CELEX: 31979R0697
Language: en
Date: 1979-04-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 697/79 of 4 April 1979 on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid to India

No L 87/ 14                              Official Journal of the European Communities                              7 . 4 . 79
                                      COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 697 / 79
                                                          of 4 April 1979
                         on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid to India
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      laying down general rules tor the supply of skimmed­
 COMMUNITIES ,                                                       milk powder and butteroil as food aid (4 ) ; whereas, in
                                                                     particular, the periods and terms for delivery and the
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               procedure to be followed by the intervention agencies
 Economic Community,                                                 to 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 :
 1441 /78 of 26 June 1978 laying down general rules
 for the supply of milk fats to India under the 1978                                           Art ick' 1
 food-aid programme (} ), and in particular Article 6
 thereof,                                                            In accordance with the provisions of Regulation ( EEC)
                                                                     No 303/77, the intervention agency specified in the
 Whereas, under the food-aid programmes adopted by                   Annex shall deliver butter as food aid on the special
 the Council Regulations specified in the Annex , India              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                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 accordance with the rules laid down in Commission                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
 Regulation ( EEC) No 303/77 of 14 February 1977                     the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 4 April 1979 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDEL.ACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
(2 ) OJ No L 204, 28 . 7 . 1978 , p . 6 .
0 ) OJ No L 173 , 29 . 6 . 1978 , p . 7 .                           (4 ) OJ No L 43 , 15 . 2. 1977, p. 1 .
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                                                             ANNEX (•)
  1 . Application     of Council  Regula
      tions :                             II
      (a) legal basis                                                ( EEC) No 830/78 ( 1978 programme)
      (b) affectation                                                          ( EEC) No 1441 /78
 2 . Beneficiary
                                              >                                        India
 3 . Country of destination                   >
 4. Total quantity of the consignment                                             1 000 tonnes (3 )
 5. Intervention agency responsible for               Resulting 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 (4 )
      aging (-')                                                                          '
 8 . Markings on the packaging              ' Butter / Supplied to the Republic of India under the food-aid programme of the
                                                                        European Economic Community'
 9 . Delivery period                                                          Loading in May 1979
10 . Stage and place of delivery                    Community port operating a regular service with the recipient country
11 . Representative of the beneficiary                                                  —
      responsible for reception           \
12. Procedure to be applied            to                                             Tender
      determine the costs of supply       \
13 . Expiry of the time limit for submis                                   12 noon on 23 April 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 .
             (') Other than those set out in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 303/77.
             (3 ) In cases where the total quantity of a lot is a multiple of 500 tonnes, the tender submitted may
                   relate to a partial quantity of 500 tonnes or to a multiple of 500 tonnes ; see Article 14 (2) of Regu­
                   lation ( EEC) No 303/77.
             (4) The unsalted butter must be made from pasteurized fresh cream and contain no colorants or
                   neutralizes . 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).