31974R2333

No L 250/2 Official Journal of the European Communities 13 . 9 . 74

REGULATION ( EEC) No 2333/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 12 September 1974 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees as food aid for distribution to displaced persons in Cyprus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN made available to the Office of the United Nations COMMUNITIES, High Commissioner for Refugees as food aid for distri­ bution to displaced persons in Cyprus. This quantity Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European forms part of the reserve of 4 400 metric tons Economic Community ; provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 530/74. Having regard ' to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ Article 2 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Contracts by mutual agreement shall be negotiated for amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in the processing of the butter into butteroil, packaging particular Article 6 (6) thereof ; and shipment of the butteroil ex-factory fas or at a Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; corresponding stage . Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 (3) of 4 Article 3 March 1974 laying down general rules for the supply o>f milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries The sums payable to the undertaking chosen shall be and certain international organizations provided for a due only if : reserve of 4 400 metric tons of butteroil to be allo­ (a ) the undertaking has satisfied the conditions laid cated subsequently ; down in the contract by mutual agreement, and Whereas following the events in Cyprus, there are a (b) the quality and packing of the product delivered large number of displaced persons who are critically are found on inspection to comply with the rele­ short of food ; whereas a contribution must be made vant Community provisions . to improve this situation by the supply fas, or at a Provision may be made for partial advance payment of corresponding stage, of food aid in the form of 200 such sums . metric tons of butteroil ; whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is Article 4 prepared to provide for transportation of this aid from the Community ; whereas because of the urgency of Detailed rules for the application of this Regulation , the situation , recourse must be had to contracts by and in particular for making available the quantities of mutual agreement for the manufacture of the butteroil butter in question , shall be determined in accordance and for its delivery fas, or at a corresponding stage, with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 804/ 68 . HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 5 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Butter held by the intervention agencies, delivered in following its publication in the Official Journal of the form of 200 metric tons of butteroil , shall be the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 September 1974. For the Council The President B. DESTREMAU

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 85, 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 51 . (}) OJ No L 65, 7. 3 . 1974, p. 1 .