31976R1846

30 . 7 . 76 No L 204/3 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1846/76 of 22 July 1976 on the emergency supply of skimmed-milk powder to the World Food Programme as food aid for the repatriates from Angola in Portugal pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1299/76

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN the port of unloading, and by paying a lump sum COMMUNITIES, contribution to the World Food Programme to cover a proportion of the land transport, handling and storage Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European costs beyond that stage ; whereas the World Food Economic Community, Programme is able to distribute this aid, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1298/76 of 1 June 1976 laying down general rules for HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the supply of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to certain developing countries and international organi­ Article 1 zations under the 1976 programme (*), and in parti­ cular Articles 3 and 7 thereof, Of the 3 630 metric tons of skimmed-milk powder Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, provided for as a reserve by Regulation (EEC) No 1299/76, 500 metric tons shall be allocated to the Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 1298 /76 provides for World Food Programme for the repatriates from the supply of 55 000 metric tons of skimmed-milk Angola in Portugal. powder as food aid to certain developing countries and international organizations ; Article 2 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1299/76 of 1 Community financing shall cover the cost of transport June 1976 on the supply of skimmed-milk powder as up to the port of unloading and a proportion of the food aid to certain developing countries and interna­ land transport, handling and storage costs ; the tional organizations under the 1976 programme ^), financing of the latter expenditure may take the form provides for a reserve of 3 630 metric tons of skim­ of a lump sum contribution of up to 20 units of med-milk powder ; account per metric ton . Whereas, following the events in Angola, the food supply situation has become critical for a large Article 3 number of repatriates from Angola in Portugal ; whereas a contribution must be made urgently to This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day improve this situation by supplying 500 metric tons following its publication in the Official Journal of skimmed-milk powder as food aid to be delivered to the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 22 July 1976.

For the Council

The President

L.J. BRINKHORST

(') OJ No L 146, 4. 6. 1976, p . 3 . (2) OJ No L 146, 4. 6. 1976, p. 5 .