CELEX: 31974R0192
Language: en
Date: 1974-01-25 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 192/74 of the Commission of 18 January 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia

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                                REGULATION (EEC) No 192/74 OF THE COMMISSION
                                                        of 18 January 1974
                on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel
                                                           and Ethiopia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       application for public storage of skimmed-milk
COMMUNITIES,                                                         powder, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2196/73 (6).
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                 The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall be
                                                                     marked, in French, in letters at least 2 cm high :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (!) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                   ' Don de la Communaute economique europeenne —
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                a distribuer gratuitement'.
amended by the Act (2) concerning the Conditions of
Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in
particular Article 7 (5) and Article 28 thereof ;                                              Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3582/73 (3) of                    1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall be delivered b)
28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the                   the intervention agency of the Member State in whost
supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the                      territory it is stored, either :
countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia provides for the
supply of 14 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk                         (a) cif ; or
powder to those countries ;                                          (b) to the place of destination .
Whereas Articles 3 and 4 of that Regulation provide                   2. The tendering procedure referred to in Articles 3
that shipment costs are to be put out to tender ;                     and 4 of Regulation (EEC) No 3582/73 shall be
whereas, however, in exceptional cases of emergency,                  carried out in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
private contracts may be negotiated ;                                 lation (EEC) No 1885/73 .
Whereas the procedure for inviting tenders for these
deliveries should be based on the provisions of                       3 . Where , as provided in Articles 3 and 4 of Regula­
Commission Regulation ( EEC) No 1885/73 (4) of 12                     tion (EEC) No 3582/73 it is decided to negotiate a
July 1973 concerning invitations to tender for the                    private contract, intervention agencies shall ensure
costs of delivery, as food aid, of skimmed-milk powder                that the best terms possible are obtained, account
held by the intervention agencies ;                                   being taken of available means of transport.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                                               Article 3
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products .
                                                                       1.    The intervention agencies shall immediately
                                                                      inform the Commission of the name of the under­
 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
                                                                      taking responsible for transportation, the sums
                                                                      involved and the type of transport utilized and of any
                                                                      voluntary assistance provided .
                              Article 1
                                                                       2.    Furthermore, where delivery is not put out to
 1.     In accordance with Regulation (EEC) No                         tender, the intervention agency shall forward copies of
 3582/73 a delivery shall be made of 14 000 metric                     all private contracts to the Commission as soon as
 tons of skimmed-milk powder bought in pursuant to                     they are signed .
 Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 .
 2. The skimmed-milk powder shall, as regards                                                   Article 4
 quality and packing, satisfy the requirements laid
 down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)                        The places of destination referred to in Article 2 shall
 No 1 108 /68 (5) of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of                 be designated by the authorities of the recipient coun­
                                                                       tries concerned and shall be notified to the interested
 (')  OJ No L   148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .                          intervention agency by the Commission as soon as
 (2)  OJ No L   73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14.                             possible.
 (3 ) OJ No L   359, 28 . 12. 1973, p. 50 .
 (4)  OJ No L   192, 12. 7 . 1973 , p. 31 .
 (5   OJ No L   184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p. 34.                             (b) OJ No L 223 , 11.8 . 1973 , p. 20 .
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                      Article 5                                                     Article 6
No refund, monetary compensatory amount or
compensentory amount provided for in the Act
annexed to the Treaty of Accession may be granted in        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
respect of skimmed-milk powder delivered pursuant           following its publication in the Official Journal of
to this. Regulation .                                       the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 18 January 1974.
                                                                     For the Commission
                                                                         The President
                                                                    Francois-Xavier ORTOLI