NoL21/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 25.1.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of10January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofdurumwheatasfoodaidtotheLeagueofRed
CrossSocieties
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/78/EEC)
—bypurchaseontheCommunitymarket,or
—bymobilizationofinterventionstocksheldbyit,
theinterventionagency.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportofNouakchottorforsupplyalone
iftheproductsaretakenfrominterventionstocks.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kgjute
sacks.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross15cmby15
cmaswellasthefollowing :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason23December1976theCommission of
theEuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed
bywayofCommunityaction,togrant4900tonnesof
durumwheattotheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties
underits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasinviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,itis
necessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Bledur—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenne—ActiondelaLiguedesSociétésdelaCroix
Rouge—Adistribuergratuitement'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantablequality,befreefromodour,
andcorrespondatleasttothestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.Inaccordance withtheArticle 1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No696/76of25March1976,the
Officenationalinterprofessionel descereales(ONIC),
avenueBosquet21,75326Paris(interventionagency)
shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthesupplyof
4900tonnesofdurumwheatfordeliverytothe
LeagueofRedCrossSocietieseitherArticle3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleased -onthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
HOJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween25and31
January1977(lotNo1—2450tonnes)andbetween
10and15February1977(lotNo2—2450tonnes).
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofdepartureoftheships;theexpected
dateofarrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,10January1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President