CELEX: 31975R2917
Language: en
Date: 1975-11-05 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 2917/75 of the Council of 5 November 1975 on the supply of butteroil to the World Food Programme under the 1975 food-aid programme for refugees from Angola in Portugal

No L 290/2                          Official Journal of the European Communities                            8 . 11 . 75
                            REGULATION (EEC) No 2917/75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                 of 5 November 1975
               on the supply of butteroil to the World Food Programme under the 1975 food­
                            aid programme for refugees from Angola in Portugal
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                    bility of a lump sum contribution being granted to
COMMUNITIES,                                                   the World Food Programme for the costs of transport
                                                               beyond that stage and of distribution ; whereas the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European          World Food Programme is prepared to undertake the
Economic Community ;                                           distribution of this aid,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1 541 /75 (l) of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain deve­
loping countries and international organizations under                                 Article 1
the 1975 food-aid programme, and in particular Arti­
cles 3 and 8 thereof ;                                         400 metric tons of the 4 550 metric tons of butteroil
                                                               constituting the reserve provided for by Regulation
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;            (EEC) No 1542/75 shall be allocated to the World
Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1541 /75 provides for              Food Programme for refugees from Angola in
the supply of 43 400 metric tons of butteroil as food          Portugal.
aid to certain developing countries and international
organizations ;                                                                        Article 2
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 542/75 (2) of            Community financing shall extend to the costs of
16 June 1975 on the supply of milk fats as food aid to         carriage between the fob stage and the final destina­
certain developing countries and international organi­         tion and to distribution expenses. This may be paid as
zations under the 1975 food-aid programme, provides            a whole or partial lump sum contribution if delivery
for a reserve of 4 550 metric tons of butteroil ;              arrangements agreed with the World Food
                                                               Programme so provide.
Whereas, following the events in Angola, there is a
large number of refugees in Portugal critically short of                               Article 3
food ; whereas a contribution must be made as a
matter of urgency to improve this situation by the             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
supply of food aid in the form of 400 metric tons of           following that of its publication in the Official
butteroil to be delivered to destination, with the possi­      Journal of the European Communities.
               This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States.
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                Done at Brussels, 5 November 1975 .
                                                                           For the Council
                                                                            The President
                                                                             M. RUMOR
(') OJ No L 157, 19. 6. 1975, p. 4.
(2) OJ No L 157, 19. 6. 1975, p. 6.