31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/45
COMMISSION DECISION
of3December1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmilledroundgrainriceasfoodaidtotheLeagueof
RedCrossSocieties
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/954/EEC)
ItalianRiceInterventionAgency(Enterisi),Piazza
PioXI,1,Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontract
forthepurchaseontheCommunitymarketof11-60
metrictonsofmilledroundgrainricefordeliveryto
theLeagueofRedCrossSocieties.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterisi
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductstobedepositedonthequay
intheportofPuertoCabezas.
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kilogramme
newjutesacks.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommon
organizationofthemarketinrice(1),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No696/
76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilization
proceduresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(3),Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
'Arrozmolido/Donación delaComunidad
EconomicaEuropea/Accióndelaligadesociedades
delaCruzRoja/Pordistribucióngratuita.'Whereason25March1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
15metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,11-60
metrictonsofroundgrainmilledrice)totheLeague
ofRedCrossSocietiesunderits1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture :15'%,
—brokenrice:5°/omaximum,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :—chalkygrains:3°/omaximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,Article1
—yellowgrains:0-050'"/omaximum,1.Inaccordance withArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No696/76of25March1976,the
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.HOJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(3)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article3 (a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theintervention agencyshalltransmitthe
informationprovidedfortotheCommissionassoon
asitisreceivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivate
contract .1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthose
quantitiesnotrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tothecriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4 Article6
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween1and15
January1977.ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,3December1976.
Article5FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOISTheinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation : MemberoftheCommission