CELEX: 31976D0504
Language: en
Date: 1976-05-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 14 May 1976 relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the League of the Red Cross Societies for the benefit of the victims of the earthquake in Italy

No L 144/ 20                            Official Journal of the European Communities                                  2. 6. 76
                                                   COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 14 May 1976
               relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the League
               of the Red Cross Societies for the benefit of the victims of the earthquake in
                                                               Italy
                                                (Only the German text is authentic)
                                                           (76/504/EEC)
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be delivered to
 COMMUNITIES,                                                         the League of the Red Cross Societies for the benefit
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                of the victims of the earthquake in Italy. A 30 metric
 Economic Community,                                                  tons quantity shall be made available 'ex storage
                                                                      depot' ; remaining quantity of 1 20 metric tons is to be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                         supplied 'delivered destination' (Udine-Friuli).
 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
 of the market in milk and milk products ^), as last
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in                    2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be made avail­
 particular Article 7 (5) and Article 28 thereof,                     able by the German intervention agency.
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1348/75 of 26
 May 1975 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as
                                                                                              Article 2
 food aid to certain developing countries and interna­
 tional organizations under the 1975 programme (3),
 provides for a reserve stock of 3 800 metric tons of                 1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall meet the
 skimmed-milk powder ; whereas the League of the                      requirements as to quality and * packing laid down in
 Red Cross Societies has requested the supply of 150                  Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
 metric tons to be taken from this reserve for free distri­           1108/68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of applica­
 bution to the victims of the earthquake in Italy in the              tion for public storage of skimmed-milk powder (5), as
 Friuli area ; whereas this request should be complied                last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 457/75 (6).
 with ; whereas the organization of destination can take
 in charge 30 metric tons ex storage depot ; whereas                  2. The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall
 120 metric tons shall be supplied 'delivered destina­               be marked in letters at least one centimetre high with
 tion' ;
                                                                     the following words :
 Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1347/75 of 26 May 1975 laying down general rules for                  Latte scremato in polvere / Dono della Comunità
 the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                    economica europea / Azione della Lega delle società
 certain developing countries and international organi­              di Croce Rossa / Da distribuire gratuitamente'.
 zations under the 1975 programme ^), stipulates that
 the costs of delivery shall be determined by a                      3.     Delivery shall be carried out as quickly as
 tendering procedure or, in the case of an emergency                 possible.
action, by a procedure of mutual agreement ;
Whereas, in view of the need to provide immediate
 aid, it is necessary to have recourse to contracts by                                        Article J
 mutual agreement ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
                                                                     As regards the 30 metric tons of skimmed-milk
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
 ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
                                                                     powder to be supplied 'ex storage depot', the delivery
                                                                     shall be considered as completed when the goods are
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                     effectively loaded on the trucks in the designated
                                                                     storage depots.
                          Article 1
 1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations                As regards the 120 metric tons to be supplied 'deliv­
(EEC) No 1347/75 and (EEC) No 1348/75, 150. metric                   ered destination', the delivery shall be considered as
                                                                     completed when the goods have effectively arrived
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13 .
                                                                     and been unloaded at the places of destination .
0 OJ No L 67, 15. 3. 1976, p. 9 .
(') OJ No L 138, 29 . 5. 1975, p. 3 .                                (5) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p. 34.
b) OJ No L 138, 29. 5. 1975, p. 1 .                                   6) OJ No L 145, 6 . 6. 1975, p. 17.
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                      Article 4                                                 Article 6
1 . The German intervention agency shall
determine the costs of forwarding the 120 metric tons     This Decision is addressed to the Federal Republic of
of skimmed-milk powder by concluding a private            Germany.
contract on the least onerous terms possible.
2. The intervention agency shall forward to the
Commission without delay a copy of such private           Done at Brussels, 14. May 1976.
contract.
                      Article 5                                                   For the Commission
No compensatory monetary amount shall be applied                                     P.J. LARDINOIS
in respect of the skimmed-milk powder delivered
pursuant to this Decision.                                                    Member of the Commission