NoL171/34 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.7.80
COMMISSION DECISION
of10June1980
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtotheRepublicof
Kenya
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(80/617/EEC)
HASADOPTED THISDECISION : THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1547/79(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129onthe
valueoftheunitofaccountandtheexchangeratesto
beappliedforthepurposesofthecommonagricul­
turalpolicy(5),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No2543/73(6),andinparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason28May1980theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant1000tonnesof
commonwheattotheRepublicofKenyaunderits
1979/80food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theOffice
nationalinterprofessionnel descéréales(ONIC),21,
avenueBosquet,Paris7e(interventionagency),shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthemobilization of
1000tonnesofcommonwheatontheCommunity
marketfordeliverytotheRepublicofKenya.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthesupplyofthe
producttotheportofRouen.
4.Theproductreferredtoinparagraph 1istobe
deliveredinbulktotheportofshipmentinthe
vicinityofthevessel.Thegoodsmustbesetdownat
theplacenominatedbytherecipientcountryorits
agent,thetimingofdeliverybeingsettledbythe
tendererandtherecipientcountry'sagent.
Article2
ThecommonwheatreferredtoinArticle 1mustbe
offairandsoundmerchantable qualityandcorres­
pondatleasttothestandardqualityforwhichthe
interventionpriceisfixedexceptthatthemoisture
contentshallnotexceed14%andthatamaximum
of3%ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous
impuritiesshallbeallowed.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof6ECUpertonneshall
begivenbythepartyconcernedonthesignatureof
thecontract.Itshouldbereleasedonthecompletion
oftheoperationsinquestionwithinthetimelimit
laiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnotrealized
duetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL188,26.7.1979,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.h)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.
(5)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
6)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.

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Article4
Loadingshallbecarriedoutbetween15and30June
1980.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytosupplythefollowinginformation :
(a)astatementgivingdetailsofthequantitiesloaded,
thequalityoftheproducts;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionindicatedtotheCommission assoonasitis
received,togetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,10June1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President