CELEX: 31973R3581
Language: en
Date: 1973-12-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3581/73 of the Council of 28 December 1973 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid down for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel

28 . 12 . 73                             Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 359 /49
                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 3581 /73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                     of 28 December 1973
              derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693 /72 in respect of the procedures laid down
                             for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel
 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,                          Whereas recourse to the tendering procedure
                                                                    provided for in Article 4 of Council Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 1693 /72 (6) of 3 August 1972 laying down
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                       the criteria for the mobilization of cereals intended
 European Economic Community;
                                                                    as food aid does not always enable the desired
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                     flexibility and speed to be attained in delivering the
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common                               goods from the cif stage to the distribution points ;
 organization of the market in cereals, as last                     whereas consequently it is advisable to provide for
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2 ), and in                 the possibility of having recourse to other
 particular Article 22a thereof;                                    procedures, such as direct agreement,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/
 EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common
organization of the market in rice, as last amended
 by the Act (4 ) concerning the conditions of Accession             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 and the Adjustments to ithe Treaties, and in
particular Article 23a thereof;                                                               Article 1
Whereas, in view of the transportation difficulties
facing the countries of the Sahel, it would be                     Notwithstanding Article 4 (3 ) of Regulation ( EEC)
advisable to adopt a system which is sufficiently                   No 1693/72, recourse may be had, where necessary,
flexible to enable the products supplied as food aid                to procedures other than invitation to tender, for the
to be forwarded to their distribution points as soon                provision of transport from the cif stage to the
as possible upon arrival in the ports of discharge in               distribution points of cereals and rice made available
Africa ;                                                            to the countries of the Sahel by way of food aid in
                                                                    the context of the 1973/74 programme.
Whereas, by the Council Decision of 28 December
 1973 (5) concerning the financing by the Community
of certain expenditure on food aid supplied under
the 1973/74 programme, it was provided in respect                                             Article 2
of Community food-aid action for the countries of
the Sahel, that Community financing should extend                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
to the cost of delivering the products to their                     following its publication in the Official Journal of the
distribution points;                                               European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 28 December 1973 .
                                                                                   For the Council
                                                                                    The President
                                                                                  Ove GULDBERG
(») OJ No 117, 19. 6. 1967, p. 2269/67.                            (8) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p. 3 .
(2) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 .
(s) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No L 73, 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.
(s) See page 53 of this Official Journal.