NoL160/38 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.6.79
COMMISSION DECISION
of15June1979
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatasfoodaidtotheRepublicof
Chad
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(79/587/EEC)
deTreves,1040Brussels,shallconcludeaprivate
contractforthemobilization of3500tonnesof
commonwheatontheCommunitymarketfor
deliverytotheRepublicofChad.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforsupplytotheportof
loading,loadingchargesandtransportoftheproduct
toN'Djamena .
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Minimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.The
followingshallbeprintedonthesacks:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1254/78(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason8May1979theCounciloftheEuropean
Communities declaredthatitproposed,bywayof
Communityaction,togrant3500tonnesofcommon
wheattotheRepublicofChadunderits1978/79
food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasCouncilRegulation (EEC)No652/79of29
March 1979(5)laiddownthecoefficientfor
expressingamounts,fixedinunitsofaccount,in
ECU;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Fromenttendre/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenneàlarépubliqueduTchad'.
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable quality,befreefromodour,
andcorrespondatleasttothestandardqualityfor
whichtheinterventionpriceisfixed.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theOffice
beigedel'economieetdel'agriculture (OBEA),82,rueArticle3
1.Asecurityofavalueof6ECUpertonneshall
begivenbythepartyconcernedonthesignatureof
thecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthecompletionof
theoperationsinquestionwithinthetimelimitlaid
downandalsoforthosequantitiesnotrealizeddueto
forcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL156,14.6.1978,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.
(5)OJNoL84,4.4.1979,p.1.

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Article4
Loadingshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and15July
1979.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionindicatedtotheCommission assoonasitis
received,togetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,15June1979.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentArticle5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytosupplythefollowinginformation :
(a)astatementgivingdetailsofthequantitiesloaded,
thequalityoftheproductsandtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.