CELEX: 31974D0307
Language: en
Date: 1974-05-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 May 1974 concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to Mali as food aid

27 . 6 . 74                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              No L 171 / 9
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 28 May 1974
                     concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to Mali as food aid
                                               (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                          (74/ 307/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       quantities of skimmed-milk powder could be supplied
COMMUNITIES,                                                         by the French intervention agency ; whereas, further­
                                                                     more, in view of the small quantity to be delivered to
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                the ICRC and of the fact that it is also intended for
Economic Community ;                                                 Mali it is appropriate to combine the two supplies in a
                                                                     single operation , the delivery costs of which should be
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         negotiated by private contract ;
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
particular Articles 7 (5) and ' 28 thereof ;                         ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3582/73 (3) of
28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the
                                                                     HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the
countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia, provides inter
 alia for 2 900 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder                                             Article 1
to be made available to Mali ;
                                                                      1.    There shall be delivered to Mali 620 metric tons
Whereas Article 3 of that Regulation specifies that the              of skimmed-milk powder, of which
costs of delivery as far as cif stage must be put out to
tender or, in exceptional circumstances may be negoti­               — 600 metric tons for Mali in pursuance of Regula­
ated by private contract ;                                                tion (EEC) No 3582/73,
                                                                     — 20 metric tons for the ICRC in pursuance of Regu­
Whereas, in view of the worsening food situation in                       lation (EEC) No 2721 /72.
Mali and of the fact that the rainy season is
approaching, 600 metric tons of skimmed-milk                         2. The skimmed-milk powder shall meet the
powder should be dispatched as quickly as possible ;                 requirements as to quality and packing laid down in
whereas it will therefore be necessary to act by private             Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
contract ;                                                            1108 /68 (6) of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of appli­
                                                                     cation for public storage of skimmed-milk powder, as
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 (4) of                  last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 77/74 (7).
 19 December 1972 on the supply of skimmed-milk
powder as food aid, as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 2700/73 (5), provides inter alia for 6 000 metric                                           Article 2
tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made available to
the    International    Committee        of the   Red   Cross        The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from stocks
(ICRC) ; whereas under Article 3 (2) of that Regulation              held by the French intervention agency.
delivery costs may also be negotiated by private
contract ;
                                                                     The intervention agency shall have the packing
                                                                     marked, in letters at least 2 cm high, as follows :
Whereas the ICRC has requested the supply, as emer­                  on the 600 metric tons :
gency aid, of 20 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder
for Mali ;                                                           ' Lait ecreme en poudre
                                                                     Don de la Communaute economique europeenne au
Whereas, having regard to the stocks held by the inter­              Mali
vention agencies and to the situation of the market in               A distribuer gratuitement ;
skimmed-milk powder, it appears that both these
                                                                     on the 20 metric tons for the ICRC :
( 1) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .                            a red cross 15 cm by 15 cm and the words :
(2) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 .
$ OJ No L 359, 28 . 12. 1973, p. 50.
(4) OJ No L 291 , 28 . 12. 1972, p. 28 .                             (6) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p. 34.
0 OJ No L 279, 5. 10 . 1973, p. 1 .                                    7 OJ No L 9, 11 . 1 . 1974, p. 38 .
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'Lait ecreme en poudre                                         3 . The distribution points provided for in para­
Don de la Communaute economique europeenne                    graph 1 shall be designated by the authorities of the
Action du Comite International de la Croix-Rouge'.             recipient countries and shall be communicated by the
                                                               Commission to the intervention agency concerned .
                         Article 3
                                                                                      Article 5
Loading for transport via Abidjan shall take place as
soon as possible and be completed by 10 June 1974 at           No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
the latest .                                                   tary of accession) shall be payable in respect of the
                                                               skimmed-milk powder delivered in pursuance of this
                          Article 4                            Decision .
 1 . The intervention agency shall take all measures                                  Article 6
 necessary to have the skimmed-milk powder
 concerned transported rapidly to the distribution             This Decision is addressed to the French Republic .
 points.
 2.    It shall for this purpose enter into one or more
 private contracts for the costs of such transport on the      Done at Brussels, 28 May 1974.
 best terms possible, account being taken of prevailing
 transport terms and of the urgency of delivery.                                         For the Commission
 The French intervention agency shall forward to the                                         The President
 Commission without delay a copy of such contract or
 contracts .                                                                            Francois-Xavier ORTOLI