NoL239/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 31.8.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of28July1978
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmaizemealasfoodaidtotheRepublicofZaire
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/714/EEC)
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoLubumbashi .
4.Theproductsshallbedeliveredinnew50kilo­
grampolypropylene sacksinfourlotsof500tonnes
each.
Theminimumweightofthesacksshallbe125grams.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
Semoulesdemais/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenne/ÀlarépubliqueduZaïre'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(2),andinparticular
Article28(3)thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant2000tonnesofmaize
mealtotheRepublicofZaireunderits1976/77food­
aidprogramme ;
Whereasthewhitemaizemealrequestedbythat
countryisnotavailableontheCommunitymarket;
whereasconsequently itmustbeobtainedonthe
worldmarket;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovideaid,itis
necessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture content :12%maximum ,
—acidity :0-6%maximum ,
—fatcontentbyweight:1-5%maximum .
Producenotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle28(1)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2727/75,theInterventionBoardforAgricul­
turalProduce(IBAP),2WestMall,ButtsCentre,
Reading(interventionagency)shallconcludeaprivate
contractforthepurchaseontheZambianmarketof
2000tonnesofwhitemaizemealfordeliverytothe
RepublicofZaire.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,theIBAP
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signingofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.

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Article4
Deliveryshallbecarriedoutbetween:
—1and30August1978(Lot1),
—1and15September1978(Lot2),
—1and15October1978(Lot3),
—1and15November1978(Lot4).
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesdelivered,thequalityofthe
productsandtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedeparture,andtheexpecteddateof
arrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
DoneatBrussels,28July1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President