.6.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL304/31
COMMISSION DECISION
of22October1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidtotheUnited
NationsHighCommissionforRefugees
(OnlytheDutchandFrenchtextsareauthentic)
(76/840/EEC)
Communitymarketof3311metrictonsofcommon
wheatflourfordeliverytotheUnitedNationsHigh
CommissionforRefugees.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,theOBEA
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand.
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportofDanang.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
cottonsacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposedbyway
ofCommunityaction,togrant3311metrictonsof
commonwheatflourtotheUnitedNationsHigh
CommissionforRefugeesunderits1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Farinedefroment/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenneauhautcommissariatdesNations
uniespourlesréfugiésaubénéficedespopulationsdu
Vietnam'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingstandards :
—moisturecontent:maximum14%,
—proteincontent:minimum10-5%(Nx6-25of
drymatter),
—ashcontent:maximum0-52%ofdrymatter.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976theOffice
beigedel'économieetdel'agriculture(OBEA),82,rue
deTrèves,1040Bruxelles(interventionagency)shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseontheArticle3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealisedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(*)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(J)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(«)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween15and30
November1976.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,22October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission