31977R0743

No L 90/4 Official Journal of the European Communities 8 . 4. 77

COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 743/77 of 5 April 1977 laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil to the Republic of India under the 1977 food-aid programme

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN Article 3 COMMUNITIES, For the purposes of Article 1 , the cost of the butteroil Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European delivered to the port of shipment or to a corres­ Economic Community, ponding stage, shall be financed by the Community. Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (J), as last Article 4 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 559/76 (2), and in particular Article 6 (6) thereof, Contracts for delivery of the product, including Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, packing, labelling and forwarding to the port of ship­ ment or to a corresponding stage shall be put out to Whereas the Republic of India has made known its tender. requirements in milk fats ; whereas these fats may be supplied in the form of butteroil produced within the Community and meeting certain quality standards ; Article 5 Whereas the amounts of butter held by the interven­ tion agencies are sufficient to permit food aid to be The sums to be paid to the undertaking selected shall supplied in the form of 3 000 tonnes of butteroil ; be due only if : Whereas delivery must be made at the cheapest (a) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid down possible price ; whereas, in order to achieve that aim, in the invitation to tender ; and provision should be made for a tendering procedure, (b) the quality and packing of the delivered product HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : are found on inspection to comply with the rele­ vant Community provisions. Article 1 Provision may be made for part of such sums to be A quantity of 3 000 tonnes of butteroil shall be made paid in advance. available to the Republic of India under the 1977 food-aid programme. Article 6 Article 2 The butteroil referred to in Article 1 shall be This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day processed from butter purchased in accordance with following its publication in the Official Journal of Article 6 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 . the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 5 April 1977. For the Council The President D. OWEN

(') OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . 2) OJ No L 67, 15. 3 . 1976, p. 9 .