NoL91/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.4.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of19March1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtotheLebanese
Republic
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/351/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforsupplytotheportof
loading,loadingchargesandtransportoftheproduct
deliveredBeirut,thatisatthemomentwhenthe
goodsareactuallyremovedfromtheship'sholdatthe
portofunloading .
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinbulk.
Article2THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),asamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No3058/75(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
374/76of17February1976derogatingfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilization
proceduresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaidfor
thebenefitoftheLebaneseRepublic(4),
Whereason17February1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,by
wayofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof
2589metrictonsofcommonwheattotheLebanese
Republicunderits1974/75food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsmymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed,exceptthatthemoisturecontent
shallnotexceed15%andthatamaximumof3%of
sproutedgrainsand1-5%ofmiscellaneous impuri­
tiesshallbeallowed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
Article41.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No374/76of17February1976,the
BelgianInterventionAgency(OBEA),83,ruede
Treves,Brussels,shallconcludeaprivatecontractfor
themobilization of2589metrictonsofcommon
wheatinstockinitsinterventionstoresfordeliveryto
theLebaneseRepublic.Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and7April
1976.
Article5
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL306,26.11.1975,p.3.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
4)OJNoL45,21.2.1976,p.8.Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytosupplythefollowinginformation :

6.4.76 NoL91/29 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,19March1976.(a)astatementgivingdetailsofthequantitiesloaded,
thequalityoftheproductsandtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionindicatedtotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission