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Date: 1976-04-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 31 March 1976 on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public stocks to certain international organizations for supply to developing countries

14. 4. 76                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 99/21
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 31 March 1976
               on the sale of skimmed-milk powder from public stocks to certain international
                                      organizations for supply to developing countries
                                    (Only the German , French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                            (76/378 /EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                        Article 1
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          1 . The German, Belgian and Dutch intervention
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                     agencies are hereby authorized to sell skimmed-milk
of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last                  powder in accordance with the provisions laid down
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                     in Regulation (EEC) No 602/75 and under the condi­
particular Article 7 (5) thereof,                                     tions fixed in the Annex.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 155/75 of 21
January 1975 (3), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No                   2. By way of derogation from Article 8 (2) of Regula­
1960/75 (4), provides for the sale of skimmed-milk                    tion (EEC) No 602/75, the international organizations
powder from public stocks for supply to developing                    in question shall not be required to provide security
countries ;                                                           prior to taking delivery of the quantities of skimmed­
                                                                      milk powder indicated in the Annex.
Whereas the international organizations, World Food
Programme (WFP), International Committee of the                       3 . By way of derogation from the first indent of
Red Cross (ICRC), Council of Churches and Caritas,                    Article 6 (c) of Regulation (EEC) No 602/75, the
specified in Article 2 of Commission Regulation                       conclusion of the selling contract for skimmed-milk
(EEC) No 602/75 of 7 March 1975 laying down                           powder bought in by the international organizations :
detailed rules for the sale of skimmed-milk powder in
public storage for supply to developing countries (5 ), as            — Caritas from the Belgian intervention agency, and
last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3193/75 (6),                      — Council of Churches from the Dutch intervention
have submitted applications to the Commission for                         agency,
1913 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for supply
to certain third countries ; whereas these applications               shall not be subject to the presentation of the certifi­
should be granted and the German, Belgian and                         cate referred to in Article 7 of the said Regulation .
Dutch intervention agencies should be authorized to
supply the quantities requested ;
                                                                                             Article 2
Whereas the international organizations in question
should be exempted under Article 5 (2) of Regulation                  This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
(EEC) No 602/75 from having to provide the security                   Germany, to the Kingdom of Belgium and to the
referred to in Article 8 (2) of that Regulation ; whereas,            Kingdom of the Netherlands.
on account of the small quantities requested by
Caritas from the Belgian intervention agency and
requested by the Council of Churches from the Dutch
intervention agency, these organizations should also                  Done at Brussels, 31 March 1976.
be exempted from having to provide prior to purchase
the undertaking referred to in Article 7 of Regulation
(EEC) No 602/75 ;                                                                               For the Commission
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                                                P.J. LARDINOIS
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,                                                  Member of the Commission
 ») OJ No   L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
 2) OJ No   L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 .
 J) OJ No   L 19 , 24. 1 . 1975, p . 3 .
 4) OJ No   L 200 , 31 . 7 . 1975, p. 5 .
 5) OJ No   L 63 , 8 . 3 . 1975, p . 18 .
 ') OJ No   L 316, 6 . 12. 1975, p . 15 .
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                                                  ANNEX
               Intervention         International         Quantities              Country
                  agency            organization       (in metric tons)        of destination
           Dutch            WFP                               50        Benin
                                                              80        Mauritania
                                                            175         Peru
                                                            279         Cuba
                                                            122-5       Yemen
                            Council of Churches               10        Mauritania
                                                              20        Sierra Leone
                                                              20        Niger
                                                                5       Congo-Brazzaville
                                                                4       Rhodesia
                                                                3       Zambia
                                                                3       Belize
                                                                3       Jamaica
                                                                3       Panama
                                                                3       Haiti
                                                              40        India
                                                                3-75    Gambia
                                                                5       Ghana
                            Caritas                         424         Ethiopia
           Belgian          Caritas                            10       Chile
                                                              25        Niger
                                                               15       Zaire
                                                               10       Paraguay
           German           Caritas                          100        Niger
                            ICRC                            500         Vietnam