CELEX: 31976D0536
Language: en
Date: 1976-06-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 8 June 1976 relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food Programme as food aid for India

16 . 6 . 76                                   Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 15.5 / 17
                                                         COMMISSION DECISION
                                                                of 8 June 1976
                relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food
                                                     Programme as food aid for India
                                                       (Only the Dutch text is authentic)
                                                                 (76/ 536/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                               HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                                        Article !
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                         1.    In accordance with the provisions of Regulations
                                                                            ( EEC) No 1347/7.5 and ( EEC) No 1348 /7.5, a lot of
                                                                             161 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be
                                                                            delivered to the WFP for India .
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                          2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from
 of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last                       the Dutch intervention agency.
 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No .5.59/76 (2 ), and in
 particular Articles 7 (.5) and 28 thereof,
                                                                                                        Article 2
                                                                             1.    The skimmed-milk powder shall meet the
Whereas Council Regulation ( EEC) No 1348 / 7.5 of 26
                                                                            requirements as to quality and packing laid down in
 May 197.5 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as                          Annex 1 to Commission Regulation ( EEC) No
 food aid to certain developing countries and interna­
                                                                             1108 / 68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of applica­
 tional organizations under the 197.5 programme (3 ),                       tion for public storage of skimmed-milk powder (5 ), as
 provides inter iiliit for the supply of 20 000 metric­                     last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 1 4.57/ 7.5 (b).
 tons of skimmed-milk powder for the World Food
 Programme ; whereas the WFP has requested the
                                                                            2 . The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall
delivery of 161 metric tons for India ;
                                                                            bear, in letters of at least 1 cm high , the following
                                                                            inscription :
Whereas Article .5 of Council Regulation ( EEC) No                          'Skimmed-milk powder / gift of the European
 1347/ 7.5 of 26 May 197.5 laying down general rules for                    Economic Community / World Food Programme
the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to                            Action / Bombay.'
certain developing countries and international organi­
zations under the 197.5 programme (4 ), stipulates that                                                 Article 3
the costs of delivery shall be determined by a
tendering procedure or, in the case of an emergency
action , by a procedure of mutual agreement ,                                1.    The port of embarkation in the private contract
                                                                            mentioned in Article 4 shall be taken from among the
                                                                            ports in the Community accessible for ocean going
                                                                            ships , having a regular service with the country of
Whereas, in view of the need to provide immediate                           destination .
aid , it is necessary to have recourse to contracts by
 mutual agreement,                                                          2.     Delivery shall take place on a date to be speci­
                                                                            fied by the intervention agency concerned , after 20
                                                                            June and before 10 July 1976 .
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                           3.     Delivery shall be considered as completed when
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                                 the goods are deposited at the point of exportation at
                                                                            the place designated by the WFP or its appointed
(')   OJ  No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 1 V                                agent .
(:)   OJ  No L 67 , 15 . 3 . 1976 , p . 9 .
(■"') OJ  No L 1 38 , 29 . 5 . 1 97 5 , p 3 .                               (") O I No L 184 , 29 . 7 . 1968 , p . 34 .
(4 )  O!  No L 138 , 29 . 5 . 1 97 S , p . 1 .                              (-) OÌ No L 145 , 6 . 6 . 1975, p . 17 .
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                       Article 4                                                   Article 5
1.    The Dutch intervention agency shall determine         No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
the costs of forwarding the skimmed-milk powder by          tary or accession) shall be applied in respect of the
concluding a private contract on the least onerous          skimmed-milk powder delivered pursuant to this Deci­
                                                            sion .
terms possible .
2.    The intervention agency shall forward to the                                 Article 6
Commission without delay a copy of such private             This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of the
contract .
                                                            Netherlands .
3 . The Dutch intervention agency shall pay to the
WFP, within 30 days maximum of the date on which             Done at Brussels, 8 June 1976 .
the WFP takes delivery of the skimmed-milk powder,
                                                                                     Far the Commission
a flat rate contribution of 80 units of account per
metric ton of skimmed-milk powder supplied towards                                      P. J. LARDINOIS
the cost of forwarding and distributing such skimmed­
milk powder.                                                                     Member of the Commission