31975R0865

4 . 4 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 84/ 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 865 / 75 OF THE COUNCIL of 18 March 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil under the 1975 food-aid programme to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refu­ gees ( UNHCR ) for those affected by the events in Cyprus

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN intervention agencies, shall be made available to the COMMUNITIES , UNHCR to be distributed to those affected by the events in Cyprus . Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Article 2 Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No 804/ 68 ( [ ) of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , the cost of amended by Regulation (EEC) No 465/ 75 (2 ), and in the butter, of processing it into butteroil , of packaging particular Article 6 (6) thereof ; and delivery fob or at a corresponding stage shall be financed by the Community . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ;

Whereas the UNHCR has indicated the milk fat Article 3 requirements of those affected by the events in Cyprus ; The expenditure referred to in Article 2 shall be deter­ Whereas it will not be possible to dispose of the quan­ mined by tendering procedure or, if circumstances so tities of butter held by intervention agencies on require, by private contract. normal terms during the current milk year ; whereas 300 metric tons of butteroil processed from butter in public stocks can be supplied as food aid and deliv­ Article 4 ered fob or at a corresponding stage ; 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 the costs of trans­ porting the butter and butteroil should be determined (a) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid down by competition among interested undertakings esta­ in the notice of invitation to tender or by contract, blished in the Community ; whereas a call for tenders and is a suitable means of achieving this aim , but for the sake of speed and flexibility it may be desirable to (b) the quality and packing of the delivered product have recourse to a private contract, are found on inspection to comply with the rele­ vant Community provisions .

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Provision may be made for partial advance payment of such sums .

Article 1 Article 5 Under the 1975 food-aid programme 300 metric tons of butteroil manufactured from butter held by the This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . following its publication in the 'Official Journal of (2 ) OJ No L 52, 28 . 2. 1975 , p . 8 . the European Communities.

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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