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24 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 346/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 3233/74 OF THE COUNCIL of 17 December 1974 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 Sahel and Ethiopia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN 1 693/72 (5) of 3 August 1972 laying down the criteria COMMUNITIES , for the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid does not always enable the desired flexibility and Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European speed to be attained in forwarding the products to the Economic Community ; points of destination ; whereas consequently it is advis­ Having regard to Council Regulation No 120/ able to provide for the possibility of having recourse to another procedure, 67/ EEC (') of 13 June 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in cereals, as last amended by Regu­ lation ( EEC) No 1 996/ 74 (2 ), and in particular Article 22a thereof ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation No 359/ Article 1 67/EEC (3) of 25 July 1967 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in rice, as last amended by Regula­ Notwithstanding Article 4(3) of Regulation ( EEC) tion ( EEC) No 11 29 /74 (4), and in particular Article No 1693/72, recourse may be had to procedures other 23 a thereof ; than invitation to tender for forwarding cereals and Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; rice made available to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia as food aid under the 1974/75 programme Whereas, in view of the difficulties of transport to the from the Community to the points of destination . countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia , it would be advis­ able to adopt a system for forwarding the food aid Article 2 which is sufficiently flexible to cope with these diffi­ culties as quickly as possible ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Whereas recourse to the tendering procedure provided following its publication in the Official Journal of for in Article 4 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 17 December 1974 . For the Council The President M. DURAFOUR

(>) OJ No 117 , 19 . 6 . 1967 , p . 2269/ 67 . (2 ) OJ No L 209 , 31 . 7 . 1974, p. 1 . (3) OJ No 174, 31 . 7. 1967, p. 1 . (4 ) OJ No L 128 , 10 . 5 . 1974, p. 20 . (5 ) OJ No L 178 , 5 . 8 . 1972, p. 3 .