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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of7May1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmaizeasfoodaidtotheUnitedNationsHigh
Commissioner forRefugees
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/488/EEC)
nationalinterprofessionnel descereales(ONIC),
AvenueBosquet,Paris7e(theinterventionagency)
shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseon
theCommunitymarketof2000metrictonsofmaize
fordeliverytotheUNHCR.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayatthe
portofMatadi.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No832/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
692/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasemergencyfoodaid1*
totheUnitedNationsHighCommissioner forRefu­
geesforthebenefitofAngolanrefugeesinZaire(4),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant2000metrictonsof
maizetoUNHCRunderits1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No692/76of25March1976,theOfficeMaïs—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenne—Actiondel'UNHCR—Àdistribuergratu­
itement'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttostandardqualityforwhichtheintervention
priceisfixed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirementsit
shallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealisedduetoforcemajeure.(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL100,14.4.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
HOJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.2.

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2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween25and30May
1976.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,7May1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission