticles6(7)and28thereof,Article2
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No695/76of25
March1976onthesupplyofmilkfatsunderthe1976
food-aidprogrammetocertaindevelopingcountries
andtocertaininternationalorganizations (3),provides
interaliaforareserveof3640tonnesofbutteroil
obtainedfrombutterkeptbytheinterventionagen­
cies;whereas800tonnesofthisreserveshallbeattri­
butedtotheInternational Committee oftheRed
Cross(ICRC)forLebanon;whereasICRChasmadea
requestforadeliveryofthisquantityforLebanon;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.ThepackingreferredtoinChapterII(2)(b)of
theAnnexstipulatedintheprecedingparagraphshall
beararedcrossof10centimetresby10centimetres
andinlettersatleast1cmhighthefollowing
wording:WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No694/76of25
March1976layingdowngeneralrulesforthesupply
ofmilkfatsunderthe1976food-aidprogrammeto
certaindevelopingcountriesandtocertaininterna­
tionalorganizations (4),stipulatesinitsArticle5that
thecostsofdeliveryshallbedeterminedbya
tenderingprocedure,or,inthecaseofanemergency
action,byaprocedureofmutualagreement ;Butteroil/DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenne/ActionduComitéInternationaldelaCroix­
Rouge/PourdistributiongratuiteauLiban'.
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideimmediate
aid,itisapparentthatmutualagreementmustbe
soughtinrespectofthissupply;Article3
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforMilkandMilkProducts,1.Deliveryshallbeeffectedtotheportof
unloadingofBeirutnotwithstanding theprovisionsof
Article5.
2.Deliveryshalltakeplaceassoonaspossibleand
notlaterthan14February1977.(')OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13,
(2)OJNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.
(3)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.6.
OOJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.4.(5)OJNoL229,30.8.197.5,p.60.
(6)OJNoL249,11.9.1976,p.5.

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Theinterventionagencyshallimmediatelyinformthe
Commissionofthenewamountagreedupon.
Article6
TheGermanGovernment shall:3.Deliverytotheportofunloadingshallbeconsid­
eredascompletedwhenthegoodsareactuallydepo­
sitedonthequaysideattheportofunloadingoron
lighterswherethelattermethodisused.
4.Theorganization ofdestinationshallbearall
costssubsequenttodeliveryincludingacceptance
costs.
5.Anydemurragecostsattheportofunloading
duetodelaysforwhichtherecipientorganization is
responsibleshallbebornebyit.
Theratesandconditionsofsuchdemurrage,laid
downinthecontractbetweentheCommunityagent
(designatedintheprivatecontractspecifiedinArticle
4)andthecarrier,mustbeagreedinadvancebetween
theagentandthereceivingagentoftherecipient
organization .
6.Ondeliverytotheportofunloadingunderthe
conditionsspecifiedinparagraph3,theorganization
ofdestinationshallissueanattestationcertifyingthat
thegoodswerereceived.1.ensurethattheagentdesignatedbymutualagree­
ment:
(a)notifiestherecipientorganization ,assoonas
possibleafterthegoodshavebeenputon
board,ofdetailsoftheship,theloadingdate,
andthequantityandqualityofthegoods,as
recordedonshipment,
(b)informstherecipientorganization ofthe
expecteddateofarrivalattheportof
unloading,atleast10cleardaysinadvance,
(c)hasincludedinthetermsofthecharter-party a
provisionstipulatingthattheship'scaptain
shall,atleast72hoursinadvance,notifythe
recipientorganizationoftheship'sprobable
dateofarrivalinport;
2.sendtotheCommission assoonaspossiblethe
informationstipulatedinparagraph 1(a)and(b).Article4
Article71.Theamounttocoverthecostsofdeliveryfrom
thestoragedepotoftheinterventionagencyuntilthe
stagespecifiedinArticle3(1)shallbedeterminedby
theinterventionagencyconcernedbymeansofa
mutualagreementprocedureontheleastonerous
termspossible.
2.Theinterventionagencyshallforwardtothe
Commissionforthwithaduplicateofthemutualagree­
mentcontractorcontracts .Norefundorcompensatory amount(whethermone­
taryoraccession)shallbeappliedtothebutteroil
suppliedpursuanttothisDecision.
Article8
Article5ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFederalRepublicof
Germany.
DoneatBrussels,14January1977.IfeventsinLebanonmakedeliverytotheportof
Beirutimpossible,theinterventionagencyinquestion
shalldeliverthegoodstotheportofLimassol
(Cyprus).
Inthiscase,theinterventionagencyshall,onsubmis­
sionofsupportingdocuments ,cometoanagreement
withtheundertakinginchargeofthedeliveryonan
increaseofexpensescomparedwiththoseinitiallyset.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President