31974R0336

No L 37/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 9 . 2 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 336/74 OF THE COMMISSION of 8 February 1974 on certain measures to be taken by the intervention agencies in the context of Community aid to the Sahel countries

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN giving details of the voluntary assistance provided, COMMUNITIES , where applicable ;

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Economic Community ; are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 1 346/ 73 (2 ) ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ 67/ EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ Article 1 tion of the market in rice, as last amended by the Act (4 ) annexed to the Treaty (5 ) on the Accession of new Member States to the European Economic When recourse is had to private treaty, under Article 1 Community and the European Atomic Energy of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3581 /73 , for the Community signed at Brussels on 22 January 1972 ; carriage to distribution points of cereals and rice supplied as Community food aid to countries of the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Sahel , the intervention agency which has, upon 1 693/72 (6) of 3 August 1972 laying down the condi­ tender, awarded contracts for the delivery of the tions for the mobilization of cereals as food aid , and products to the point laid down in the tendering regu­ in particular Article 6 thereof ; lation shall seek the best possible terms for private treaty contracts, taking into account the available Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3581 / 73 ( 7) of means of transport. 28 December 1973 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 Article 2 Sahel , provides that, in respect of that particular food aid measure, a procedure other than the tendering The distribution points are those points designated by procedure may be adopted ; whereas where necessary the authorities of the particular Sahel territory and the carriage from the point of delivery cif to the notified to the interested intervention agency by the distribution points of the cereals and rice supplied as Commission . food aid to the Sahel countries may be negotiated by private treaty on the best terms possible ; Article 3 Whereas, in view of the particular local conditions affecting the carriage of goods to the interior, 1 . The intervention agencies shall immediately including where applicable the voluntary assistance notify the Commission of the names of the undertak­ provided by some transport agencies or undertakings, ings responsible for transport, the costs incurred and the intervention agencies concerned should be of the means of transport used, giving details of the allowed , in each particular case, to conclude contracts voluntary assistance provided , where applicable. for all or part of the transport operations required ; 2. The intervention agency shall transmit to the Whereas it is essential that the intervention agencies Commission , on signing, one copy of the private concerned should inform the Commission of the treaty contracts . means of transport used and of the amounts involved ,

(') OJ No 117, 16 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269/ 67 . Article 4 (2 ) OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p . 8 . (3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7 . 1967, p. 1 . (4) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p. 14. This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (5 ) OJ No L 73 , 27 . 3 . 1972, p . 14. (o) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p . 3 . following its publication in the Official Journal of ( 7) OJ No L 359 , 28 . 12. 1973, p . 49 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 8 February 1974.

For the Commission The President Francois-Xavier ORTOLI