CELEX: 31977D0086
Language: en
Date: 1977-01-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 13 January 1977 relating to the urgent supply to the World Food Programme of vitaminized skimmed-milk powder to be bought on the Community market, for use as food aid for Lebanon

No L 24/44                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             28 . 1 . 77
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 13 January 1977
               relating to the urgent supply to the World Food Programme of vitaminized
               skimmed-milk powder to be bought on the Community market, for use as food
                                                          aid for Lebanon
                                                 (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                             (77/86/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Whereas, in view of the need to provide immediate
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         aid, it is apparent that mutual agreement must be
                                                                      sought in respect of this supply ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                  Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 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
 particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1298 /76 of 1 June 1976 laying down general rules for                                       Article 1
 the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
 certain developing countries and international organi­               1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations
 zations under the 1976 programme (3), as amended by                 (EEC) No 1298/76 and (EEC) No 2018/76, the
 Regulation (EEC) No 201 7/76 (4), and in particular                  German intervention agency shall arrange delivery to
 Article 6 thereof,                                                   the WFP of one lot of 470 tonnes of vitaminized skim­
                                                                      med-milk powder bought on the Community market
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2018/76 of 27                    for Lebanon .
 July 1976, on the complementary supply of skimmed­
 milk powder to certain developing countries, interna­                2.   The skimmed-milk powder shall meet :
 tional organizations and non-governmental organiza­
 tions under the 1976 food-aid programme (5\ provides                — as to quality, the requirements set out in the
 inter alia for 10 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder                      Annex to this Decision,
 to be made available to the World Food Programme
(WFP) ; whereas the WFP has requested delivery for                   — as to packaging, the requirements set out in
 470 tonnes of vitaminized skimmed-milk powder for                        Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 Lebanon ;                                                                1108/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules for
                                                                          public storage of skimmed-milk powder (6), as last
                                                                          amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 457/75 (7).
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1298 /76 provides in
Article 2 (2) that, if the amounts of skimmed-milk
 powder in public stocks do not have the characteris­                3. In addition the supplier, designated by the
 tics necessary for their particular destination where               private contract referred to in Article 3, shall supply
 this requires, in particular, the addition of vitamins,             5 % empty bags identical to those containing the
supply shall be ensured by the buying-in of skimmed­                 goods.
 milk powder on the Community market ;
                                                                     4. The packaging of the skimmed-milk powder
Whereas Article 5 of Regulation (EEC) No 1298/76                     shall bear the following inscription in letters at least
provides that, for the purpose of determining the                    one centimetre high :
forwarding costs, in case of emergency, a private                    'Lait ecréme en poudre enrichi de vitamines A et D /
contract may be concluded ;
                                                                     Don de la Communauté économique européenne /
                                                                     Action du Programme Alimentaire Mondial /
(')  OJ No  L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                           Beyrouth'.
(2)  OJ No  L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 .
(3 ) OJ No  L 146, 4. 6 . 1976, p . 3 .
(«)  OJ No  L 224, 16 . 8 . 1976, p. 1 .                             (6) OJ No L 184, 29. 7. 1968, p. 34.
(5 ) OJ No  L 224, 16. 8 . 1976, p . 2.                              (7) OJ No L 145, 6. 6. 1975, p. 17.
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                              Article 2                             takes delivery of the skimmed-milk powder a flat-rate
                                                                    contribution of 80 units of account per tonne of vitam­
1 . Delivery shall be made to a port to be designated               inized skimmed-milk powder supplied.
in the tender, chosen from among ports in the
Community accessible for ocean-going ships having a
regular service with the recipient country.                                                Article 4
2.     Delivery at the port of embarkation shall take               No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
place on a date to be fixed by the German interven­                 tary or accession) shall be granted in respect of the
tion agency and which must be later than 10 and                     vitaminized skimmed-milk powder delivered pursuant
earlier than 28 February 1977.                                      to this Decision .
3 . The goods shall be considered as delivered when
they are actually deposited at the place of export at a                                     Article 5
point designated by the WFP or its agent.
                                                                    This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
                              Article 3                             Germany.
1 . The German                 intervention agency shall
determine the forwarding costs of the vitaminized
skimmed-milk powder by concluding a private                         Done at Brussels, 13 January 1977.
contract on the least onerous terms possible.
2. The intervention agency shall forward to the                                                For the Commission
Commission without delay a copy of such contract.
                                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
3 . The intervention agency shall pay to the WFP
within 30 days maximum from the day on which he                                                    Vice-President
                                                            ANNEX
                                               Skimmed-mi   i powder requirements
              (a) fat content :                                  1 -5 /o maximum
              (b) water content :                                4-0 % maximum
              (c) total acidity in lactic acid :                 0-15% maximum ( 18° Domic)
              (d) test for neutralization agents :               negative
              (e) authorized additives :                         none
              ( f) phosphatase test :                            negative
              (g) solubility :                                   0-5 ml maximum (99 % minimum )
              ( h ) degree of purity :                           disc B ( 1.5-0 mg minimum )
              ( i ) germ content :                               50 000 per g maximum
              ( k ) colon bacillus titer :                       negative in 01 g
              ( 1 ) taste and smell :                            clean
              ( m ) appearance :                                 white or slightly yellowish colour, free from
                                                                 impurities or coloured particles
              ( n ) vitamin enrichment :
                    (aa ) vitamin A :                            5 000 I.U . per 100 g minimum
                    (bb) vitamin D :                             500 i.u . per 100 g minimum