CELEX: 31975R0781
Language: en
Date: 1975-03-26 00:00:00
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 781/75 of the Council of 26 March 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to Guinea Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands

27. 3 . 75                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 78 / 1
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                                               (Acts whose publication is obligatory)
                                 REGULATION ( EEC) No 781 / 75 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                         of 26 March 1975
               laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
                                          Guinea Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                          HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 COMMUNITIES,
                                                                                            Article 1
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community ;                                                400 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        made available as food aid to Guinea Bissau and the
 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­                  Cape Verde Islands as follows :
 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last               — Guinea Bissau : 250 metric tons ,
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in                    — Cape Verde Islands : 1 50 metric tons.
 particular Article 7 (4) thereof ;
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                                        Article 2
Whereas Guinea Bissau and the Cape Verde Islands                     The skimmed-milk powder referred to in Article 1
 have indicated their requirements as regards high­                  shall be purchased in accordance with Article 7 ( 1 ) of
 protein milk products ; whereas these high-protein                  Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 .
 products may be supplied in the form of skimmed­
 milk powder stocked by the intervention agencies ;                                         Article J
Whereas the supply of skimmed-milk powder must                       For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , the cost of
take    into account     the   amounts       of skimmed-milk
                                                                     the labelling and delivery of the skimmed-milk
 powder available in the Community and the need to
                                                                     powder to the cif stage shall be borne by the Commu­
avoid disturbing market conditions ; whereas the
                                                                     nity.
amounts at present available will permit the supply of
400 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder ;                                                    Article 4
Whereas, to enable the aid to be used effectively, arran­
gements should be made to finance delivery to the cif                The operations referred to in Article 3, shall be deter­
stage ;                                                              mined by tendering procedure, or, if the circum­
                                                                     stances warrant it, by contracts by mutual agreement.
Whereas the supplies must be delivered at the lowest
possible price ; whereas in order to achieve that aim , a                                   Article 5
tendering procedure should be provided for ; whereas,
however, it may be advisable, in the interests of flexi­             This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
bility and speed, to have recourse to contracts by                   following its publication in the Official Journal of
mutual agreement,                                                    the Eurobean Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 26 March 1975 .
                                                                                For the Council
                                                                                  The President
                                                                                    R. RYAN
(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .
(-') OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974 , p . 51 .