CELEX: 31981R0839
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 839/81 of 27 March 1981 on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid to India

1 . 4. 81                              Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 85/51
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 839/81
                                                     of 27 March 1981
                        on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid to India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
COMMUNITIES,                                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                 Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
                                                                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68                                       Article 1
of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the
market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended            The intervention agency referred to in the Annex shall
by the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular          arrange for delivery of the butter as food aid on the
Article 6 (7) thereof,                                            special conditions set out in the Annex.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     The provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 303/77
1312/80 of 28 May 1980 laying down general rules for              concerning the supply of butteroil shall apply as
                                                                  follows :
the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries
and specialized bodies under the 1980 food-aid                   (a) with regard to checking that the quality and pack­
programme (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof,                   aging comply with the conditions laid down in the
                                                                      Annex to this Regulation, the provisions of Article
Whereas, under the food-aid programmes adopted by                     8 of Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 shall apply ;
the Council Regulations specified in the Annex, India             (b) with regard to application of the second subpara­
has requested the delivery of the quantity of butter set              graph of Article 14 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No
out therein ;                                                         303/77, the references there given shall be con­
                                                                      sidered replaced by that given in note (2) in the
Whereas, therefore, delivery should be effected in                    Annex to this Regulation ;
accordance with the rules laid down in Commission
                                                                  (c) the tendering security referred to in Article 15 (1 )
Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 of 14 February 1977                         of Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 shall amount to
laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed­                   39-65 ECU per tonne of butter.
milk powder and butteroil as food aid (4), as amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 3474/80 (*) ; whereas, in par­                                     Article 2
ticular, the periods and terms for delivery and the
procedure to be followed by the intervention agencies             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
 to establish the costs arising therefrom should be laid          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
down :                                                            European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States.
               Done at Brussels, 27 March 1981 .
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                              Poul DALSAGER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No   L 148, 28 . 6. 1968, p. 13.
 0   OJ No   L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p. 17.
 0   OJ  No  L 134, 31 . 5. 1980, p. 14.
 (4) OJ No   L 43, 15. 2. 1977, p. 1 .
 0   OJ No   L 363, 31 . 12. 1980, p. 50.
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                                                            ANNEX (')
                  Consignment                                     A                                           B
 1 . Application of Council Regulations :
     (a) legal basis                                                  (EEC) No 1312/80 ( 1980 programme)
     (b) affectation                                                           (EEC) No 1313/80
 2. Beneficiary
                                            >                                          India
 3. Country of destination
 4. Total quantity of the consignment                        200 tonnes                                   300 tonnes
 5. Intervention agency responsible for                        French                     Will result from application of the pro­
      delivery                                                                                  cedure referred to in point 12
 6. Origin of the butter                                                Bought on the Community market
 7. Special characteristics and/or packa­                                          See note (2)
     ging
 8 . Markings on the packaging               'Butter supplied to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of
                                                                       the European Economic Community'
                                                                                  followed by :
                                                              'Calcutta'                                   'Bombay'
 9. Delivery period                          Delivery as soon as possible and at the                Delivery in May 1981
                                                       latest 30 April 1981
10. Stage and place of delivery               Community port of loading operating a regular service with the recipient country (3)
11 . Representative of the beneficiary
      responsible for reception
12. Procedure to be applied to determine                 Mutual agreement                                   Tender
      the costs of supply
13. Expiry of the time limit for submis­                         —
                                                                                                  12 noon on 27 April 1981
      sion of tenders
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                    Consignment                                C                             D                           E
  1 . Application of Council Regulations :
      (a) legal basis                                                      (EEC) No 1312/80 (1980 programme)
      (b) affectation                                                               (EEC) No 1313/80
  2. Beneficiary
                                                   i                                        India
  3. Country of destination                         )
  4. Total quantity of the cpnsignment                      100 tonnes                  300 tonnes                  100 tonnes
  5. Intervention agency responsible for                 Will result from application of the procedure referred to in point 12
      delivery
  6. Origin of the butter                                                    Bought on the Community market
  7. Special characteristics and/or packa­                                               See note (2)
      ging
  8 . Markings on the packaging                    'Butter supplied to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of
                                                                     the European Economic Community / Bombay'
  9. Delivery period                                         Delivery                     Delivery                    Delivery
                                                          in June 1981                 in July 1981               in August 1981
10. Stage and place of delivery                      Community port of loading operating a regular service with the recipient country (3)
11 . Representative of the beneficiary
      responsible for reception
12. Procedure to be applied to determine                                                   Tender
      the costs of supply
13. Expiry of the time limit for submis­                                        12 noon on 27 April 1981
      sion of tenders
                  Notes
                  (') This Annex, together with the notice published in Official Journal No C 95 of 19 April 1977,
                      page 7, takes the place of an invitation to tender from the intervention agencies concerned in cases
                      where, under point 12, there must be a tendering procedure.
                  (2) The unsalted butter must be made from pasteurized fresh cream and contain no colouring matters
                      or neutralizes . The butter must have no smell and must be of an even texture .
                      The butter must conform to the following specifications :
                      fat content : minimum 82 % ,
                      water content : maximum 16% ,
                      non-fat dry matter content : maximum 1-5% ,
                      pH between 6 and 6-7.
                      The packaging must conform to the specifications laid down in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation
                      (EEC) No 685/69 .
                      The butter must be transported at a temperature between - 18 and - 10 °C (0 and 14 °F).
                      Yeast and mould : below 20 per gram .
                  (3) Delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the risks shall pass from the successful tenderer
                      to the recipient at the moment when the products have actually been lifted across the rails of the
                      vessel at the port of shipment designated for delivery.