31977R1619

21 . 7. 77 No L 181 /3 Official Journal of the European Communities

COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1619/77 of 18 July 1977 laying down general rules for the supply of butteroil to the Catholic Relief Service for certain sections of the population of Chile under the 1977 food-aid programme

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

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1977. For the Council The President A. HUMBLET

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