CELEX: 31976D0016
Language: en
Date: 1975-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 18 December 1975 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid in favour of victims of the disaster in Angola

9 . 1 . 76                                 Official Journal of the European Communities                             No L 4/27
                                                      COMMISSION DECISION
                                                         of 18 December 1975
                on the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International Committee of the
                 Red Cross as emergency food aid in favour of victims of the disaster in Angola
                                                    (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                               (76/ 16/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
COMMUNITIES,                                                             are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
                                                                         ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products,
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                            HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization
of the market in milk and milk products ( J), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2), and in
                                                                                                  Article 1
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1827/74 of 11                        1 . In accordance with the provisions of Regulations
July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as                       (EEC) No 1826/74 and (EEC) No 1827/74, 25 metric
 food aid to certain developing countries and interna­                   tons of skimmed-milk powder bought in pursuant to
tional organizations (3), provides inter alia that 3 000                Article 7 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be
metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be made                         delivered to the ICRC for the victims of the disaster
available to the International Committee of the Red                      in Angola.
Cross (ICRC) ; whereas the ICRC has requested the
supply of 25 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for                      2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be taken from
victims of the disaster in Angola ; whereas this                         the Luxembourg intervention agency. The latter shall
delivery which was inter alia the subject of the                        supply 2 % extra empty bags.
Commission Decision of 3 November 1975 on the
supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International                       3 . The skimmed-milk powder shall satisfy, as
Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid in                      regards quality and packing, the requirements laid
favour of victims of the disaster in Angola (4), could                  down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
not be supplied on account of the development of the                     No 1108/68 of 27 July 1968 concerning the methods
situation in Angola ; whereas this situation makes it                   of public storage of skimmed-milk powder (6), as last
now possible to deliver this supply ;                                   amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1457/75 (7).
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall bear a
 1826/74 of 11 July 1974 laying down general rules for                  red cross 10 cm x 10 cm and shall be marked with
the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
certain developing countries and international organi­                  the following words in letters at least 1 cm high : 'Lait
                                                                        écrémé en poudre — Don de la Communauté écono­
zations (5), stipulates that in case of emergency actions
the forwarding costs may be determined by a proce­
                                                                        mique européenne — action du Comité international
dure of mutual agreement ;
                                                                        de la Croix-Rouge — à distribuer gratuitement.'
Whereas, in view of the worsening of the situation in
Angola and of the need to provide immediate aid, it is                                            Article 2
necessary to deliver the requested quantity by air ;
whereas mutual agreement must be sought for the                          1 . The delivery shall be effected at airport of
forwarding costs of this quantity from the storage                       Luanda (Angola).
depot to the airport of embarkation as well as for the
subsequent transport costs ;                                            2. The recipient organization shall bear all costs
                                                                        incurred after delivery, including the costs of
(')  OJ  No  L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 .
(-') OJ  No L  74, 22 . 3 . 1975, p . 1 .                               unloading.
(J)  OJ  No L  190 , 13 . 7 . 1974, p . 22 .
(4 ) OJ  No L  298 , 18 . 11 . 1975 , p . 7.                            (6) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p . 34.
(5)  OJ  No L  190 , 13 . 7 . 1974, p . 20 .                            ( 7) OJ No L 145, 6 . 6. 1975, p . 17 .
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3.    Delivery shall take place as soon as possible .                              Article 4
4. A certificate proving the taking of the goods             No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­
shall be delivered on delivery by the receiving agent        tary or accession) may be granted in respect of skim­
designated by the recipient country.                         med-milk powder supplied pursuant to this Decision .
                                                                                   Article 5
                        Article 3
                                                             This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of
1 . Private contract or contracts shall be negotiated        Luxembourg.
on the best terms possible by the Luxembourg inter­
vention agency for the costs of transport relating to        Done at Brussels, 18 December 1975 .
the delivery in question .                                                           For the Commission
2. The intervention agency shall send immediately                                       P.J. LARDINOIS
to the Commission a copy of the private contract or
contracts .                                                                       Member of the Commission