CELEX: 31973R1838
Language: en
Date: 1973-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 1838/73 of the Council of 28 June 1973 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid down for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel

9 . 7. 73                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 186/ 1
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                                   REGULATION (EEC) No 1838/73 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                          of 28 June 1973
               derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693 /72 in respect of the procedures laid down
                                   for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                          cost of the products to their destinations; further that
COMMUNITIES,                                                         the delivery should be made by the Community to
                                                                     that stage ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community;                                                  Whereas recourse to the tendering procedure provided
                                                                     for in Article 4 (3 ) of Council Regulation (EEC)
                                                                     No 1693 /72 (5) of 3 August 1972 laying down the
Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/67/                       criteria for the mobilization of cereals intended as
EEC (*) of 13 June 1967 on the common organization                   food aid does not always enable the desired flexibility
of the market in cereals, as last amended by                         and speed to be attained in delivering the goods from
Regulation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2 ), and in particular                  the cif stage to the places of destination ; whereas
Article 22a thereof;                                                 consequently it is advisable to provide for the possi­
                                                                     bility of having recourse to other procedures, such as
Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/67/                       direct agreement;
EEC (3 ) of 25 July 1967 on the common organization
of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act (4)
concerning the Conditions of Accession and the Ad­                   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
justments to the Treaties, and in particular Article
23a thereof;
                                                                                                 Article 1
Whereas, in view of the transportation difficulties
facing the countries of the Sahel, it would be ad­
visable to adopt a system for delivering Community                   Notwithstanding Article 4 (3 ) of Regulation (EEC)
aid which is sufficiently flexible to enable the pro­                No 1693 /72, recourse may be had, where necessary, to
ducts to be forwarded to their destinations as soon                  procedures other than invitation to tender, for the
as possible upon arrival in the port of discharge in                 provision of transport from the cif stage to the places
                                                                     of destination of cereals and rice made available to
Africa ;
                                                                     the countries of the Sahel by way of food aid in the
                                                                     context of the 1972/73 programme.
Whereas by Council Decision of 25 June 1973 con­
cerning the financing by the Community of certain
expenditure on food aid supplied under the 1972/73
                                                                                                 Article 2
programme, it was provided in respect of Community
food aid action for the countries of the Sahel, that
Community financing should extend to the transport                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                                     following the publication in the Official Journal of
                                                                     the European Communities. It shall apply as from
                                                                     28 June 1973 .
(!)  OJ No   117, 19 . 6. 1967, p . 2269/67.
 (2) OJ No   L 141, 28. 5 . 1973, p. 8 .
(3)  OJ No   174, 31 . 7. 1967, p . 1 .
 (4) Special Edition March 1972, p. 14.                               (5) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p . 3 .
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           This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
           States .
           Done at Luxembourg, 28 June 1973 .
                                                                               For the Council
                                                                                The President
                                                                              W. DE CLERCQ