NoL161/20 23.6.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities
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COMMISSION
COMMISSION DECISION
of11June1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofgrainsorghumasfoodaidtotheRepublicof
tNiger
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(76/549/EEC)
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1143/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2752/75of29October1975derogatingfromRegula­
tion(EEC)No1693/72inrespectoftheprocedures
laiddownforthemobilization offoodaidtothecoun­
triesoftheSahelandEthiopia(4),
Whereason3March1975theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant10000metrictonsof
grainsorghumtoNigerunderits1974/75food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No2752/75of29October1975,the
OfficeNationalInterprofessionel desCereales(ONIC)
AvenueBosquet,Paris7e(theinterventionagency)
shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseon
theCommunitymarketof10000metrictonsofgrain
sorghumfordeliverytoNiger.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtoCotonou.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kgjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL130,19.5.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.93.'Sorgho—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuro­
péenneàlaRépubliqueduNiger'.

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Article2 Article5
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable quality,befreefromodour,
withamoisturecontentnotexceeding14%.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
Article3Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging ;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealisedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,11June1976.Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween:
—1and15July1976(lots1and2—2500metric
tonsand2500metrictons),
—15and30July1976(lots3and4—2500metric
tonsand2500metrictons).FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission