NoL161/24 23.6.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
COMMISSION DECISION
of11June1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmaizeasfoodaidtotheRepublicofSenegal
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/551/EEC)
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof7000metric
tonsofmaizefordeliverytotheRepublicofSenegal.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayatthe
portofDakar.
4.Theproductsshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
jutesacksintwopartsof3500metrictonseach.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
Maïs—DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenneàlaRépubliqueduSenegal.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2752/75of29October1975derogatingfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72inrespectoftheprocedures
laiddownforthemobilization offoodaidtothecoun­
triesoftheSahelandEthiopia(4),
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant7000metrictonsof
maizetotheRepublicofSenegalunderits1974/75
food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
Article3
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article11.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealisedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2752/75of29October1975,the
OfficeNationalInterprofessionel desCereales
(ONIC),AvenueBosquet,Paris7C(intervention
agency)shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
Article4
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.93.Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15July
1976.

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Article5 Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,11June1976.Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission