31976R1300

4 . 6 . 76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 146/ 7

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1300/ 76 of 1 June 1976 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder to Niger as food aid pursuant to Regula­ tion ( EEC) No 3236/ 74

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES , Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Out of the reserve of skimmed-milk powder provided for by Regulation (EEC) No 3236/74, 750 metric tons Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No shall be allocated to Niger. 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last Article 2 amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 559 /76 (2), and in particular Article 7 (4) thereof. Where the arrangements agreed with the recipient country provide for the forwarding costs from the cif Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No stage to be paid in the form of a lump-sum contribu­ 3236/74 of 17 December 1974 laying down general tion , such contribution shall be paid directly by the rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food Commission to the recipient country . aid to the countries of the Sahel and Ethiopia (3), and In that event, the Commission may make advance in particular Article 1 thereof, payments . Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , Article 3 Whereas Regulation ( EEC) No 3236/74 provides for a reserve of 1 150 metric tons of skimmed-milk This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day powder ; whereas part of this quantity should be allo­ following its publication in' the Official Journal of cated to Niger, the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 1 June 1976 . For the Council

The President G. THORN

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . 13 . (') OJ No L 67, 15 . 3 . 1976, p . 9 . (} ) O'l No L 346, 24 . 12 . 1974, p. 4.