NoL161/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.6.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of11June1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidtotheRepublic
ofSenegal
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/550/EEC)
agency)shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof3974metric
tonsofcommonwheatflourfordeliverytotheRepu­
blicofSenegal.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayatthe
portofDakar.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
cottonsacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tationofthemarketincereals('),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,togrant3974metrictonsof
commonwheatflourtotheRepublicofSenegalunder
its1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Farinedefroment—DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenneàlaRépubliqueduSenegal.'
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingstandards:
—moisturecontent:maximum14%,
—proteincontent:minimum10-5%(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:maximum0-52%ofdrymatter.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirementsit
shallberefused.
Article3 HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewiththefirstArticleofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2752/75of29October1975,
theOfficeNationalInterprofessionel descereales
(ONIC),AvenueBosquet,Paris7e(theintervention1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealisedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')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.

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Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15JulyTheinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.1976.
Article5 Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,11June1976.Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission