CELEX: 31976D0673
Language: en
Date: 1976-07-16 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 16 July 1976 concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid for Lebanon

21 . 8 . 76                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 231 /5
                                                    COMMISSION DECISION
                                                           of 16 July 1976
              concerning the supply of skimmed-milk powder to the International
                          Committee of the Red Cross as emergency food aid for Lebanon
                                                  (Only the French text is authentic)
                                                             (76/673/EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                        HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                                           Article 1
Economic Community,
                                                                      1 . In accordance with Regulations (EEC) No
                                                                      1826/74 and (EEC) No 1827/74, 30 metric tons of
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          skimmed-milk powder bought in pursuant to Article
804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization                     7 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 shall be delivered to
of the market in milk and milk products                   as last     the ICRC for Lebanon .
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in
particular Articles 7 (5) and 28 thereof,
                                                                      2. The skimmed-milk powder shall be collected
                                                                      from the Luxembourg intervention agency. This
                                                                      delivery shall be accompanied with a supplementary
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1827/74 of 11                     2 % of empty bags.
July 1974 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as
food aid to certain developing countries and interna­
tional organizations (3), provides inter alia for 3 000               3 . The skimmed-milk powder shall, as regards
metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be made avail­                  quality and packaging, satisfy the requirements laid
able to the International Committee of the Red Cross
                                                                      down in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EEC)
(ICRC) ; whereas the ICRC has requested the supply                    No 1108 /68 of 27 July 1968 concerning the methods
of 30 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder for                          of public storage of skimmed-milk powder (5), as last
Lebanon ;                                                             amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1457/75 (6).
                                                                      The packing of the skimmed-milk powder shall bear a
Whereas Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No                      red cross 10x10 cm and be marked in letters at least
1826/74 of 11 July 1974 laying down general rules for
                                                                      1 cm high :
the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to
certain developing countries and international organi­
zations (4), stipulates that in the case of emergency                  Lait ecreme en poudre — Don de la Communauté
actions the forwarding costs may be determined by a                   économique européenne — Action du Comité interna­
procedure of mutual agreement ;                                       tional de la Croix-Rouge — À distribuer gratuite­
                                                                      ment.'
Whereas, in view of the need for quick aid it is
apparent that mutual agreement must be sought in                                                 Article 2
respect of this delivery for the forwarding of skimmed­
milk powder by air to the airport of destination ;
                                                                      1.    Delivery shall be effected at Larnaca airport
                                                                      (Cyprus).
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products ,                           2 . The recipient organization shall bear all costs
                                                                      incurred after delivery including the costs of
(>)  OJ  No L  148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 .                          unloading.
(2)  OJ  No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p. 9 .
(3 ) OJ  No L  190 , 13 . 7. 1974, p. 22.                             (5) OJ No L 184, 29 . 7. 1968 , p. 34.
(4 ) OJ  No L  190 , 13 . 7 . 1974, p. 20 .                           (0) OJ No L 145 , 6 . 6 . 1975 , p . 17 .
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3.    Delivery shall be completed as soon as possible.                            Article 5
4. A certificate proving the taking of the goods
shall be delivered on delivery by the receiving agent
designated by the recipient organization .                  This Decision is addressed to the Grand Duchy of
                                                            Luxembourg.
                       Article 3
1.    Private contract or contracts shall be negotiated
on the best terms possible by the Luxembourg inter­
vention agency for the costs of transport relating to
the delivery in question.
                                                             Done at Brussels, 16 July 1976.
2. The intervention agency shall send immediately
to the Commission a copy of the private contract or
contracts .
                       Article 4                                                     For the Commission
No refund or compensatory amount (whether mone­                                        P.J. LARDINOIS
tary or accession) may be granted in respect of skim­
med-milk powder supplied pursuant to this Decision .                             Member of the Commission