CELEX: 31979R2208
Language: en
Date: 1979-10-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2208/79 of 9 October 1979 on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid for India

11 . 10 . 79                            Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 256/ 11
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2208 /79
                                                      of 9 October 1979
                       on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid for India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     milk powder and butteroil as food aid (4), as amended
COMMUNITIES,                                                      by Regulation (EEC) No 1488 /79 (5) ; whereas, in parti­
                                                                  cular, the periods and terms for delivery and the proce­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              dure to be followed by the intervention agencies to
Economic Community,                                                establish the costs arising therefrom should be laid
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       down ;
804/68 of . 27 June 1968 on the common organization                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last               are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761 /78 (2 ), and in               ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
particular Article 6 (7) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
939/79 of 8 May 1979 laying down general rules for
the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries
                                                                                              Article 1
and specialized bodies under the 1979 food-aid
programme (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,                In accordance with the provisions of Regulation ( EEC)
Whereas, under the food-aid programmes adopted by                  No 303/77 the intervention agency specified in the
the Council Regulations specified in the Annex , India             Annex shall deliver butter as food aid on the special
                                                                   conditions set out therein .
has requested the delivery of the quantity of butter set
out therein ;
                                                                                              Article 2
Whereas, therefore, delivery should be effected in
accordance with the rules laid down in Commission                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 of 14 February 1977                     following its publication in the Official Journal of
laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed­               the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 9 October 1979 .
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                 Vice-President
(■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(2 ) OJ No L 204, 28 . 7 . 1978 , p. 6.                            («) OJ No L 43 , 15 . 2 . 1977, p . 1 .
(3 ) OJ No L 119, 15 . 5 . 1979 , p. 5.                            (5 ) OJ No L 181 , 18 . 7 . 1979, p. 20 .
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                                                         ANNEX (')
                   Consignment
 1 . Application of Council Regulations :
     (a) legal basis                                               ( EEC) No 939 /79 ( 1979 programme)
     (b) affectation                                                         ( EEC) No 940/79
 2 . Beneficiary
 3 . Country of destination                  |                                      India
 4. Total quantity of the consignment                                            450 tonnes
 5. Intervention agency responsibl'e for          Will result from application of the procedure referred to in point 12
     delivery
 6. Origin of the butter                                             Bought on the Community market
 7 . Special characteristics and/or pack­                                        See note (3 )
     aging (2)
 8 . Markings on the packaging                                                   See note (4)
 9 . Delivery period                                                    Delivery in December 1979
10. Stage and place of delivery               Community port of loading operating a regular service with the recipient country (5)
11 . Representative of the beneficiary
     responsible for reception
12. Procedure to be applied to determine                                           Tender
     the costs of supply
13 . Expiry of the time limit for submis­                              12 noon on 22 October 1979
     sion of tenders
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             Notes :
             (') This Annex , together with the notice published in Official Journal No C 95 of 19 April 1977,
                   page 7 , takes the place of an invitation to tender from the intervention agencies concerned in
                  cases where, under point 12, there must be a tendering procedure .
             (2 ) Other than those set out in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 303/77.
             (3 ) The unsalted butter must be made from pasteurized fresh cream and contain no colorants or
                  neutralizers . The butter must have no smell and must be of an even texture .
                  The butter must conform to the following technical specifications :
                  — fat content : minimum 82 % ,
                  — water content : maximum 16% ,
                  — non fat dry matter content : maximum 2 % ,
                  — PH between 6 and 6.7 .
                  The packaging must conform to the specifications laid down in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation
                  ( EEC) No 685/ 69 .
                  The butter must be transported at a temperature between — 18 and — 10 °C (0 and 14 °F).
             (4 ) Inscription on packaging :
                  — for    300 tonnes : 'Supplied to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of
                      the   European Economic Community/ Bombay',
                  — for    150 tonnes : 'Supplies to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of
                      the   European Economic Community/Calcutta'.
             (5 ) Delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the risks shall pass from the successful tenderer
                  to the recipient at the moment when the products have actually been lifted across the rails of the
                  vessel at the port of shipment designated for delivery.