NoL10/18 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 13.1.78
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of2December 1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtoEthiopia
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/11/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1386/77(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October 1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfoodaid(•'),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposedbyway
ofCommunityactiontogrant5000tonnesof
commonwheattoEthiopiaunderits1976/77food-
aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidetheaid
rapidly,itisnecessarythattheoperationbecarried
outunderprivatecontract;Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofRegulation (EEC)
No696/76,theOfficeBeigedel'économieetde^agri­
culture(OBEA),82,ruedeTrèves,1040Brussels(inter­
ventionagency)shallbyprivatecontractpurchaseon
theCommunitymarket5000tonnesofcommon
wheatfordeliverytoEthiopia.
2.OBEAshallseekthebesttermspossibleforits
contract .
3.Thecontractshallbeforpurchaseanddelivery
Assab,deliverytobetakenintheship/holdatthe
portofdisembarkation .
4.Theproductspecifiedinparagraph 1shallbe
deliveredinnewjutesacksofanetcapacityof50kilo­
grams.
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Commonwheat/GiftoftheEECtoEthiopia'.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(')OJNoL158,29.6.1977,p.1.
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89,
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)particularsofthedateofthevesselorvessels
concernedandoftheexpecteddateofarrivalof
theproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)particularsofanyincidentoccurringduring
carriage.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheaforesaid
information totheCommission assoonasitis
received,togetherwithacopyofthecontract.
Article6
Theinterventionagencyisauthorizedtomakea
paymentonaccounttothecontractorof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttotheprovi­
sionofsecurityinanamountequaltothatofthe
payment .
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.Toallowforre-bagging ,thecontractorshallsupply
2%ofnewemptysacks,ofthesamequalityasthose
containingthegoodsbutwiththeinscriptionprinted
thereonfollowedbythecapitalletter'R'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed 15-5%andthatamaximumof3%
□fsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneousimpuri­
tiesshallbeallowed .
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityinanamountoffiveunitsofaccount
pertonneshallbegivenbythecontractoronthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
periodprescribedorinrespectofanyquantitiesnot
deliveredbyreasonofforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4
Loadingshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15
December1977.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthecontractor
toprovidethefollowing :DoneatBrussels,2December1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President