CELEX: 31976D0015
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 December 1975 on the supply of butteroil as emergency food aid to the Republic of Malta

9 . 1 . 76                                Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 4/25
                                                     COMMISSION DECISION
                                                        of 18 December 1975
                   on the supply of butteroil as emergency food aid to the Republic of Malta
                                                   (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                              (76/ 15/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           100 metric tons of butteroil shall be delivered to the
COMMUNITIES,                                                             Republic of Malta.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                   2.     The butter required for the manufacture of the
Economic Community,                                                     butteroil shall be taken from the French intervention
                                                                        agency.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products (*), as last                    3 . The butteroil shall meet the requirements as to
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in                       quality and packing laid down in the Annex to
particular Articles 6 (7) and 28 thereof,                               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2247/75 of 29
                                                                        August 1975 on the terms of invitations to tender for
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1542/75 of 16                       the costs of manufacture and delivery of butteroil as
June 1975 on the supply of milk fats as food aid to                     food aid to certain developing countries and to the
certain developing countries and international organi­                  World Food Programme (5). It shall be packed in 5 kg
zations under the 1975 food-aid programme (3),                          canisters .
provides inter alia the supply of 100 metric tons of
butteroil to the Republic of Malta ; whereas this                       4. As regards the marking on the packaging, the
country has requested the delivery of the abovemen­                     wording specified in Chapter II under 2 (b) of the
tioned quantity ;-                                                      Annex mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be
                                                                        the following :
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1541 /75 of 16 June 1975 laying down general rules                     ' Butteroil — Gift of the European Economic Commu­
for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain deve­                nity to the Republic of Malta.'
loping countries and international organizations under
the 1975 food-aid programme ^), stipulates that the
costs of delivery shall be determined by a tendering
procedure or, in the case of an emergency action, by a                                           Article 2
procedure of mutual agreement ;
                                                                         1 . Delivery shall be effected from one of the
Whereas, in view of the great difficulties the country
                                                                        following ports to be indicated in the tender : Genoa,
concerned encounters in taking in milk fats, it is                      Leghorn, Marseille, on a date to be fixed by the
necessary to provide quick aid and to have recourse to                  French intervention agency which must be later than
contracts by mutual agreement ;                                          15 and earlier than 31 January 1976.
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                       2. The goods shall be regarded as delivered when
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,                              they are deposited in the port of shipment, at a point
                                                                        designated by the recipient country or its agent, easily
                                                                        accessible to the ship.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                 Article 3
                               Article 7
                                                                         1 . The French intervention agency shall determine
 1.      In accordance with the provisions of Regulations               the costs of processing the butter into butteroil and
( EEC) No 1541 /75 and (EEC) No 1542/75, a lot of                       packaging and shipment of the butteroil by
                                                                        concluding a private contract on the least onerous
(')  OJ   No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13.
(-') OJ   No  L 74, 22 . 3 . 1975, p. 1 .                               terms possible .
(J ) OJ   No  L 157, 19 . 6. 1975, p . 6 .
(4 ) OJ   No  L 157, 19 . 6 . 1975, p. 4 .                             (5) OJ No L 229, 30 . 8 . 1975, p . 60 .
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2. The intervention agency shall forward to the                                  Article 5
Commission without delay a copy of such private            This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.
contract.
                                                            Done at Brussels, 18 December 1975.
                       Article 4
                                                                                   For the Commission
No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
tary or accession) shall be applied in respect of the
butteroil delivered pursuant to this Decision.                                  Member of the Commission