NoL103/30 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.4.78
COMMISSION DECISION
of28March1978
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmaizemealasfoodaidtotheRepublicofBots­
wanaandtheKingdomofLesotho
(OnlytheEnglishtextisauthentic)
(78/357/EEC)
No1),toSelebi-Pikwe (lotNo2)andtoMazerin(lot
No3.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2560/77(2),andinparticular
Article28(3)thereof,
Whereason8February1977theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant278tonnesofmaize
mealtotheRepublicofBotswanaand72tonnesof
maizemealtotheKingdomofLesothounderits
1976/77food-aidprogramme ;
Whereasthewhitemaizemealrequestedbythese
countriesisnotavailableontheCommunitymarket;
whereasconsequently itmustbeobtainedonthe
worldmarket;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle28(1)ofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No2727/75of29October1975,
theIntervention BoardforAgriculturalProduce
(IBAP),2,WestMall,ButtsCentre,Reading(interven­
tionagency)shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheZambianmarketof278tonnesof
whitemaizemealfordeliverytotheRepublicofBots­
wanaandof72tonnesofwhitemaizemealfor
deliverytotheKingdomofLesotho.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,IBAPmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoFrancistown (lot4.Theproductsshallbedeliveredinnew50kilo­
gramcottonsacksintwolotsof139tonneseachfor
lots1and2.
Theminimumweightofthesacksshallbe180grams.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Cornmeal/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytotheRepublicofBotswana/Forfreedistribu­
tion'(LotNos1and2).
'Cornmeal/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommu­
nitytotheKingdomofLesotho/Forfreedistribu­
tion'(LotNo3).
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacksofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisturecontent:maximum12%,
—acidity:0.6%omaximum,
—fatcontentbyweight:1.5%maximum.
Producenotmeetingtheserequirements shallbe
refused.
Article3
1.Asecurityofvalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signingofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL303,28.11.1977,p.1.

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Article4
Deliveryshallbecarriedoutbetween15and30April
1978.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheUnitedKingdomof
GreatBritainandNorthernIreland.
DoneatBrussels,28March1978.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentArticle5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesdelivered,thequalityofthe
productsandtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedeparture,andtheexpecteddateof
arrivaloftheproductsattheirdestination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.