31973R1264

16 . 5 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 129/27

REGULATION (EEC) No 1264/73 OF THE COUNCIL of 14 May 1973 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to the countries of the Sahel

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro­ Article 1 pean Economic Community ; 13 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/ put at the disposal of the countries listed below and 68 ( x ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization allocated as follows : of the market in milk and milk products, as last Republic of Upper Volta 1 800 metric tons amended by the Act (2) concerning the conditions of Republic of Mali 2 100 metric tons Accession and the adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof ; Republic of Mauritania 1 800 metric tons Republic of Niger 2 500 metric tons Having regard to the proposal from the Commis­ Republic of Senegal 2 400 metric tons sion ; Republic of Chad 2 400 metric tons . Whereas the countries of the Sahel have informed the Community that their supply of milk and their Article 2 economic and financial situations have been seriously affected by the deterioration in the climatic situation ; The skimmed-milk powder referred to in Article 1 whereas, consequently, there is an urgent need for shall be from milk purchased in conformity with the Community to supply certain quantities of Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 . skimmed-milk powder to those countries ;

Article 3 Whereas when considering the supply of skimmed­ milk powder as aforesaid, account should be taken of the available stocks of that product in the Com­ 1 . For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , an munity and of the need not to disturb the market ; amount shall be paid to cover the cost of transpor­ tation to the destinations as fixed in the terms of Whereas the available stocks held by the interven­ application of this Regulation . tion agencies are sufficient to enable 13 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be supplied ; Whereas to enable effective use to be made of the 2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be determined by tendering procedure, or having re­ aid, provision should be made for the financing of gard to the urgency of the situation, by a procedure all or part of the cost of transportation to the of mutual agreement which involves the least onerous destinations ; conditions possible. Whereas, having regard to the urgency of the situa­ tion, provision should be made, exceptionally, for the Article 4 transportation of the goods from the warehouses of the intervention agencies to their destinations to be This Regulation shall enter into force on the day carried out by means of a procedure decided on by following its publication in the Official Journal of mutual agreement ; the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels , 14 May 1973 . For the Council The President R. VAN ELSLANDE

(») OJ No L 148, 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (f) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p . 14 .