31973R3583

28 . 12 . 73 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 359 / 5 1

REGULATION (EEC) No 3583 /73 OF THE COUNCIL of 28 December 1973 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, of the Sahel and Ethiopia as food aid, in the form of 6 000 metric, tons of butteroil . The quantities for Having regard to the Treaty establishing the each beneficiary country and the means of financing European Economic Community ; them are laid down in the Annex to this Regulation. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/ 68 (*) of 27 June 1968 on the common organization Article 2 of the market in milk products, as last amended by the Act (2 ) concerning the conditions of Accession and The processing of butter into butteroil , its packing the Adjustments to the Treaties, and in particular and transportation from the factory to distribution Article 6 (6 ) thereof ; points shall be covered by a tendering procedure. However, it shall be possible to resort to a Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; procedure of mutual agreement for transportation to the cif stage, in emergency cases, or, from the cif Whereas the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia stage to distribution points, if necessary . have made known their requirements as regards milk fats ; Exceptionally, the cost of transportation from the cif stage to distribution points shall be wholly or Whereas it will not be possible to dispose, on partially paid to the recipient countries in the form normal terms during the 1973/74 milk year, of the of a cash contribution, if provided for in the Supply quantities of butter held by intervention agencies ; Agreement . whereas it is possible to grant food aid of 7 320 metric tons of butter in the form of 6 000 metric tons of butteroil ; Article 3 Whereas to enable effective use to be made of the The sums to be paid to the undertaking to which a aid, provision should be made for the financing of contract is awarded as the result of an invitation to the cost of transportation to the distribution points ; tender or privately shall be due only where : Whereas for the manufacture and transportation of ( a ) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid butteroil , resort should normally be made to the down in the invitation to tender ; and tendering procedure by competition amongst interested undertakings established in the ( b ) the quality and packing of the delivered product Community ; whereas, however, for the sake of are found on inspection to conform to the flexibility and speed, it might, in exceptional cases, relevant Community provisions . be desirable to resort to a procedure of mutual Provision may be made for partial advance payment agreement, of such amounts .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 1 320 metric tons of butter held by intervention day following its publication in the Official Journal agencies shall be put at the disposal of the countries of the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 28 December 1973 .

For the Council The President Ove GULDBERG

(M OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2) OJ No L 73 , 27. 3 . 1972, p. 14.

No L 359/52 Official Journal of the European Communities 28 . 12. 73

ANNEX

Food-aid programme : Butteroil

Recipient Butteroil country ( metric tons) Financing

Upper Volta 1 800 Distribution points Mali 300 Distribution points Mauritania 1 000 Distribution points Niger 1 450 Distribution points Chad 150 Distribution points Ethiopia 1300 Distribution points