31974R3235

24 . 12 . 74 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 346 / 3

REGULATION (EEC) No 3235 /74 OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 December 1974

on the supply of butteroil as food aid to the countries of the Sahel , Ethiopia and Somalia under Regulation (EEC) No 530/74

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the reserve stock provided for in Regulation ( EEC) No COMMUNITIES , 530/74, this quantity to be allocated as follows :

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European (metric tons) Economic Community ; Upper Volta 800

Mali 150 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Mauritania 1 000 804/ 68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ Senegal 300 tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last Chad 300 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in Ethiopia 1 000 particular Article 6 (6) thereof ; Somalia 500 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 530/74 (3) of 4 Article 2 March 1974 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to certain developing countries For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , Community and certain international organizations provided for a financing shall extend to the costs incurred in deliv­ reserve stock of 4 400 metric tons of milk fats ; ering the product to the points of destination . whereas part of that stock should be allocated to the drought-stricken Sahel countries, Ethiopia and Somalia ; Article 3

Whereas, in view of the financial difficulties The costs of forwarding from the cif stage shall be confronting those countries, the Community should paid by the Commission in whole or in part directly make itself responsible for financing delivery of the to the country of destination in the form of a food aid to the points of destination ; whereas lump-sum contribution , where the supply agreement payment of the costs of forwarding from the cif stage so provides . In that event the Commission may make may take the form of a lump-sum contribution, partial advance payments.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 4

A rticle 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day There shall be made available as food aid to the coun­ following its publication in the Official Journal of tries listed below 4 050 metric tons of butteroil from 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 L 1 48 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (') OJ No L 85 , 29 . 3 . 1974, p. 5 . (') OJ No L 65 , 7 . 3 . 1974, p. 1 .