CELEX: 31975D0683
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-03 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 3 November 1975 on 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

18 . 11 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 298/7
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                                               (Acts whose publication is not obligatory)
                                                       COMMISSION
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 3 November 1975
                on 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 and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                             (75/683/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        Whereas, in view of the worsening of the situation in
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         Angola and of the need to provide immediate aid, it is
                                                                      necessary to deliver the requested quantity by air ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                whereas the Belgian Government shall take in charge
 Economic Community ;                                                 the free transport by air of a quantity of 32 metric
                                                                      tons ; whereas mutual agreement must be sought for
                                                                      the forwarding of this quantity from the storage depot
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         to the airport of embarkation ; whereas, for the
 804/68 ( J) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                  balance of 25 metric tons, those costs as well as the air
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                 transport costs must be determined by mutual agree­
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in                     ment :
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;
                                                                       whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 827/74 (3) of
 11 July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder                    are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
                                                                      ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
as food aid to certain developing countries and interna­
tional organizations provides inter alia that 3 000
metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be made
available to the International Committee of the Red
Cross (ICRC) ; whereas the ICRC has requested the
supply of 57 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for
victims of the disaster in Angola ;                                   HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1 826/74 (4) of 11 July 1974 laying down general rules
for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                                         Article 1
certain developing countries and international organi­
zations stipulates that in case of emergency actions
the forwarding costs may be determined by a proce­                    1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations
dure of mutual agreement ;                                            (EEC) No 1826/74 and (EEC) No 1827/74, 57 metric
                                                                      tons of skimmed-milk powder bought in pursuant to
(•)  OJ No   L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(2   OJ No   L 74, 22. 3 . 1975, p. 1 .                               Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be
(3 ) OJ No   L  190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 22.                             delivered to the ICRC for the victims of the disaster
(<)  OJ No   L  190, 13 . 7. 1974, p. 20 .                            in Angola.
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2. The skimmed-milk powder shall satisfy, as                     agency concerned by mutual agreement on the least
regards quality and packing, the requirements laid              onerous terms possible.
down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
No 1 1 08/68 (1) of 27 July 1968 concerning the                  2. The Luxembourg intervention agency shall draw
methods of public storage of skimmed-milk powder,               up a private contract or contracts on the least onerous
as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1457/75 (2).             terms possible for the delivery at airport of Luanda
                                                                (Angola) for the quantity of skimmed-milk powder
The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall bear a              relating to it.
red cross 10 cm by 10 cm and shall be marked with                3. The intervention agencies shall immediately
the following words in letters at least one centimetre           forward to the Commission a copy of the private
high : 'Lait écrémé en poudre — Don de la Commu­                contracts .
 nauté économique européenne — Action du Comité
international de la Croix-Rouge — A distribuer gratu­                                  Article 4
itement'.
                                                                 1 . The recipient organization shall bear all costs
                         Article 2                              subsequent to delivery of the goods including the
                                                                unloading costs.
 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from
                                                                 2. A delivery certificate shall be issued on delivery
— the Belgian intervention agency as regards a quan­            by the receiving agent nominated by the recipient
     tity of 32 metric tons,                                    organization.
— the Luxembourg intervention agency as regards a
     quantity of 25 metric tons.                                                       Article 5
The intervention agency concerned shall supply 2 %               No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
extra empty bags.                                               tary or accession) shall be granted in respect of the
 2. The delivery shall take place as soon as possible           skimmed-milk powder delivered pursuant to this Deci­
                                                                sion .
and in any case not later than 11 November 1975.
                                                                                       Article 6
                         Article 3
 1 . The Belgian Government shall provide the trans­            This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
port by air to Angola of the quantity of skimmed-milk            Belgium and to the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
powder collected from its intervention agency. The
shipment shall take place at a Belgian airport to be             Done at Brussels, 3 November 1975.
designated by the Commission to the intervention
agency concerned.                                                                        For the Commission
The amount covering the delivery costs from the                                             P.J. LARDINOIS
storage depot of the intervention agency to the stage
free airport shall be determined by the intervention                                 Member of the Commission
(!) OJ No L 184, 29. 7. 1968 , p. 34.
(2) OJ No L 145, 6. 6 . 1975, p . 17.