31975R0713

No L 71 / 4 20 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 713/75 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 /March 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas the supplies must be delivered at the lowest COMMUNITIES, possible price ; whereas in order to achieve that aim , a tendering prQcedure should be provided for ; whereas, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European however, it may be -desirable, in the interests of flexi­ Economic Community, and in particular Article 43 bility and speed, to have recourse to a different proce­ thereof ; dure ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas detailed rules for the application of the 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ measures to be taken when skimmed-milk powder is tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last purchased on the market should be adopted in accor­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in dance with the procedure laid down in Article 30 of particular Article 7 (4) thereof ; Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 , as in the case of the rules to be applied where public stocks are used, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Parlia­ ment ; HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Whereas Somalia has indicated its requirements " as regards high-protein milk products ; whereas these high-protein products may be supplied in the form of Article 1 skimmed-milk powder produced within the Commu­ nity and meeting certain quality standards ; Under the 1975 programme, a reserve stock of 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder as food aid shall Whereas the supply of skimmed-milk powder must be set up for Somalia, to be supplied to that country take into account the amounts of skimmed-milk according to its need. powder available in the Community and the need to avoid disturbing market conditions ;

Article 2 Whereas the amounts at present available enable 2 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder to be supplied ; whereas, moreover, there is some mobility 1 . The skimmed-milk powder referred to in Article in distribution as between public stocks and market 1 shall be bought in accordance with Article 7 ( 1 ) of availabilities ; Regulation ( EEC) No 804/68 .

Whereas, taking into account the situation on the 2. If the amounts of skimmed-milk powder in Community market in skimmed-milk powder, and public stocks are insufficient to supply the quantities the need to * deliver certain supplies as a matter of provided for in Article 1 or if they do not have the urgency and to ensure that supplies are delivered regu­ characteristics necessary for their particular destina­ larly, arrangements should be made for the skimmed­ tion where this requires, in particular, other forms of milk powder to be supplied as food aid, depending on packing or the addition of vitamins and other addi­ the amount available either by drawing on stocks held tives, supplies shall be ensured by the buying-in of by the intervention agencies or by buying-in the skimmed-milk powder on the Community market. product on the Community market ; Buying-in shall be done in such a way as not to disturb the normal development of prices on the Whereas for the 1975 programme provision should be market . made for a reserve stock of 2 000 metric tons of skim­ med-milk powder for Somalia to be supplied to that country according to its need ; Article 3 Whereas, to enable the aid to be used effectively, arran­ gements should be made to finance delivery to the • For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , the cost of places of destination ; the skimmed-milk powder, its labelling and delivery to the places of destination and the supply of any vita­ (■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . mins to be added to the milk shall be financed by the (2 ) OJ No L « 5, 29 . 3 . 1974, p . 51 . Community.

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The costs of delivery to the places of destination may be met, in whole or in part, by a lump-sum contribu­ The decision to apply Article 2 (2) shall be taken and tion . The Commission shall pay such contribution the arrangements for implementing Article 2 (2) and directly to the country of destination . The Commis­ Article 5 shall be adopted in accordance with the sion may in such cases make partial advance procedure laid down in Article 30 of Regulation (EEC) No 804/ 68 . payments .

Article 5 Article 7 The expenditure referred to in Article 3, excluding the lump-sum contribution referred to in Article 4, shall in principle be determined by a tendering procedure . This Regulation sha*ll enter into force on the third day However, in respect of transport, a different procedure following its publication in the Official Journal of may be adopted . the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 March 1975 . For the Council

The President

R. RYAN