CELEX: 31975D0691
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 5 November 1975 on the supply of butteroil as emergency food aid to the Republic of Kenya

No L 298/ 16                            Official Journal of the European Communities                            18 . 11 . 75
                                                  COMMISSION DECISION
                                                     of 5 November 1975
                 on the supply of butteroil as emergency food aid to the Republic of Kenya
                                        (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                          (75/691 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      100 metric tons of butteroil shall be delivered to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        Republic of Kenya.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               2. The butter required for the manufacture of the
Economic Community ;                                                butteroil shall be taken from the Belgian intervention
                                                                    agency.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (^ of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                   3. The butteroil shall meet the requirements as to
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last               quality and packaging laid down in the Annex to
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in                   Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75 (5) of 29
particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof ;                          August 1975 on the terms of invitations to tender for
                                                                    the costs of manufacture and delivery of butteroil as
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 542/75 (3) of                 food aid to certain developing countries and to the
16 June 1975 on the supply of milk fats as food aid to              World Food Programme. It shall be packed in five­
certain developing countries and international organi­              kilogramme canisters.
zations under the 1975 food-aid programme, provides
inter alia the supply of 100 metric tons of butteroil               4. As regards the marking on the packaging, the
to the Republic of Kenya ; whereas this country has                 wording specified in Chapter II under 2 (b) of the
requested the delivery of the abovementioned quan­                  Annex referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be
tity ;                                                              the following :
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    'Butteroil — Gift of the European Economic Commu­
1 541 /75 (4) of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules             nity to the Republic of Kenya — for free distribution'.
for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain deve­
loping countries and international organizations under
the 1975 food-aid programme stipulates that the costs                                       Article 2
of delivery shall be determined by a tendering proce­
dure or, in the case of an emergency action, by a                   1 . Delivery shall be effected from the port of
procedure of mutual agreement ;                                     Antwerp on a date to be fixed by the Belgian interven­
                                                                    tion agency which must be later than 1 and earlier
Whereas, in view of the worsening situation in the                  than 18 December 1975.
country concerned and the need to provide immediate
aid, it is necessary to have recourse to contracts by
mutual agreement ;                                                  2. The goods shall be regarded as delivered when
                                                                    they are deposited in the port of shipment, at a point
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                  designated by the recipient country or its agent, easily
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                   accessible to the ship.
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                                            Article 3
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                     1 . The Belgian intervention agency shall determine
                                                                    the costs of the processing of the butter into butteroil
                                                                    and packaging and shipment of the butteroil by
                            Article 1
                                                                    concluding a private contract on the least onerous
                                                                    terms possible.
 1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations
(EEC) No 1541 /75 and (EEC) No 1542/75, a lot of                    2. The intervention agency shall forward to the
                                                                    Commission without delay a copy of such private
(!) OJ  No   L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.                            contract .
(2  OJ  No   L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No   L 157, 19 . 6. 1975, p. 6.
(«) OJ  No   L 157, 19. 6. 1975, p. 4.                              (5) OJ No L 229, 30. 8. 1975, p. 60.
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                       Article 4                            Done at Brussels, 5 November 1975.
No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
tary or accession) shall be applied in respect of the
butteroil delivered pursuant to this Decision.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                       Article 5
                                                                                     P. J. LARDINOIS
This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
Belgium.                                                                        Member of the Commission