31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/49
COMMISSION DECISION
of3December1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtotheLeagueofRedCross
Societies
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/956/EEC)
Officebeigedel'economieetdel'agriculture
(OBEA),82,ruedeTreves,1040Brussels
(intervention agency)shallconcludeaprivate
contractforthepurchaseontheCommunitymarket
of35metrictonsofcommonwheatfordeliveryto
theLeagueofRedCrossSocieties.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportofPuertoCabezas.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kilo­
grammecottonsacks.
Aredcross15X15cmshallbeprintedonthesacks
togetherwiththefollowing:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommon
organization ofthemarketincereals(*),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthe
conditionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfood
aid(3),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No696/
76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilization
proceduresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason25March1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposedby
wayofCommunityaction,togrant35metrictonsof
commonwheattotheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties
underits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,'Trigo/DonacióndelaComunidadEconomica
Europea/Accióndelaligadesociedadesdela
CruzRoja/Pordistribucióngratuita.'
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed15°/oandthatamaximum
of3%»ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%of
miscellaneous impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
Article3
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No696/76of25March1976the1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccount
permetrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcerned
onthesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleased
onthecompletionoftheoperationsinquestion
withinthetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthose
quantitiesnotrealizedduetoforcemajeure.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.I.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tocriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theintervention agencyshalltransmitthe
informationprovidedfortotheCommissionassoon
asitisreceivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivate
contract . Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15
January1977.Article6
Article5ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,3December1976.Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission