31975R0714

No L 71 / 6 20 . 3 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities

REGULATION ( EEC) No 714 / 75 OF THE COUNCIL

of 18 March 1975

laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats as food aid to Somalia

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Somalia, to be supplied to that country according to COMMUNITIES, its need .

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Article 2 Economic Community ; For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , the cost of Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No the butter, of processing it into butteroil, of packaging 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ and shipment from the factory to the places of destina­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last tion , shall be met by the Community. amended by Regulation (EEC) No 662/74 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof ; Article 3

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; The costs of delivery to the place of destination may Whereas Somalia has indicated its requirements as be met, in whole or in part, by a lump-sum contribu­ regards milk fats ; tion . The Commission shall pay such contribution directly to the country of destination . The Commis­ Whereas it will not be possible to dispose of the quan­ sion may in such cases make partial advance tities of butter held by intervention agencies on payments . normal terms during the 1974/75 milk year ; whereas it is possible to supply food aid in the form of butter Article 4 or butteroil , equal to 850 metric tons of butteroil ; The expenditure referred to in Article 2, excluding the Whereas under the 1975 programme a reserve stock lump-sum contribution referred to in Article 3 , shall of 850 metric tons of butteroil should be set up for in principle be determined by a tendering procedure . Somalia, to be supplied to that country according to However, in respect of transport, a different procedure its need ; may be adopted . Whereas, to enable the aid to be used effectively, arran­ gements should be made to finance transport to the Article 5 places of destination ; The sums to be paid to the undertaking chosen shall Whereas the amount to be paid to the undertakings be due only if : manufacturing the butteroil and certain transport costs (a) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid down for the butter and butteroil should be determined by in the invitation to tender or by contract ; and competition among interested undertakings esta­ (b) the quality and packing of the delivered product blished in the Community ; whereas the inviting of are found on inspection to comply with the rele­ tenders is a suitable means of achieving this aim , but vant Community provisions . for the sake of speed and flexibility it may be desir­ able to have recourse to some other procedure, Provision may be made for partial advance payment of such sums .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Article 6 Article 1 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Under the 1975 programme, a reserve stock of 850 following its publication in the Official Journal of metric tons of butteroil as food aid shall be set up for 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

(!) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 85, 29 . .3 . 1974, p . 51 .