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5 . 10 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 279/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2700/ 73 OF THE COUNCIL

of 4 October 1973

amending Regulation (EEC) No 2721 /72 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN (b) as regards aid to the Republic of Bangladesh, COMMUNITIES, the Kingdom of Jordan, the Lebanese Repub­ lic, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Ruandese Having regard to the Treaty estabishing the European Republic and UNRWA an amount shall be Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 paid to cover delivery expenses to the cif thereof ; stage ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No (c) as regards aid to the Ruandese Republic, in 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ addition to the amount referred to in (b), an tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amount shall be paid to cover cif transport amended by the Act (-') concerning the Conditions of charges to the place of destination ; Accession and the Adjustments to the Treaties ; (d) concerning aid to the IRCC, an amount shall Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; be paid to cover delivery charges in accordance with the procedure to be approved by the Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ Community in implementation of the supply ment ; agreement . Whereas it is advisable to bring Council Regulation 2. The amounts referred to in paragraph 1 (a) ( EEC) No 2721 /72 ( 3 ) of 19 December 1972 on the first indent, (b), (c) and (d) shall be determined by supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid into line tender . However with the supply agreement negotiated between the — for the purposes of emergency actions to be European Economic Community and the Interna­ carried out by the IRCC , the amounts referred tional Red Cross Committee , to in paragraph 1 (d) may be determined by mutual agreement and at the lowest figure ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : — the amount referred to in paragraph 1 (c) shall Article 1 be paid to the country concerned — either as a lump sum contribution or as a refund on the Article 3 of Regulation ( EEC) No 2721 / 72 shall be basis of vouchers, according to the procedure replaced by the following : adopted in the agreements to be concluded

' 1 . For the purposes referred to in Article 1 : with that country — provided such country accepts responsibility for transporting the (a ) as regards food aid to the WFP products'. — an amount shall be paid to cover delivery Article 2 expenses to the fob stage — a fixed contribution shall be granted to the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day WFP towards transport and distribution following its publication in the Official Journal of expenses ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 4 October 1973 .

For the Council

The President

I. NØRGAARD

(') 0 | No I. 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (-) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14 . (-5 ) O ) No L 291 , 28 . 12 . 1972, p . 28 .