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18 . 6 . 77 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 150/ 1

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COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC) No 1301 / 77 of 16 June 1977 laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) under the 1977 food­ aid programme

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : COMMUNITIES ,

Article 1 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, A quantity of 3 200 tonnes of butteroil shall be made available to the UNRWA under the 1977 food-aid Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No programme . 804/ 68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 599/ 76 (2 ), and in Article 2 particular Article 6 (6) thereof,

The butteroil referred to in Article 1 shall be Having regard to the proposal from the Commission , processed from butter purchased in accordance with Article 6(1 ) of Regulation ( EEC) No 804/68 . Whereas the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has submitted a request for food aid in the form of milk Article 3 fats for refugees in the countries of the Near-East ; whereas the needs of the people concerned warrant For the purposes of Article 1 the following shall be food aid from the Community ; financed by the Community :

(a) the cost of the butteroil and transport to the port Whereas these fats may be supplied in the form of of unloading, butteroil produced within the Community and meeting certain quality standards ; (b) transport from this stage to the places of destina­ tion , Whereas the amounts of butter held by the interven­ (c) distribution . tion agencies are sufficient to permit food aid to be supplied in the form of 3 200 tonnes of butteroil ; Article 4 Whereas arrangements should be made to finance certain transport and distribution costs in order to The Commission shall pay the costs referred to in enable the aid to be used effectively ; Article 3 (b) and (c) wholly or in part as a lump sum contribution to the recipient body , where the arrange­ Whereas the supplies must be delivered at the most ments agreed with that body so provide . advantageous price ; whereas in order to achieve that aim , provision should be made for a tendering proce­ Article 5 dure ; whereas , however, in the interests of speed it may be desirable , in exceptional cases , to use private contracts , Save for a particular reason justifying the negotiation of private contracts , invitations to tender shall be (') OI No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p . I.?. issued for delivery of the product, including packing, (: ) O"} No L 67, I S. 1976, p . 9 . labelling and forwarding to the port of unloading.

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Article 6 Provision may be made for part of such sums to be paid in advance . The sums to be paid to the undertaking selected shall be due only if : (a) the undertaking satisfies the conditions laid down Article 7 in the invitation to tender or the private contract, and (b) the quality and packing of the delivered product This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day are found on inspection to comply with the rele­ following its publication in the Official Journal of vant Community provisions . the European Communities.

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

Done at Luxembourg, 16 June 1977 . For the Council

The President

Judith HART