13.12.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL336/43
COMMISSION DECISION
of26November 1980
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatflourandmaizemealasfood
aidtotheUnitedNationsHighCommissionforRefugees
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(80/1140/EEC)
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1870/80(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed,bywayof
Communityaction,togranttheequivalentof2000
tonnesofcerealstotheUnitedNationsHighCommis­
sionforRefugeesunderits1979food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreements ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,—752tonnesofcommonwheatflour,
—555tonnesofmaizemeal,
fordeliverytotheUnitedNationsHighCommission
forRefugees.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,AIMAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredunloadedatKousseri
viaDouala.
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kgnewjute
sackslinedwithcottonsacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
commonwheatflour
'Wheatflour/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/Forfreedistribution/UNHCRassis­
tanceforChadianrefugeesinCameroon/Kousseri
viaDouala.'
maizemeal
'Maizemeal/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomic
Community/Forfreedistribution/UNHCRassis­
tanceforChadianrefugeesinCameroon/Kousseri
viaDouala.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theAzienda
diStatopergliInterventisuiMercatiAgricoli(AIMA)
viaPalestro81,Rome(interventionagency)shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseonthe
Communitymarketof:Article2
1.TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeet
thefollowingrequirements :
commonwheatflour
—moisture :14%maximum ,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:0-62%maximumreferredtodry
matter.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(-)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.1.
(^)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
Asregardsthisaction,theinterventionagencyis
authorizedtomakeaninitialpaymentof80%ofthe
valueofthequantitygiveninthebilloflading,on
presentationofthatdocumentaridsubjecttothe
takingofasecurityforanamountequaltotheinitial
payment.
Article7
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements ,it
shallberefused.
maizemealfallingwithinsubheading11.02AVa)2
oftheCommonCustomsTariff:
—moisturecontent:maximum13%,
—acidity:0-6%maximum.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
2.Forthispurposetheinterventionagencyofthe
countryofshipmentshallarrangeforacheckatthe
portatthetimeofloadingonthenature,qualityand
packagingofthegoods.Followinginspectionanattes­
tationshallbeissued.Thecostsrelatingtheretoshall
bebornebythesuccessfultenderer.
3.Samplesintendedforanalysisshallbetakenand
theinspectionshallbecarriedoutinaccordancewith
thetradepracticesinforceinthecountryofship­
ment.
Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof12ECUpertonneshall
begivenbythepartyconcernedonthesignatureof
thecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthecompletionof
theoperationsinquestionwithinthetimelimitlaid
downandalsoforthosequantitiesnotrealizeddueto
forcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.
Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and31
December1980.DoneatBrussels,26November1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President