31978R1691

No L 194/8 19 . 7 . 78 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1691 /78 of 18 July 1978 on the delivery of skimmed-milk powder to India as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas under the terms of Article 3 of Council Regu­ COMMUNITIES, lation (EEC) No 1442/78 deliveries of products to India are made at the port of unloading ; whereas those for Honduras are made at the Community port of loading ; whereas the additional costs resulting Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European from this difference should be met by the Commu­ Economic Community, nity ;

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 804/68 of 27 June 1968 on the common organization are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, of the market in milk and milk products (!), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1421 /78 (2), and in particular Article 7 (5) thereof,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1442/78 of 26 June 1978 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder to India under the 1978 food-aid programme (3), and in parti­ Article 1 cular Articles 4 and 5 thereof,

The 1 000 tonnes of skimmed-milk powder intended for delivery to the Republic of Honduras specified Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 726/78 of under part B in the Annex to Regulation (EEC) No 7 April 1978 on the delivery of various consignments 726/78 shall be delivered to India under the 1978 of skimmed-milk powder as food aid (4) provides for food-aid programme. the delivery to the Republic of Honduras of 1 000 tonnes of vitaminized skimmed-milk powder bought on the Community market ; whereas because of health regulations in force on its territory the Repu­ Article 2 blic of Honduras has not been able to take over the said quantity of skimmed-milk powder from the The German intervention agency is authorized to Federal Republic of Germany ; whereas this quantity, agree with the successful tenderer for the skimmed­ already manufactured, may be consigned to the Repu­ milk powder in question terms for its delivery to blic of India, which has urgent need of it and has indi­ Rotterdam by 6 July 1978 at the latest for shipment cated its acceptance of the procedure proposed by the to India . Commission by which she will receive it ; whereas the country of destination of the skimmed-milk powder in question should consequently be changed ; Article 3

Whereas the German intervention agency should be The expenditure incurred by the Indian authorities in permitted to agree with the successful tenderer terms shipping the skimmed-milk powder from Rotterdam for delivery to the Indian authorities of the skimmed­ to the port of unloading, including loading, unloading milk powder for Honduras under part B in the Annex and insurance costs, shall be reimbursed to them by to Regulation (EEC) No 726/78 ; whereas in parti­ the Commission on production of the relevant docu­ cular, in view of the shipment possibilities for India, ments . the date of 20 June 1978 initially laid down for ship­ ment to Honduras should be changed ; whereas the additional expenditure thereby incurred by the contractor should also be taken into consideration ; Article 4

(*) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6. 1968 , p. 13. This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its (2) OJ No L 171 , 28 . 6. 1978 , p. 12. (3) OJ No L 173, 29. 6. 1978 , p. 9. publication in the Official Journal of the European (4) OJ No L 98, 11 . 4. 1978, p. 13 . Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 18 July 1978 .

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President