3 1.6.83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 142/1 I * (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1354/83 of 17 May 1983 laying down general rules for the mobilization and supply of skimmed-milk powder, butter and butteroil as food aid THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic 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 (), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1183/82 (2), and in particular Articles 6 (7), 7 (5) and 28 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (%), and in particular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3331/82 of 3 December 1982 on food aid policy and food-aid management and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2750/ 75 (5) lays down rules for the implementation of food aid; whereas the said Regulation does not affect the general rules for the mobilization of agricultural products which have to be adopted for the purposes of the common organization of markets; Whereas, in the light of experience gained during the implementation of food-aid programmes, amendments (1) OJ No L 148, 28. 6. 1968, p. 13. (2) OJ No L 140, 20. 5. 1982, p. 1. (3) O] No 106, 30. 12. 1962, p. 2553/62. (4) O] No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1. (5) O] No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1. should be made to the general implementing rules laid ‘down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 303/77 of 14 February 1977 laying down general rules for the supply of skimmed-milk powder and butteroil as food-aid (¢), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3474/80 (7); Whereas, to the extent compatible with the commitments entered into by the Community vis-a-vis the recipients of Community food-aid, these rules should in particular be more closely aligned on international trading practice as regards deliveries fob and cif; Whereas, in view of the special requirements relating to Community food-aid supplies and of the characteristics of the milk products supplied to recipients, it would seem justified, in the light of the experience acquired, to provide that responsibility for deliveries should be entrusted only to undertakings approved by the Member State in which they have established their registered office; whereas such approval should be granted to any undertaking engaged in business in the milk products sector; whereas such approval should be withdrawn either temporarily or permanently from any undertaking which commits a serious infringement of any obligation arising from this Regulation; Whereas Community food-aid programmes provide for the supply of large quantities of skimmed-milk powder, butter and butteroil to certain developing countries and specialist organizations; whereas skimmed-milk powder, butter and the butter from which the butteroil to be supplied has to be manufactured should, as a general rule, be drawn from intervention agency stocks; whereas, however, account being taken of the situation (6) O] No L 43, 15. 2. 1977, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 363, 31. 12. 1980, p. 50.