NoL259/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.9.76
COMMISSION DECISION
of10September1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofhuskedlonggrainriceasfoodaidtotheRepu­
blicofNiger
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/748/EEC)
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothedestination
shownintheAnnex.
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
Riz—DondelaCommunauté europeenne ala
républiqueduNiger.'THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(J),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(3),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof3750
metrictonsofhuskedlonggrainricetotheRepublic
ofNigerunderits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisturecontent:maximum15%,
—brokengrains:5%maximum,
—greengrainsorgrainshavingnaturaldeformities :
3%maximum .
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and7
October1976.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theItalian
RiceInterventionAgency(Enterrisi),PiazzaPioXI,1,
Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof3750metric
tonsofhuskedlonggrainricefordeliverytotheRepu­
blicofNiger.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterrisi
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
P)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,10September1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
Member ,oftheCommission
ANNEX
Destinationforthedeliveryof3750metrictonsofhuskedrice
Niamey 1500metrictons
Maradi 400metrictons
Tessaoua 100metrictons
Zinder 450metrictons
Magaria 50metrictons
Dosso 250metrictons
Tahoua 350metrictons
Konni 150metrictons
Agadez 300metrictons
Diffa 200metrictons