19.7.78 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL194/23
COMMISSION DECISION
of14June1978
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtothePeople'sRepu­
blicofBangladesh
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(78/589/EEC)
thepurchaseontheCommunitymarketof25000
tonnesofcommonwheatfordeliverytothePeople's
RepublicofBangladesh .
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtotheportof
Antwerpinthevicinityofthevessel.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinbulkinfive
lots,eachof5000tonnes.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1125/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereas,on30January1978,theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togrant25000tonnesof
commonwheattothePeople'sRepublicofBangla­
deshunderits1977/78food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed15-5%andthatamaximumof3%
ofsproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneousimpuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.Iftheproductdoesnotmeet
theserequirementsitshallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
deliveredowingtoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofRegulation(EEC)
No696/76,theOfficebelgedel'économieetdel'agri­
culture(OBEA),82,ruedeTrêves,1040Brussels(inter­
ventionagency)shallconcludeaprivatecontractfor
(!)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL142,30.5.1978,p.21.Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween1and15July
1978.(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(<)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
received,togetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,14June1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President