NoL62/24 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 8.3.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of25February1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmaizeasfoodaidtotheWorldFood
Programme
(OnlytheFrenchtextisauthentic)
(77/198/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,ONICmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtotheportofship­
mentinthevicinityofthevessel.
4.Theproductsshallbedeliveredinnew50kilo­
gramjutesacksinthreelots(443tonnes,1800
tonnes,504tonnes).
Theminimumweightofthesacksshallbe600grams.
Thefollowingshallbeprintedonthesacks:
'Milho/Domdacomunidadeeconomicaeuropeia/
Ac?aodoprogramaalimentarmundial.'
Toallowforthepossibilityofre-bagging,the
successfultenderershallsupply2%ofnewempty
sacks,ofthesamequalityasthosecontainingthe
goodsbutwiththeprintingfollowedbyacapital
letter'R\THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(J),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No3138/76(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975layingdownthecondi­
tionsforthemobilizationofcerealsasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(4),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities declaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togrant2747tonnesofmaize
totheWorldFoodProgrammeunderits1975/76
food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustbeoffair
andsoundmerchantable qualityandcorrespondat
leasttothestandardqualityforwhichtheinterven­
tionpriceisfixed.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theOffice
nationalinterprofessionnel descereales(ONIC),
avenueBosquet,Paris7e(interventionagency)shall
concludeaprivatecontractforthepurchaseonthe
Communitymarketof2747tonnesofmaizefor
deliverytotheWorldFoodProgramme .Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueoffiveunitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL354,24.12.1976,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

8.3.77 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL62/25
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheFrenchRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,25February1977.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-PresidentArticle4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween 1and20
March1977.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallrequestthesuccessful
tenderertospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships.
Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.