19.1.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL16/15
COMMISSION DECISION
of28December 1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtotheWorldFood
Programme
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(77/68/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtotheportofship­
mentinthevicinityofthevessel.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
cottonsacks.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Fromenttendre—DondelaCEE—Action
d'urgenceduPAMenfaveurduLiban.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),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),
Whereas,on20December1976,theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposedby
wayofCommunityaction,togrant2000tonnesof
commonwheattotheWorldFoodProgrammeunder
its1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed15%andthatamaximumof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.Iftheproductdoesnotmeet
theserequirements itshallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theOffice
beigedel'economieetdel'agriculture (OBEA),82rue
deTreves,1040Brussels(interventionagency)shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseonthe
Communitymarketof2000tonnesofcommon
wheatfordeliverytotheWorldFoodProgramme .
(')Oj"NoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15
February1977.(')OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.1I.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,28December1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission