NoL202/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.7.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of17July1978
ontheurgentsupplyofmaizemealasfoodaidtoZaire
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(78/625/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,AIMAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoMatadi.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinfourlotsin
newjutesacksof50kilogramsnetweightlinedwith
sacksofsix-plyClupakpaper.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Semoulesdemaïs/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenneàlarépubliqueduZaïre'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(!),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1254/78(2),
HayingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
dureforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant5555tonnesofmaize
mealtoZaireunderits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisturecontent:12%maximum,
—acidity:0-6%maximum,
—fatcontentbyweight:1-5%maximum.
Productsnotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theAzienda
diStatopergliinterventisuiMercatiAgricoli(AIMA),
ViaPalestro,81,Roma(interventionagency)shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseonthe
Communitymarketof5555tonnesofmaizefor
deliverytoZaire.Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
deliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(1)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article6
Asregardsthisaction,theinterventionagencyisauth
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofth(
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,or
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttoth<
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic
DoneatBrussels,17July1978.Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15
August1978forLot1(1500tonnes),15and30
August1978forLot2(1500tonnes),1and15
September1978forLot3(1500tonnes)and15and
30September1978forLot4(1055tonnes).
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partysuppliesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President