CELEX: 31977R0743
Language: en
Date: 1977-04-05 00:00:00
Title: Council Regulation (EEC) No 743/77 of 5 April 1977 laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil to the Republic of India under the 1977 food-aid programme

No L 90/4                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              8 . 4. 77
                                       COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 743/77
                                                       of 5 April 1977
                laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil to the Republic of India
                                             under the 1977 food-aid programme
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                             Article 3
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            For the purposes of Article 1 , the cost of the butteroil
Economic Community,                                              delivered to the port of shipment or to a corres­
                                                                 ponding stage, shall be financed by the Community.
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                                    Article 4
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
particular Article 6 (6) thereof,
                                                                 Contracts for delivery of the product, including
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,               packing, labelling and forwarding to the port of ship­
                                                                 ment or to a corresponding stage shall be put out to
Whereas the Republic of India has made known its                 tender.
requirements in milk fats ; whereas these fats may be
supplied in the form of butteroil produced within the
Community and meeting certain quality standards ;
                                                                                        Article 5
Whereas the amounts of butter held by the interven­
tion agencies are sufficient to permit food aid to be            The sums to be paid to the undertaking selected shall
supplied in the form of 3 000 tonnes of butteroil ;              be due only if :
Whereas delivery must be made at the cheapest
possible price ; whereas, in order to achieve that aim,          (a) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid down
                                                                     in the invitation to tender ; and
provision should be made for a tendering procedure,
                                                                 (b) the quality and packing of the delivered product
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :                                        are found on inspection to comply with the rele­
                                                                     vant Community provisions.
                           Article 1
                                                                 Provision may be made for part of such sums to be
A quantity of 3 000 tonnes of butteroil shall be made            paid in advance.
available to the Republic of India under the 1977
food-aid programme.
                                                                                         Article 6
                           Article 2
The    butteroil   referred   to    in    Article 1 shall be     This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
processed from butter purchased in accordance with               following its publication in the Official Journal of
Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 .                   the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1977.
                                                                            For the Council
                                                                              The President
                                                                                D. OWEN
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
 2) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 9 .