CELEX: 31976D0393
Language: en
Date: 1976-04-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 2 April 1976 relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food Programme as food aid for Colombia

21 . 4 . 76                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                         No L 104/ 17
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                             of 2 April 1976
               relating to the urgent supply of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food
                                                Programme as food aid for Colombia
                                             (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                               (76/393/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from
COMMUNITIES,                                                            the Belgian intervention agency.
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                                               Article 2
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                        1 . The skimmed-milk powder shall meet the re­
                                                                        quirements as to quality and packing laid down in
of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last                    Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC) No
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
                                                                         1108 /68 of 27 July 1968 on detailed rules of applica­
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,
                                                                        tion for public storage of skimmed-milk powder (5), as
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1348 /75 of 26                      last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1457/75 (6).
May 1975 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as
food aid to certain developing countries and interna­                   2. The Belgian intervention agency shall have the
tional organizations under the 1975 programme (3),                      following markings printed on the bags :
provides inter alia the supply of 20 000 metric tons                      Leche desnatada en polvo / Donacion de las Comuni­
of skimmed-milk powder for the World Food                               dades económicas europeas / Acción Programa
Programme ; whereas the WFP has requested the                           mundial de alimentos / Santa Marta .'
delivery of 250 metric tons for Colombia ;
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                                                   Article 3
 1347/75 of 26 May 1975 laying down general rules for
the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
certain developing countries and international organi­                   1 . The port of embarkation indicated in the tender
zations under the 1975 programme ^), stipulates that                    shall be taken from among the ports in the Commu­
the costs of delivery shall be determined by a                          nity accessible for ocean going ships, having a regular
tendering procedure or, in the case of an emergency                     service with the country of destination .
action , by a procedure of mutual agreement,
                                                                        2. Delivery shall take place on a date to be speci­
Whereas, in view of the need to provide immediate                       fied by the intervention agency concerned, after 15
aid, it is necessary to have recourse to contracts by                   and before 25 April 1976 .
mutual agreement,
                                                                        3.     Delivery shall be considered as completed when
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation                    the goods are deposited at the point of exportation at
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                       the place designated by the WFP or its appointed
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                             agent .
 HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :                                                                       Article 4
                              Article 1
                                                                         1 . The Belgian intervention agency shall determine
                                                                        the costs of forwarding the skimmed-milk powder by
 1.     In accordance with the provisions of Regulations                concluding a private contract on the least onerous
( EEC) No 1347/75 and (EEC) No 1348 /75, a lot of                       terms possible .
250 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be
delivered to the WFP for Colombia .                                     2. The intervention agency shall forward to the
                                                                        Commission without delay a copy of such private
                                                                        contract .
(')  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(2 ) OJ  No  L 67, 1.5 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 .
(3 ) OJ  No  L 138 , 29 . 5 . 1975, p . 3 .                             (5 ) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7 . 1968 , p. 34 .
(4 ) OJ  No  L 138 , 29 . 5 . 1975 , p . 1 .                            (6) OJ No L 145, 6 . 6 . 1975, p . 17 .
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3. The Belgian intervention agency shall pay to the                               Article 6
WFP, within 30 days maximum of the date on which
the WFP takes delivery of the skimmed-milk powder,          This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
a flat rate contribution of 80 units of account per          Belgium .
metric ton of skimmed-milk powder supplied towards
the cost of forwarding and distributing such skimmed­
milk powder.                                                 Done at Brussels, 2 April 1976.
                       Article 5
                                                                                    For the Commission
No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
tary or accession) shall be applied in respect of the                                  P.J. LARDINOIS
skimmed-milk powder delivered pursuant to this Deci­
sion .                                                                           Member of the Commission