28.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL24/51
COMMISSION DECISION
of14January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmilledroundgrainriceasfoodaidtotheInter­
nationalCommittee oftheRedCross
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(77/89/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterisi
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductstobedepositedonthequayin
theportofBeirutwithoptionLimassol.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kgjute
sacks.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15cmby15
cmaswellasthefollowing :
'Rizblanchi/DondelaCommunauté économique
européenne/ActionduComitéInternationaldela
Croix-Rouge/PourdistributiongratuiteauLiban'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(3),
Whereason21December1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
2575tonnesofhuskedrice(inotherwords,1996
tonnesofroundgrainmilledrice)totheInternational
CommitteeoftheRedCrossunderits1975/76food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:050%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1ArticleJ
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theItalian
RiceInterventionAgency(Enterisi),PiazzaPioXI,1,
Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof1996tonnes
ofmilledroundgrainricefordeliverytotheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCross.1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcenntjeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL166,2.S.6.1976,p.I.
(ÓOJNoL281.I.II.1975,p.89
(■»)OJNoL«.?,.10.1976,p.8.

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Article4 Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween8and15
February1977(lotNo1—998tonnes)andbetween
15and30March1977(lotNo2—998tonnes).
Article5Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,14January1977.Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President