CELEX: 31976D0865
Language: en
Date: 1976-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 5 November 1976 relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the Republic of Malta as food aid

No L 316/ 18                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           16. 11 . 76
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 5 November 1976
              relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the Republic of Malta
                                                            as food aid
                                                 (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
                                                           (76/865/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      skimmed-milk powder shall be delivered to the Repu­
COMMUNITIES,                                                        blic of Malta, divided into the following :
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 — Lot A : 1 30 metric tons,
                                                                    — Lot B : 1 30 metric tons.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products ( J), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                   2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,                           from the Dutch intervention agency.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/76 of 27
July 1976 on the complementary supply of skimmed­                   3. The skimmed-milk powder shall meet the
milk powder as food aid to certain developing coun­                 requirements as to quality and packing laid down in
tries, international and non-govefnmental organiza­                 Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
tions under the 1976 programme (3), provides inter                   1108/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of applica­
alia that 650 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder                    tion for public storage of skimmed-milk powder (6), as
shall be made available to the Republic of Malta ;                  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 457/75 (7).
whereas this country has requested the delivery of 260
metric tons ;
                                                                    4. The Dutch intervention agency shall have
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                    marked on the packing, in letters at least 1 cm high,
1298/76 of 1 June 1976 laying down general rules for                the following :
the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
certain developing countries and international organi­              'Skimmed-milk powder — Not vitaminized — Gift of
zations under the 1976 programme (4), as last                       the European Economic Community to Malta — For
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 201 7/76 (5), stipu­                 free distribution'.
lates that the delivery costs should normally be deter­
mined by a tendering procedure, or in exceptional
cases, by a procedure of mutual agreement ;
Whereas, due to the emergency of the situation on the                                         Article 2
one hand and of the small quantity involved on the
other, a private contract should be negotiated ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                  Delivery shall be effected from the port of Rotterdam
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                   on a date fixed by the Dutch intervention agency
                                                                    which must be :
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                    — as regards to Lot A : at the latest on 1 0 December
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                               1976,
                                                                    — as regards to Lot B : after 1 and before 10 February
                             Article 1                                    1977 .
1.     In accordance with Regulations (EEC) No
1298/76 and (EEC) No 2018/76, 260 metric tons of                    The goods shall be considered as delivered when they
                                                                    are actually deposited in the port of shipment at a
(•) OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .                         point designated by the recipient country or its agent.
(2) OJ  No  L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 .
(3) OJ  No  L 224, 16. 8 . 1976, p. 2.
(4) OJ  No  L 146, 4. 6. 1976, p. 3 .                               (6) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 34.
(5) OJ  No  L 224, 16 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 .                            ( 7) OJ No L 145, 6. 6. 1975, p. 17.
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                      Article 3                                                  Article 5
1 . The Dutch intervention agency shall determine          This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the
the forwarding costs of the skimmed-milk powder by          Netherlands .
concluding a private contract on the least onerous
terms possible.
2. The intervention agency shall forward to the             Done at Brussels, 5 November 1976 .
Commission without delay a copy of such contract.
                                                                                   For the Commission
                      Article 4
                                                                                      P.J. LARDINOIS
No refund shall be granted in respect of the skimmed­
milk powder delivered pursuant to this Decision .                               Member of the Commission