6.11.76 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL304/33
COMMISSION DECISION
of22October1976
relatingtotheurgentsupplyofmilledroundgrainriceasfoodaidtotheCape
VerdeIslands
(OnlytheItaliantextisauthentic)
(76/841/EEC)
2.Inconcludingtheprivatecontract,Enterisi
mustseektheleastoneroustermspossible.
3.Thecontractshallbeforthepurchaseand
supplyoftheproductsdeliveredSaoVicente,thatisat
themomentwhenthegoodsareactuallyremoved
fromtheship'sholdattheportofunloading.
4.Theproductshallbepackedin50kgnewjute
sacks.
Thesacksshallbemarkedbyprinting:
'Arroz—DomdaComunidadeeconòmicaeuropeiaa
RepublicadeCaboVerde'.THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
696/76of25March1976derogatingfromRegulation
(EEC)No2750/75inrespectofmobilizationproce­
duresforcerealstobesuppliedasfoodaid(3),
Whereason25March1976theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesdeclaredthatitproposed,byway
ofCommunityaction,togranttheequivalentof2500
metrictonsofhuskedrice(inotherwords,1938
metrictonsofroundgrainmilledrice)totheCape
VerdeIslandsunderits1975/76food-aidprogramme ;
Whereas,inviewoftheneedtoprovidequickaid,it
isnecessarytohaverecoursetocontractsbymutual
agreement ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisDecision
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,Article2
TheproductreferredtoinArticle1mustmeetthe
followingrequirements :
—moisture:15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:3%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum,
—spottedgrains:1%maximum,
—stainedgrains:0-50%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-125%maximum.
Ricenotmeetingtheserequirementsshallberefused.
HASADOPTEDTHISDECISION :
Article1
1.InaccordancewithArticle1ofCouncilRegula­
tion(EEC)No696/76of25March1976,theItalian
RiceInterventionAgency(Enterisi),PiazzaPioXI,1,
Milan,shallconcludeaprivatecontractforthe
purchaseontheCommunitymarketof1938metric
tonsofmilledroundgrainricefordeliverytothe
CapeVerdeIslands.Article3
1.Asecurityofavalueof10unitsofaccountper
metrictonshallbegivenbythepartyconcernedon
thesignatureofthecontract.Itshallbereleasedon
thecompletionoftheoperationsinquestionwithin
thetimelimitlaiddownandalsoforthosequantities
notrealizedduetoforcemajeure.
2.Thesecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1maybe
givenintheformofacashdepositorofaguarantee
issuedbyacreditinstitutionconformingtothe
criterialaiddownbytheMemberState.(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(3OJNoL83,30.3.1976,p.8.

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Article4
Shipmentshallbecarriedoutbetween15and30
November1976.
Article5
Theinterventionagencyshallaskthattheinterested
partyspecifiesthefollowinginformation :
(a)aftereachshipment,astatementgivingdetailsof
thequantitiesloaded,thequalityoftheproducts
andtheirpackaging;
(b)thedateofthedepartureoftheships;the
expecteddateofarrivaloftheproductsattheir
destination ;
(c)allpossiblecontingencies whichmightoccur
duringtransportation oftheproducts.Theinterventionagencyshalltransmittheinforma­
tionprovidedfortotheCommissionassoonasitis
receivedtogetherwithacopyoftheprivatecontract.
Article6
ThisDecisionisaddressedtotheItalianRepublic.
DoneatBrussels,22October1976.
FortheCommission
P.J.LARDINOIS
MemberoftheCommission