31974R1368

1 . 6 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 147/ 53

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1368 /74 OF THE COMMISSION of 31 May 1974 concerning deliveries of cereals as food aid for the Sahel countries and Ethiopia

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN areas of the recipient States, it appears that considera­ COMMUNITIES, tion will have to be given to the likelihood of having to re-route the products to a port or delivery centre Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European other than as provided and that, consequently, the Economic Community ; possibility of modification to the costs initially agreed Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ may have to be provided for : 67/EEC ( 1 ) of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ are in accordance with the Opinion of the Manage­ lation (EEC) No 1346/73 (2) ; ment Committee for Cereals, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1 693/72 (3) of 3 August 1972 fixing criteria for the HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : mobilization of cereals intended as food aid, and in particular Article 6 thereof ; Article 1 Whereas, on 28 December 1973 , the Council of the In respect of deliveries made pursuant to Regulation European Communities expressed its intention to ( EEC) Nos 289 /74, 455/74 and 605/74 the interven­ grant, as part of a Community action , 1 30 000 metric tion agencies may, where necessary, and in agreement tons of cereals to the Sahel countries and to Ethiopia with the successful tenderer, have the products with under its 1 973/74 food aid programme ; which the contract is concerned delivered to ports or Whereas the Commission adopted Regulation Nos delivery centres other than those provided for in the (EEC) 289/74 of 1 February 1974 (4), 455/74 of 22 Annexes to those Regulations. In such case, the inter­ February 1974 (5) and 605/74 of 15 March 1974 (6) vention agency is to agree with the successful tenderer opening invitations to tender for the mobilization of any cost reduction or increase as against the cost origi­ sorghum, maize and soft wheat to be given to the nally agreed. The Commission will advise the interven­ Sahel countries and to Ethiopia as food aid, and tion agencies of the names of the new ports and whereas those Regulations provided for delivery to delivery centres . certain ports or to certain delivery centres indicated in the Annex to the said Regulations ; Article 2

Whereas, because of the congestion in certain ports This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its caused by wholesale arrival of food from all sources publication in the Official Journal of the European and because of the relocation of requirements in some Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 31 May 1974. For the Commission

The President

Francois-Xavier ORTOLI

(') OJ No 117, 19 . 6 . 1967, p . 2269/ 67 . (-') OJ No L 141 , 28 . 5 . 1973 , p. 8 . (3 ) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p. 3 . (-1 ) OJ No L 29 , 2 . 2 . 1974, p. 20 . (5 ) OJ No L 51 , 23 . 2 . 1974, p. 26 . («) OJ No L 73 , 16 . 3 . 1974, p. 22 .