31.12.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL364/47
COMMISSION DECISION
of3December1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidtotheLeagueof
RedCrossSocieties
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(76/955/EEC)
Officebeigedel'economieetdel'agriculture
(OBEA),82,ruedeTreves,1040Brussels
(intervention agency)shallconcludeaprivate
contractforthepurchaseontheCommunitymarket
of23-178metrictonsofcommonwheatflourfor
deliverytotheLeagueofRedCrossSocieties.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportofPuertoCabezas.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
cottonsacks.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15cmby
15cmaswellasthefollowing:THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommon
organizationofthemarketincereals(1),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthe
conditionsforthemobilization ofcerealsasfood
aid(3),andinparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No696/
76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilization
proceduresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason25March1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposedby
wayofCommunityaction,togrant23-178metric
tonsofcommonwheatflourtotheLeagueofRed
CrossSocietiesunderits1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,'Harinadetrigo/DonacióndelaComunidad
EconómicaEuropea/Accióndelaligadesociedades
delaCruzRoja/Pordistribucióngratuita.'
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingstandards:
—moisturecontent:maximum14'%,
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :—proteincontent:minimum10-5°/o(NX6-25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:maximum0-52°/oofdrymatter.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused. Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No696/76of25March1976the
Article30OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon

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thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthose
quantitiesnotrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph1may
begivenintheformofacashdepositorofa
guaranteeissuedbyacreditinstitutionconforming
tocriterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expectedda(teofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theintervention agencyshalltransmitthe
informationprovidedfortotheCommission as
soonasitisreceivedtogetherwithacopyofthe
privatecontract.
Article4
Article6
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween1and15
fanuary1977. ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
Article5DoneatBrussels,3December1976.
Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission