80/1228/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1980 on the supplying of maize to the Republic of Zambia as food aid (Only the French text is authentic)
Date: 1980-12-12
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Zambia, delivery, food aid, intervention agency, maize, negotiated contract













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80/1228/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 December 1980 on the supplying of maize to the Republic of Zambia as food aid (Only the French text is authentic)  


Official Journal L 374 , 31/12/1980 P. 0004 - 0004 




Commission Decisionof 12 December 1980on the supplying of maize to the Republic of Zambia as food aid(Only the French text is authentic)(80/1228/EEC)THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the market in cereals [1], as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 [2],Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the conditions for the mobilization of cereals as food aid [3], and in particular Article 6 thereof,Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/76 of 25 March 1976 derogating from Regulation (EEC) No 2750/75 in respect of mobilization procedures for cereals to be supplied as food aid [4],Whereas, by means of Regulation (EEC) No 2385/80 [5], the Commission has opened an invitation to tender for the supply cif to the port of Durban of 10000 tonnes of maize destined for the Republic of Zambia as food aid;Whereas these goods must be transported from the port of Durban to their final destination at Lusaka;Whereas, in order to satisfy the particular requirements of the measure in question, and to take account of local transport conditions, use should be made of a quicker and more flexible procedure than the invitation to tender; whereas, therefore, the intervention agency responsible for the tendering procedure for the supply cif should be allowed to conclude, for delivery to the final stage, the contract relating to the transport to be carried out;Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals,HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:Article 11. L'Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC), 21, avenue Bosquet, Paris 7e (intervention agency) shall conclude one direct award contract for the transport from Durban of 10000 tonnes of maize for the Republic of Zambia, namely 10000 tonnes delivered unloaded at Lusaka.2. In concluding the direct award contract, the ONIC must seek the most favourable conditions.Article 21. A security of 6 ECU per tonne of product shall be lodged by the party concerned at the time of the signature of the contract. It shall be released on completion of the operations in question and as regards the quantities not delivered in the event of force majeure.2. The security referred to in paragraph 1 may be lodged in cash or in the form of a guarantee given by a credit establishment satisfying the requirements laid down by the Member State.Article 3The intervention agency shall require the following information from the party concerned:(a) after each shipment, an attestation detailing the quantities loaded, the quality of the products and their form of packing;(b) the date of departure and the date set for the arrival of the products at their destination;(c) any incident which may occur during transport of the products.The intervention agency shall forward, as soon as it has received them, the above particulars to the Commission together with a copy of the direct award contract.Article 4This Decision is addressed to the French Republic.Done at Brussels, 12 December 1980.For the CommissionFinn GundelachVice-President[1] OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 1.[2] OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 1.[3] OJ No L 281, 1. 11. 1975, p. 89.[4] OJ No L 83, 30. 3. 1976, p. 8.[5] OJ No L 244, 16. 9. 1980, p. 8.--------------------------------------------------