CELEX: 31975D0633
Language: en
Date: 1975-10-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 17 October 1975 concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid in favour of victims of the disaster in Angola

28 . 10 . 75                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 277 / 19
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 17 October 1975
               concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International
               Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid in favour of victims of the
                                                        disaster in Angola
                                                 (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                            (75/633/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                               Article 1
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                      1.     In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
Economic Community ;
                                                                      1827/74, 43 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder
                                                                      bought in pursuant to Article 7 of Regulation (EEC)
                                                                      No 804/ 68 shall be delivered to the ICRC for the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          victims of the disaster in Angola.
804/68 ( J) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                 2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in                     from the Luxembourg intervention agency. This
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                            delivery shall be accompanied with a supplementary
                                                                      2 % of empty bags.
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1827/74 (3) of                    3 . The skimmed-milk powder shall, as regards
11 July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder                     quality and packing, satisfy the requirements laid
as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­              down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
tional organizations, provides inter alia for 3 000                   No 1 1 08 /68 (5) of 27 July 1968 concerning the
metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made avail­                  methods of public storage of skimmed-milk powder,
able to the International Committee of the Red Cross                  as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1457/75 (6).
(ICRC) ; whereas the ICRC has requested the supply
of 43 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for                          The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall bear a
victims of the disaster in Angola ;                                   red cross 10 cm by 10 cm and be marked in letters at
                                                                      least 1 cm high :
                                                                      ' Lait écrémé en poudre / Don de la Communauté
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                      économique européenne / Action du Comité interna­
 1 826/74 (4) of 11 July 1974 laying down general rules
(or the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                  tional de la Croix-Rouge — A distribuer gratuite­
                                                                      ment'.
certain developing countries and international organi­
zations, stipulates that in the case of emergency
actions the forwarding costs may be determined by a                                            Article 2
procedure of mutual agreement ;
                                                                       1.    Delivery shall be effected at airport of destina­
                                                                      tion (Angola).
Whereas, in view of the need for quick aid it is
apparent that mutual agreement must be sought in                      2. The recipient organization shall bear all costs
respect of this delivery for the forwarding of skimmed­               incurred after delivery including the costs of
milk powder by air to the airport of destination ;                    unloading.
                                                                      3.     Delivery shall be completed as soon as possible
                                                                      and not later than 25 October 1975 .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                           4. A certificate proving the taking of the goods
                                                                      shall be delivered on delivery by the receiving agent
(■)  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .                          designated by the recipient organization .
(2 ) OJ  No  L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3 ) OJ  No  L 190 , 13 . 7. 1974, p. 22.                             (5) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 34 .
(4 ) OJ  No  L 190 , 13 . 7. 1974, p. 20 .                            (") OJ No L 145, 6 . 6 . 1975, p . 17 .
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                        Article 3       '                                          Article 5
1.   Private ■ contract or contracts shall be negotiated
on the best terms possible by the Luxembourg inter­          This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of
vention agency for the costs of transport relating to         Luxembourg.
the delivery in question .
2. The intervention agency shall send immediately
to the Commission a copy of the private contract or           Done at Brussels, 17 October 1975 .
contracts .
                         Article 4                                                   For the Commission
No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­                                         P.J. LARDINOIS
tary or accession) may be granted in respect of skim­
med-milk powder supplied pursuant to this Decision .                              Member of the Commission