CELEX: 31974R3233
Language: en
Date: 1974-12-17
Title: Regulation (EEC) No 3233/74 of the Council of 17 December 1974 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid down for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia

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                                    REGULATION (EEC) No 3233/74 OF THE COUNCIL
                                                            of 17 December 1974
                derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 1693/72 in respect of the procedures laid
                  down for the mobilization of food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN                                                1 693/72 (5) of 3 August 1972 laying down the criteria
 COMMUNITIES,                                                             for the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid
                                                                          does not always enable the desired flexibility and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    speed to be attained in forwarding the products to the
 Economic Community ;                                                     points of destination ; whereas consequently it is advis­
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/                              able to provide for the possibility of having recourse
 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­                      to another procedure,
 tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­
 lation (EEC) No 1 996/74 (2), and in particular Article
22a thereof ;                                                             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/
                                                                                                      Article 1
 67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­
tion (EEC) No 11 29 /74 (4), and in particular Article                    Notwithstanding Article 4(3) of Regulation (EEC)
23 a thereof ;                                                            No 1693/72, recourse may be had to procedures other
                                                                          than invitation to tender for forwarding cereals and
 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;                      rice made available to the countries of the Sahel and
                                                                          Ethiopia as food aid under the 1974/75 programme
Whereas, in view of the difficulties of transport to the                  from the Community to the points of destination .
countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia, it would be advis­
able to adopt a system for forwarding the food aid
                                                                                                      Article 2
which is sufficiently flexible to cope with these diffi­
culties as quickly as possible ;
                                                                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day
Whereas recourse to the tendering procedure provided                      following its publication in the Official Journal of
 for in Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No                       the European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels , 17 December 1974 .
                                                                                        For the Council
                                                                                         The President
                                                                                        M. DURAFOUR
(>)  OJ No   117 , 19 . 6 .  1967 , p . 2269/ 67 .
(2 ) OJ No   L 209 , 31 .   7 . 1974,   p. 1 .
(3)  OJ No   174, 31 . 7.   1967, p.     1.
(4 ) OJ No   L 128 , 10 .   5 . 1974,   p. 20 .                           (5 ) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p. 3 .