NoL24/46 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 28.1.77
COMMISSION DECISION
of14January1977
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofcommonwheatflourasfoodaidtotheInterna­
tionalCommittee oftheRedCross
(OnlytheFrenchandDutchtextsareauthentic)
(77/87/EEC)
ofcommonwheatflourfordeliverytotheInterna­
tionalCommitteeoftheRedCross.
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,OBEAmust
seektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredtothequayoron
lighterattheportofBeirutwithoptionLimassol.
4.Theproductshallbedeliveredinnew50kg
cottonsacks.
Onthesacksshallbeprintedaredcross,15cmby15
cmaswellasthefollowing :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals('),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),
Whereason21December1976theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities declaredthatitproposedby
wayofCommunityaction,togrant1590tonnesof
commonwheatflourtotheInternational Committee
oftheRedCrossunderits1975/76food-aid
programme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,'Farinedefroment/DondelaCommunauté écono­
miqueeuropéenne/ActionduComitéInternational
delaCroix-Rouge/Pourdistributiongratuiteau
Liban'.
Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingstandards:
—moisturecontent:maximum14%,
—proteincontent:minimum1057o(Nx6*25on
drymatter),
—ashcontent:maximum0-52%ofdrymatter.
Iftheproductdoesnotmeettheserequirements it
shallberefused.
HASADOPTED THISDECISION :
Article1Article3
1.InaccordancewiththefirstArticleofCouncil
Regulation (EEC)No696/76of25March1976the
OfficeBeigede1'Economieetdel'Agriculture
(OBEA),82,ruedeTreves,1040Brussels(intervention
agency)shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketofI590tonnes1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
tonneshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedonthe
signatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedonthe
completionoftheoperationsinquestionwithinthe
timelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantitiesnot
realisedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtocriteria
laiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoI.281,I.II.1V7S,p.I.
(-')OJNoI.i54,24.12.1976,p.I.
(')OJNoL281,1.II.I97S,p.89.
HOJNoL8M).1976,p.8.

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Article4 Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommission assoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween8and15
February1977(lotNo1—795tonnes)andbetween
15and30March1977(lotNo2—795tonnes).
Article6
Article5
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheKingdomof
Belgium.
DoneatBrussels,14January1977.Theinterventionagencyshallrequesttheinterested
partytospecifythefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President