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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2208 /79 of 9 October 1979 on the delivery of a consignment of butter as food aid for India

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN milk powder and butteroil as food aid (4 ), as amended COMMUNITIES, by Regulation (EEC) No 1488 /79 (5) ; whereas, in parti­ cular, the periods and terms for delivery and the proce­ Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European dure to be followed by the intervention agencies to Economic Community, establish the costs arising therefrom should be laid down ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of . 27 June 1968 on the common organization Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation of the market in milk and milk products ('), as last are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1761 /78 (2 ), and in ment Committee for Milk and Milk Products, particular Article 6 (7) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 939/79 of 8 May 1979 laying down general rules for the supply of milk fats to certain developing countries Article 1 and specialized bodies under the 1979 food-aid programme (3), and in particular Article 7 thereof, In accordance with the provisions of Regulation ( EEC) No 303/77 the intervention agency specified in the Whereas, under the food-aid programmes adopted by Annex shall deliver butter as food aid on the special the Council Regulations specified in the Annex , India conditions set out therein . has requested the delivery of the quantity of butter set out therein ; Article 2 Whereas, therefore, delivery should be effected in accordance with the rules laid down in Commission This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 of 14 February 1977 following its publication in the Official Journal of laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed­ the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 9 October 1979 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(■) OJ No L 148 , 28 . 6 . 1968 , p. 13 . (2 ) OJ No L 204, 28 . 7 . 1978 , p. 6. («) OJ No L 43 , 15 . 2 . 1977, p . 1 . (3 ) OJ No L 119, 15 . 5 . 1979 , p. 5. (5 ) OJ No L 181 , 18 . 7 . 1979, p. 20 .

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ANNEX (')

Consignment

1 . Application of Council Regulations : (a) legal basis ( EEC) No 939 /79 ( 1979 programme) (b) affectation ( EEC) No 940/79 2 . Beneficiary

3 . Country of destination | India

4. Total quantity of the consignment 450 tonnes 5 . Intervention agency responsibl'e for Will result from application of the procedure referred to in point 12 delivery 6. Origin of the butter Bought on the Community market 7 . Special characteristics and/or pack­ See note (3 ) aging (2) 8 . Markings on the packaging See note (4) 9 . Delivery period Delivery in December 1979 10 . Stage and place of delivery Community port of loading operating a regular service with the recipient country (5 ) 11 . Representative of the beneficiary responsible for reception 12. Procedure to be applied to determine Tender the costs of supply 13 . Expiry of the time limit for submis­ 12 noon on 22 October 1979 sion of tenders

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Notes : (') This Annex , together with the notice published in Official Journal No C 95 of 19 April 1977, page 7 , takes the place of an invitation to tender from the intervention agencies concerned in cases where, under point 12, there must be a tendering procedure . (2 ) Other than those set out in Annex II to Regulation ( EEC) No 303/77. (3 ) The unsalted butter must be made from pasteurized fresh cream and contain no colorants or neutralizers . The butter must have no smell and must be of an even texture . The butter must conform to the following technical specifications : — fat content : minimum 82 % , — water content : maximum 16% , — non fat dry matter content : maximum 2 % , — PH between 6 and 6.7 . The packaging must conform to the specifications laid down in Article 5 (2) and (3) of Regulation ( EEC) No 685/ 69 . The butter must be transported at a temperature between — 18 and — 10 °C (0 and 14 °F). (4 ) Inscription on packaging : — for 300 tonnes : 'Supplied to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of the European Economic Community/ Bombay', — for 150 tonnes : 'Supplies to the Indian Dairy Corporation under the food-aid programme of the European Economic Community/ Calcutta'. (5 ) Delivery shall be deemed to have taken place and the risks shall pass from the successful tenderer to the recipient at the moment when the products have actually been lifted across the rails of the vessel at the port of shipment designated for delivery.