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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(77)541 final.
Brussels,31October1977•
COMMISSION COMMUNICATION TOTHECOUNCIL
ONTHESUPPLYOFFOODAIDINTHEFORM
OFSKIMMED-MILK POWDER .ANDBUTTEROIL
TOINDIAFORTHESECONDPHASEOF
"OPERATION FLOOD"
CCM(77)541final.

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Intransmitting this communication ,theCommission would like to
emphasize theimportance andthenovel character oftheproposals it
issubmitting .
«
This isthefirst time theCommunity would becontributing through
direct food aidtotheexecution ofavast itaral development project
in,moreover ,anon-ACP country ,namely India .Itwould bedirectly
encouraging arational nutritional policy such astheCommission
would like toseeadopted elswhere inthethird world (seeCommission
Communication totheCouncil on"Nutritional anddevelopmental
perspectives fordairy products intheThird World ",(l)
Such aproject would also bethefirst ofitskind tobejointly
financed bytheEECandtheWorld Bank ,andthis might make itan
interesting experiment with aview tofurther operations ofthe
same type .
$
Moreover ,afavourable decision would confirm therecent trend for
direct Community aidtotake theform ofdireot aidfortheexecution
ofspecifio projects ,above andbeyond support forthebalance of
payments .
(1)COM (77)540

Byitsaofce -verbaleof8July1977,theIndianGovernmentrequestedCommunity
foodaidfortheexecutionofaprojecttodevelopmilkproduction
consumption.TOieprojeotisaseven-yearone(July1978-June1985)*hut
foodaidisneededfortherfirstsixyearsonly#Thequantitiesinvolved
are:
186000tofskimmed-milk powder
114000tofbutteroil
oranannualaverageof31000tofskimmed–milkpowderand'19000tof
butteroil.
I.BASICDATA
Topromoteruraldevelopment )theIndianGovernmentlaunchedOperation
Floodin1970.TheCommunityparticipatedinthisprojectbysupplying
skimmed-milk powderandbutteroil,inparticularviatheWPP(WorldPood
1'Programme)jtheaimoftheprojectwastodevelopthedairysector,to
improvethequalityofmilk,toincreasesuppliesinthefourmainurban
centres(Bombay,Calcutta,DelhiandMadras)andtoincreasetheincome
ofproduoers.
Theprojectwasinitiallyscheduledtolastforfiveyearsandthenhad
tobeprolongedforafurthertwoyearsbutitsaimswereachieved.•The
projecthasimprovednotonlythesupplyofmilktothemainurbancentres,
butalsolivingconditionsinruralareasforalmostamillion
milk-producers' families,whoseincomehasincreasedbybetween50and
100$.Anefficientdair^systemhasbeensetup,andtheappropriate
ruralorganizations oreated:cooperatives ,cooperative unionsand
From1970to1976theCommunityhassuppliedforthisproject,via
ihieWPP,58500tofskimmed-milkpowderand28300tofbutteroil.
PartofthequantitiestheCommunityallocateddirecttotheIndian
Governmenthavealsogonetothisprojects7750tofskimmed-milk
powderand6000tofbutteroil.Theannualaverageforthisproject
isthereforesome9500tofskimmed-milk powderand5000tof
butteroil.ItshouldbenotedthatdireotCommunityaidtoIndia
forOperationFloodandotherusesaveragedapproximately 5000tof
skimmed-milk powderand1000tofbutteroilperyearovertheperiod
from1974to1976.

federations.Thenecessarystepshave"beentakentoimprovethe
productivityoftheoattleandmanydairieshavebeensettip*Acoording
toareportfromtheExecutiveDirectorofthe¥FP,theprojeotexcited
enthusiasmatalllevelsfvfronithefarmersfrigfctthrnnghtothecentral
authorities.'
Inviewof.theseresults,theIndianGovernmentisplanningtolaunch
thesecondphaseoftheproject,forwhiohitisrequestingdirect
Communityaidforthepurposeoft *
(i)improvinglivingconditionsby1985for10millionmilk-producing
families,throughtheoreationofanefficientdairyindustrycapable
oftreating13millionlitresperdaymorethanthepresent6360*000litres2
(ii)creatingadistribution networktocoverthe142townswitha
populationofover100000,i.e.atotalof150millionpeople;
(iii)creatingtheinfrastructure neededforanefficientdairyindustry,
includinganartificialinsemination system,theproductionof
vaccines,thedevelopmentofmethodsofpreservation ,eto.;
(iv)providingabalanceddietbymeansofanadequatesupplyofmilk
andmilkproducts(estimatedat180gperpersonperday)*
Thetotalcostoftheprojeotisabout$550million*Itwouldbefinanced
through:
aVorldBankloan(36$-nearlyi200million);
thecounterpartfundsvderivedfromfoodaid(49ft-$270million);
fundsfromthefirstphaseof"OperationFlood"(15#-approximately $30million).
TheIndianDairyCorporationwouldbetheGovernment'sexecutiveagent.The
WorldBankhasstatedthatitwouldgive»favourable consideration togranting
aloan;thedossierisbeingappraisedindetailsothatafinaldecision
oanbereachedassoonaspossible.
WFP/CFA»2/l2-B(i)(Sept76).
Thisinoreaseintreatmentoapacityalonewilloostsome$180million;
itwouldtakeupthe.bulkofaWorldBankloan.

II,THEROLEOPFOODAIDIKTHEPROJECT
Theroleof"thefoodaidwouldbej
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1.Tohelpexpandthemarketformilkandmilkproduots,thusencouraging
aninoreaeeinlocalproduction,whichwillgraduallysupplantthefood
aid.Thisaimisreflectedintheexpectedtrend-seetable"below-of
localproduceandfoodaidfor^constitutionasmilkt
ininmi
9I1979/801980/811981/8228281983/841984/85Total
Poodaidin"the
formofmilkpowder
(•000t)18364527 9 144
Poodaidinthe
formofbutteroil
('000t)2 3675 1 24
Poodaidintheform
ofmilkpowderand
butteroilexpressed
asliquidmilk
equivalent(million199197394492295 99
Localproduce
(millionl) 144223293,066394249135.8586687
Biesequantitiesofskitmned-milkpowderandbutteroilwillgointoa
centralpool-managedbytheIndianDairyCorporation-whichwillalso
receivelocalproduoe.Thepoolwillbeusedduringperiodsoflow
production(monsoonseasoinandsoon)J
2,3Vjbeusedforthemanufactureofinfantfoods.Thequantitiesof
milkpowderandbutteroilrequiredforthispurposeareasfollows!
f1978/79I1979/801980/81*
1981/82!1982/83-1983/841984/85!ITotal
(»000t)
Milkpowder
Butteroil3
16
212
49
36
26
242
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After transformation (mixing with cereals andsugar )fforwhich the
Indian Dairy Corporation would beresponsible ,these quantities would
bedistributed free ofcharge to1650000people (mothers andchildren ):
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3.Tohelp cover thecountry 'sshortfall inedible oilbysupplying
butteroil –tobesold assuch onthedomestio market –which would
provide counterpart funds that would beused tofinance thelocal currency
project expenditure .Tothis end,theIndian Government isrequesting
thefollowing deliveries ofbutteroil :
I('000t).1978/791979/80 1980/81[1981/82]1982/831983/841984/85Total I
Butteroil 8 13 18 18 13 6 76
4.lastly ,theskimmed-milk powder .andbutteroil tobereconstituted
asliquid milk andthebutteroil tobesold assuch would provide
2352million rupees (approximately ^?70million ),that isroughly half
thetotal cost oftheprojeot .
These counterpart funds made over bytheGovernment totheIndian Dairy
Corporation will beallocated bythat Corporation -together with the
World Bank loan-tothedairy federations intheform ofgrants (30$)
andloans (jGffo), Repayments totheIndian Dairy Corporation ontheloans'
will gointo afund toprovide working capital forprojeots tobeundertaken
bythemilk producers .
\
Attention should bedrawn tothefaot that theabove figures cureonly
projections oftheobjectives tobepursued andnotoftheactual trend of
thesituation *Hence ,there will very probably beadjustments tothefigures
during thecourse oftheprojeot .

III.THECOMMISSIONS PROPOSAIS
TheCommission feela that theproject presented bytheIndian Government
isbased onexcellent ideas andcorresponds totheprinoiples laid down
"bytheCommunity foritsgrant q,offood aid (stimulation oflocal
production ,improvement ofthenutritional level ofthediet ofthe
poorest sections ofthepopulation ,temporary nature ofthefood aidand
soon).Also ,theresults ofthefirst phase augur well forthesecond .
There are ,however ,twoessential conditions which must "besatisfied
before theproject canbeimplemented :
(a)Adecision must betaken bytheWorld Bank togrant theloan requested
bytheIndian Government ;
(b)TheIndian Government must begiven some kind ofassurance that the
quantities offood aidneeded fortheproject would besupplied for
asix-year period .TheCommission believes that theCommunity
'should support theefforts theIndian Government ismaking andgive
itsome indication onthis matter .This would beaninnovation
compared with thepractice followed sofarbytheCommunity (since
commitments torecipients areusually made onayear-to-year basis ),
buttheprocedure would befully justified inthis casej itwould
increase theimpact andeffectiveness oftheCommunity 'sfood aid ,
since itwould constitute theliaison between -aidandencouragement for
thelocal production offood .Inpractice ,the *Commission 'sofficial
letter giving theterms ofdelivery would contain afirm commitment for
1978 .Itwould also contain astatement totheeffect that theCommunity ,
considering theexceptional importance ofthescheme being undertaken by
theIndian Government ,would look favourably upon anyfurther requests for
aid ,itbeing understood that thequantities involved inthefirm
commitment for1978 andthesubsequent quantities will bewithin the
approximate limits setoutonthefollowing page ;this commitment in
principle will remain valid only ifthesecond phase ofOperation Flood is
pursued with energy andperseverance ,andtheCommunity isgiven allthe
necessary guarantees that thequantities ofmilk powder andbutteroil and
thecounterpart funds will beused inaccordance with theobjectives ofthe
project .Theappropriate discussions will beopened induecourse with
theIndian Government ,theIndian Dairy Corporation andtheWorld Bank .

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Skimmed-milk powder
The-approximatetotalquantity–forthesix-yearperiod–wouldhesome
186000t.Itcouldbesupplied,withoutprejudicetotheneedsofother
developingcountriesandorganizations ,underannualfoodaidprogrammes
oftheorderofthe1976programme-thatis150000t;theCommissionhas
alreadyemphasizedthatalowerlevelwouldcreateseriousdifficulties
foralltheotherrecipients(countriesandorganizations).Thetables
givenonpage4showthatthedeliveriesofthe186000trequiredforthe
projeotwouldv&byconsiderablytrcxaoneyeartothenext.Becauseofthis,
iftheCommunity'sannualcommitmentscorrespondedtothequantitiestobe
deliveredeachyear,itwouldcauseseriousproblemsasregardsthe
quantitiestobesetasideforotherdevelopingcountries.Inorderto
avoidthisdifficulty,theCommissionproposesthattheannualcommitment
shouldbesetattheannualaverageofthetotalquantitiesofskimmed-milk
powderrequired,thatis31000t.Thefirstcommitmentofthisamount,
tobedeliveredportofunloading,wouldbechargedagainstthe1978programme;
12000twouldbedeliveredin1978/79and19000tin1979/80.Theremaining
commitments anddeliverieswouldbemadeinaccordancewiththetimetable
inAnnex'II.
Butteroil
Thetotalquantityneededfortheprojectis114000t,anaverageof
19000tperyear.SincetheComnrunitylsannualprogrammeshaveuntil
nowamountedto45000t,theCommissionfeelsthattheCommunitycommitment
proposedforthefirstyearandtheamountstobesetforthesubsequent
yearscannotinvolvesuchafigure.Itproposes,therefore,thatthe•
figurebelimitedtothequantitiesneededtoreconstitute liquidmilk
andmanufactureinfantfoodandtohalfthequantitiesneededtohelp
offsettheshortfallofoilsandfats.Thisamountstoatotalofsome.
76000t,givinganannualaverageof12700t.Thefirstcommitment
ofthisamount,tobedeliveredportofunloading,wouldbechargedagainst
the1978programme;7000twouldbedeliveredin1978/79and5700tin
1979/80.Theremainingcommitmentsanddeliverieswouldbemadein
accordancewiththetimetableinAnnexIII.
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INCONCLUSION
TheCouncilisrequested:.
toagreetothecommitmenttotheIndianGovernment,widerthe
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1979programme,of31000tofekimmed-milk powderand12700tof
butteroil,tobedeliveredportofunloading,forthesecondphase
ofOperationFlood;
toagreethattheIndianGovernmentbenotifiedthattheCommunity
viewsfavourablytheideaofsupportingthesaid-projectinthe'
subsequentyears,itbeingunderstoodthatthequantitiesoffood
aidtobesuppliedunderthefirmcommitmentfor1978andinthe
subsequentyearswouldtotalsome186000tonnesofskimmed-milk
powderandsome76000tonnesofbutteroil,onconditionthatthe
operationcontinuesataregularpaceandinasatisfactory manner
toadopttheregulations annexedhereto;
totakeadecisionbeforetheendofthisyearinordertogivethe
IndianGovernmenttimetopreparefortheaotuallaunohingofthe
1projectinJuly1978.
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ANFEX I
FINANCIAL RECORD
1.RELEVANT BUDGET HEADING CODES
1978BUDGET «•Article 921"Pood aidinmilk products "
•I'tera 9211 "1978 skimmed-milk powder programme ",against
which theCommission proposed anappropriation of
l89»30 million EUA (domestic prices )inthepreliminary draft
budget .Inthedraft "budget drawn up "bytheCouncil ,there is
atoken entry against this item ,with theremark that "an
appropriation will heentered against this item later ,once
theCouncil has examined aCommission communication onaction
toheundertaken inthefield "bytheCommunity ?,
•Item 9212 "1978 "butter /butteroil programme ",against which
theCommission proposed anappropriation of159million EUA
(domestic prices )inthepreliminary draft "budget .Inthe
draft "budget drawn up "bytheCouncil ,anappropriation of
56.34 million EUAwasentered against this item ,which sum
corresponds tothevalue atworld prices ofthequantities
proposed "bytheCommission .
2.DESCRIPTION OFTHE PROJECT
Allocation of31000tofskimmed-milk powder and12700tof "butteroil
tothe Government ofIndia .
3.APPROPRIATIONS
Method ,ofcalculation
._ million u.a .
•Raw material *
.Skimmed-milk powder :31000tx946.90 u.a./t« 29»35
•Butteroil :12700tx3008 .58tua./t■ 38.21wrz •
'•Transport
,Skimmed-milk powder :31000tx50u.a./t = 4»96
•Butteroil :12700tx170u.a./t - 2.15
7.11
* TOTAL lûiil
Or:83.57 million EUA1
BssssBassaasssBaK
The1978 draft budget wasdrawn upinEUA.

ANNEXII
TIMETABLE OFCOMMITMENTS ANDDELIVERIES OFFOODAID
INTHEFORMOFSXIMMED-MILK POWDER
Dellvery
years
Ccoimitmen|1978/791979/801980/811981/821982/831983/84
!programmes Beuveries
1978 31OOO 1200019000
1979 31000 500026000
I1980 31000
1220009000
1981 31000 31000-
I1982 31000 1400017000
1983 31000 1600015000
Total1860001200024000 •48000540003300015000
Totalofthefigurescontainedinthetablesonpage4*
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ANNEXIII
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TIMETABLE OFCOMMITMENTS ANDDELIVERIES OFFOODAID
.INTHEFORMOFEOTTEROIL
CanmitmeîrlDelivery
years1978/791979/80' I
1980/811981/82'1982/831983/84
programmes Deliveries
1978 12700 70005700
197912700
I58006900
198012700 12100 600
1981 12700 12700
198212700 57007000
198312700
%.•65006200
Total76200 7000115001900019000135006200
VTotalofthefigurescontainedinthetablesonpage4andhalfofthefiguresgivenin
thetableonpage5»

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PROPOSAL FOR
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
laying down general rules forthesupply ofmilk
fats toIndia tinder the1978 food aidprogramme .
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THECOUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing theEuropean Eoonomio Community ,
andinparticular Article 43thereof ,
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC)No804/68of27June 1968 onthe
1common organization ofthemarket inmilk andmilk products ,aslast
Λ
amended byRegulation (EEC)No559/76 ,andinparticular Article 6(6)
thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from theCommission ,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament ,
Whereas India hasindicated itsrequirements inmilk fats ;whereas these
fats maybesupplied intheform ofbutter orbutteroil produced within
theCommunity andmeeting certain quality standards ;.
Whereas theamounts available atpresent intheCommunity enable aquantity
corresponding to12700tonnes ofbutteroil tobesupplied asfood aidin
butter andbutteroil ?whereas theapportionment ofsupplies between publio
andprivate stooks will vary depending onmarket trends and seasonal
requirements ;
Whereas inview ofthesituation ontheCommunity market inbutter and
other butter fats ,aswel^astheneed tomake certain emergency deliveries
andensure regular supplies under themost favourable eoonomio conditions ,
provision should bemade forthese supplies tobemade either bytaking
^butter orother batter fatsfrom stocks heldbyintervention agencies or
isybuying inbutter orbutteroil ontheCommunity market ;
Iy'Whereas ,inorder toenable theaidtobeused effectively ,arrangements
should bemade tofinance certain transport costs ;
10JNoL148,28.6.1968 ,p.13.
20JNoL67,15.3.1976 ,p.9.

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whereas thesupplies must bedelivered atthecheapest possible price j
whereas inorder toachieve that aim ,provision should bemade fora
tendering procedure ;whereas ,however ,intheinterests ofspeed it
maybedesirable inexceptional oases touseprivate oontracts ;
Whereas itisdesirable that therules forimplementing themeasures
laid down forbtiying inbutter orbutteroil onthemarket should be
adopted inaooordance with theprocedure laid down inArtiole 30of
Regulation (EEC)Kb804/68,asinthecase oftherules to;beapplied
where public stocks areused ,
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
Aquantity ofbutter orbutteroil corresponding to12700tonnes of
butteroil shall bemade available toIndia under the1978 food aidprogramme .
Article 2
1.Thebutter referred toinArticle 1shall bepurohased inaccordance
with Article 6(1)ofRegulation (EEC)No804/68.Thebutteroil referred
toinArtiole 1shall beprocessed from this butter .
2.Ifthemarket situation issuoh that delivery oftheamount provided
forinArtiole 1cannot becarried outinaccordance with paragraph 1,
then thesupply shall beensured byusing butter orbutter fats available
ontheCommunity market .This shall bedone insuch awayasnotto
disturb thenormal development ofprices onthemarket .
Article 3
Forthepurposes ofArtiole 1»thecost ofthebutter orbutteroil ,delivered
totheport ofunloading ,shall befinanced bytheCommunity .
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Article4
Invitationstotendershallbeissuedfordeliveryoftheproduct,
inoludingpacking,labellingandforwardingtotheportofunloading,
saveinexceptional caseswhereprivatecontractsmaybenegotiated .
Article5
Thesumstobepaidtotheundertakingseleotedshallbedueonlyif:
(a)theundertakingsatisfiestheconditionslaiddownintheinvitation
totenderortheprivatecontraot,
and
(b)thequalityandpackagingofthedeliveredproduotarefoundon
inspectiontocomplywiththerelevantCommunityprovisions.
Provisionmaybemadeforpartofsuchsumstobepaidinadvance*
Article6
ThedecisiontoapplyArtiole2(2)shallbetakenandtheresulting
procedureforimplementing thatparagraphandArticle5shallbeadopted
inaccordancewiththeprooedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation(EEC)Ho804/68.
Artide7
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOffioialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities.
*
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates.
Doneat .
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PortheCouncil
ThePresident

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PROPOSALFOR
COUNCILREGULATION(EEC)
*% *
layingdowngeneralrulesfor-thesupplyof
skimmed-milk powderasfoodaidtoIndia
underthe1978programme
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES, ;
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticle43thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No804/68of27June1968on
thecommonorganizationofthemarketinmilkandmilkproducts1,aslast
Λ
amended "byRegulation(EEC)No559/76,andinparticularArticle7(4)
thereof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament,
WhereasIndiahasindicateditsrequirements inhigh-protein milkproducts;
whereasthesehigh-protein productsmaybesuppliedintheformofskimmed-
milkpowderproducedwithintheCommunityandmeetingcertainquality
standards;/
Whereasthesupplyofskimmed-milk powdermusttakeintoaooounttheamounts
ofskimmed–milkpowderavailableintheCommunityandtheneednottodisrupt
marketconditions ;
H\
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OJNoL148,28.6.1968,p.13.
20JNoL67,15.3.1976,p.9.

Whereas "theamountsavailableenable31000tonnesofskimmed-milk
powdertobesupplied "underthe1978programme;
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Whereas,ifthequantitiesofskunmed-milk powderinpublicstocks
areinsufficientforthedeliveryoftheabovementioned amount,or
iftheydonothavethecharacteristics necessaryfortheirparticular
destination wherethisrequiresinparticulardifferentpackagingor
theadditionofvitaminsorotheradditives,suppliesmustbeensured
-bythebuying-inofekimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket;
Whereasinordertoenabletheaidtobeusedeffectively ,arrangements
shouldbemadetofinaneacertaintransportcostsforthegoods;
Whereasthesuppliesmustbedeliveredatthecheapestpossibleprice;
whereas,inordertoachievethataim,atenderingproceduremustbe
providedfor;whereas,however,itmaybedesirableintheinterests
ofspeed,inexceptionalcases,tohaverecoursetoprivatecontracts;
Whereasitisdesirablethattherulesfortheapplication ofthemeas­
ureslaiddownforbuyinginskimmed-milk powderonthemarketshould <
beadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaiddowninArticle30of
Regulation(EEC)No804/68,asinthecaseoftherulestobeapplied
wherepubliostocksareused.
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
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.Article 1
Thereshall "bemadeavailable -toIndiaasfoodaidunderthe1978
programme 31000tonnesofBkimmedmille.
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Article2
1•Theskimmed-milk powderreferredtoinArticle1shallbepurchased
inaccordancewithArticle70)ofRegulation(EEC)No&04/68.
2.Iftheamountsofskimmed-milk "powderinpublicstocksare
insufficient tosupplythequantitiesprovidedforin.Artiole1orifthey
donothavethecharacteristics necessaryfortheirparticulardestination
wherethisrequires,inparticular,otherformsofpackagingorthe
additionofvitaminsorotheradditives,suppliesshallbeensuredbythe
buying-inofskimmed-milk powderontheCommunitymarket.Buying-in
shallbedone,insuchawayasnottodisturbthenormaldevelopmentof
pricesonthemarket.
Article3
ForthepurposesofArticle1,thecostoftheproductssupplied,
deliveredtotheportofunloading,shallbefinanoedbytheCommunity
totheamountcorresponding tothequantityprovidedforinArticle1.

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Article4
Invitationstotendershallbeissuedfordeliveryoftheproductstothe
portofunloadingandfortheirpurchaseor.theCommunitymarket,save
inexceptionalcaseswhereprivatecontractsarenegotiated.
Article5
ThedecisiontoapplyArticle2(2)shallhetakenandtheprocedurefor
implementing thatparagraphandArticle4shallbeadoptedinaccordance
withtheprocedurelaiddowninArticle30ofRegulation(EEC)No804/68.
Article6
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforoeonthethirddayfollowingits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicable
inallMemberStates. ,.
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Doneat .\FortheCouncil
*νThePresident