NoL91/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.4.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of19March1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmuledlonggrainriceasfoodaidtotheLeba­
neseRepublic
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/350/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterrisi
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredBeirut,thatisatthe
momentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremovedfrom
theship'sholdattheportofunloading.
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
Riz—DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenneauLiban/Àdistribuergratuitement.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo359/67/EEC
of25July1967onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketinrice(!),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No668/75(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
374/76of17February1976derogatingfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilization
proceduresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaidfor
thebenefitoftheLebaneseRepublic(4),
Whereason17February1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
1000metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,690
metrictonsoflonggrainmilledrice)totheLebanese
Republicunderits1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No374/76of17February1976,theItalian
RiceInterventionAgency(Enterrisi),PiazzaPioXI,1,
Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof690metric
tonsofmilledlonggrainricefordeliverytotheLeba­
neseRepublic.
Article4
(')OJNo174,31.7.1967,p.1.
(2)OJNoL72,20.3.1975,p.18.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89,
4)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.8.Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween25and30
March1976.

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Article5 Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.DoneatBrussels,19March1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission