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Language: en
Date: 1974-10-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 October 1974 relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder free at airport to UNDRO as food aid for the benefit of the Republic of Honduras

No L 287/ 12                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             24 . 10 . 74
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 8 October 1974
               relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder free at airport to
                         UNDRO as food aid for the benefit of the Republic of Honduras
                                                   (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                              (74/51 2/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          powder shall be put at the disposal of UNDRO for
COMMUNITIES,                                                            delivery to the Republic of Honduras.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ;                                                    2.     The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from
                                                                        the United Kingdom intervention agency.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last                   3 . The skimmed-milk powder shall as regards
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                       quality satisfy the requirements laid down in Annex 1
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof ;                              of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1 108 /68 (6) of
                                                                        27 July 1968 concerning the methods of public
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 2480/74 (3) of                      storage of skimmed-milk powder, as last amended by
1 October 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk                            Regulation ( EEC) No 1 636/74 (7).
powder as food aid to the United Nations Disaster
Relief Office (UNDRO) for the benefit of the disaster
victims in the Republic of Honduras, provides that 90                   4.     The packaging of the skimmed-milk powder
                                                                        shall conform to the conditions laid down in the
metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be put at
                                                                        Annex .
the disposal of the abovementioned office, from the
reserve of 6 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder
laid down in Council Regulation (EEC) No
1 827/74 (4) of 11 July 1974 concerning the supply of
                                                                                                   Article 2
skimmed-milk powder as food aid to certain deve­
loping countries and international organizations ;
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                        Delivery shall be effected on the dates, and from the
1 826/74 (5) of 11 July 1974 laying down general rules                  United Kingdom airports, which will be communi­
for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                    cated to the intervention agency concerned by the
                                                                        Commission .
certain developing countries and international organi­
zations stipulates that the cost of delivery should
normally be determined by a tendering procedure , or
in urgent cases by a procedure of mutual agreement ;
                                                                                                    Article 3
Whereas the effects of the natural disaster suffered in
the Republic of Honduras necessitate such urgent
action ;                                                                 1 . The costs of transport of the skimmed-milk
                                                                        powder to the airports referred to in Article 2 shall be
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                      determined by the intervention agency concerned by
are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­                       a procedure of mutual agreement under the least
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                             onerous conditions, taking into account the availa­
                                                                        bility of transport .
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                        2.     The intervention agency shall , without delay,
                              Article 1
                                                                        provide the Commission with copies, in duplicate , of
                                                                        the mutal agreement.
 1.      Conforming to the provisions of Regulation
( EEC) No 2480/ 74, 90 metric tons of skimmed-milk
                                                                        Also it shall provide the Commission with full details
                                                                        concerning the quantities sent and the dates of
  ')  OJ  No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
  2)  OJ  No L 85 , 29 . 3 . 1974 , p. 51 .                             dispatch .
  3)  OJ  No L 265 , 2 . 10 . 1974, p. 1 .
  ■») OJ  No L 190 , 13 . 7 . 1974, p. 22 .                             ( h) OJ No L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 34 .
  5)  OJ  No L 190 , 13 . 7 . 1974 , p. 20 .                            ( 7 OJ No L 173 , 28 . 6 . 1974, p. 60 .
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                        Article 4                                 Done at Brussels, 8 October 1974.
No refund or compensatory amount (monetary or
accession) shall be granted in respect of the skimmed­
milk powder
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               delivered under this Decision .                                               „     .   „
                                                                                             For the Commission
                        Article 5                                                                The President
This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom .                                          François-Xavier ORTOLI
                                                         ANNEX
                                                          Packing
             1 Kraft paper bag of a strength representing at least 70 g/m 2 ;
             1 Kraft paper bag with a polyethylene layer of a strength representing at least 80 g + 15 g/m2 ;
             3 Kraft paper bags of a strength representing at least 70 g/m2 ;
             1 polyethylene inner bag at least 0-06 mm thick, welded or double bound.
             The packaging shall be marked :
             Leche desnatada en polvo — donación de la Comunidad económica europea a la Republica de
             Honduras — acción de la UNDRO .