18.8.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL227/29
COMMISSION DECISION
of20July1978
relatingtotheurgentsupplyoflonggrainhuskedriceasfoodaidtotheUnited
NationsHighCommission forRefugees
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(78/683/EEC)
Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof1250tonnes
oflonggrainhuskedricefordeliverytotheUnited
NationsHighCommissionforRefugees.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterisimust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportsofBoma(Lot1:625tonnes)and
Matadi(Lot2:625tonnes).
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No1260/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof1250
tonnesoflonggrainhuskedricetotheUnited
NationsHighCommission forRefugeesunderits
1976/77food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Riz/DondelaCommunauté économiqueeuro­
péenne/ActionUNHCRauZaïre/Àdistribuergra­
tuitement'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
(a)rice,freeofodour,ofasoundandfairmarketable
quality;
(b)moisturecontent:15%;
(c)percentageofricegrainswhicharenotofunim­
pairedquality:
—paddygrains:1%,
'—brokenrice:5%,
—greengrainsorgrainsshowingnaturalmalfor­
mation5%(includingupto0-5%ofred
grains);Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theItalian
RiceInterventionAgency(Enterisi),PiazzaPioXI,1,
(!)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.11.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
Asregardsthisaction,theinterventionagencyisauth­
orizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentandsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.(d)toleranceofextraneousmatter,consistingof:
—mineralorvegetableinediblesubstances
providedthattheyarenottoxic0.01%,
—extraneousgrainsorpartsthereof,edible
0.10%;
(e)whenwhollymilled,percentageofwhollymilled
ricegrainswhicharenotofunimpairedquality:
—chalkygrains:5%,
—spottedgrains:1.5%,
—yellowgrains:0.05%,
—stained grains :1%,
—amber grains :0.20%.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and30
August1978.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :DoneatBrussels,20July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President