CELEX: 31975R0409
Language: en
Date: 1975-02-17 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 409/75 of the Council of 17 February 1975 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid down for the mobilization of food aid to Somalia

21 . 1. 75                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 47/3
                                     REGULATION ( EEC) No 409/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                          of 17 February 1975
               derogating from Regulation ( EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid
                                        down for the mobilization of food aid to Somalia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                            1 693/72 (5) of 3 August 1972 laying down the criteria
 COMMUNITIES,                                                          for the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid ,
                                                                       does not always enable the desired flexibility and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 speed to be attained in forwarding the products to the
 Economic Community ;                                                  places of destination ; whereas, consequently, it is
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                           advisable to provide for the possibility of resorting to
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                   another procedure,
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
 lation ( EEC) No 85/ 75 (2 ), and in particular Article               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 22a thereof ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/                                                      Article 7
 67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
 tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­                Notwithstanding Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC) No
 tion (EEC) No 11 29/74 (4), and in particular Article                  1693/72, recourse may be had to procedures other
 23a thereof ;                                                         than invitations to tender for the forwarding of cereals
                                                                       and rice supplied to Somalia as food aid under the
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                   1974/75 programme from the Community to the
Whereas, in view of the difficulties of transport to                   places of destination .
Somalia, it would be advisable to adopt a system for
 forwarding the food aid which is sufficiently flexible                                           Art ieh 2
to cOpe with these difficulties as quickly as possible ;
                                                                       This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Whereas recourse to the tendering procedure provided                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
 for in Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No                   the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 17 February 1975 .
                                                                                    For the Council
                                                                                     The President
                                                                                       R. RYAN
(')  OJ  No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269 / 67 .
(2 ) OJ  No L 1 1 , 1 6 . 1 . 1 975, p . 1 .
(3 ) OJ  No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p . 1 .
(■*) OI  No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p . 20 .                            0 ) OJ No L 178 , .5 . 8 . 1972, p . 3 .