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23 . 4 . 75 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 103 / 1

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(Acts whose publication is obligatory)

REGULATION ( EEC) No 1035 /75 OF THE COUNCIL of 21 April 1975 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder under the 1975 food-aid programme to the United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) for those affected by the events in South Vietnam

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community ; Under the 1975 food-aid programme, 590 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder shall be made available to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for all Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No those affected by the events in South Vietnam . 804/68 (') of 27 June 1968 on the common organiza­ tion of the market in milk and milk products, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 740/75 (2) ; Article 2

The skimmed-milk powder referred to in Article 1 Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ; shall be purchased in accordance with Article 7 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 . Whereas the United Nations Children 's Fund (UNICEF) has indicated the requirements as regards Article 3 high-protein milk products of those affected by the events in South Vietnam and has said that it is able to For the purposes referred to in Article 1 , the cost of operate in all parts of the country ; whereas these high­ the skimmed-milk powder and its transport to the protein products can be supplied in the form of skim­ points of destination shall be borne by the Commu­ med-milk powder produced within the Community nity. and meeting certain quality standards ;

Article 4 Whereas the supply of skimmed-milk powder must take into account the amounts of skimmed-milk The expenditure referred to in Article 3 shall, where powder available in the Community and the necessity the arrangements agreed with the recipient body so of not disrupting market conditions ; provide, be paid in whole or in part by the interven­ tion agency responsible for the operation to the recip­ Whereas the amounts available in public storage mean ient on a lump-sum basis . that 590 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder can be supplied under the 1975 programme ; Article 5

Whereas, in order to enable the aid to be used effec­ Notwithstanding Article 4, private contracts may be tively, arrangements should be made to finance the used for the delivery of skimmed-milk powder to the costs incurred in the transport of the goods ; points of destination on account of the urgency of the situation . Whereas , since this is an emergency operation , it is Article 6 desirable for the sake of speed to have recourse to private contracts , This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . following its publication in the Official Journal of (2 ) OJ No L 74, 22 . 3 . 1975 , p . 1 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 21 April 1975. For the Council

The President

R. RYAN