CELEX: 31978D0357
Language: en
Date: 1978-03-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 28 March 1978 relating to the urgent supply of maize meal as food aid to the Republic of Botswana and the Kingdom of Lesotho

No L 103 / 30                          Official Journal of the European Communities                             15 . 4. 78
                                                 COMMISSION DECISION
                                                      of 28 March 1978
             relating to the urgent supply of maize meal as food aid to the Republic of Bots­
                                            wana and the Kingdom of Lesotho
                                              (Only the English text is authentic)
                                                         (78/357/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     No 1 ), to Selebi-Pikwe (lot No 2) and to Mazerin (lot
COMMUNITIES,                                                       No 3 .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              4. The products shall be delivered in new 50 kilo­
Economic Community,                                                gram cotton sacks in two lots of 139 tonnes each for
                                                                   lots 1 and 2.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by              The minimum weight of the sacks shall be 180 grams.
Regulation (EEC) No 2560/77 (2), and in particular
Article 28 (3) thereof,                                            The following shall be printed on the sacks :
Whereas on 8 February 1977 the Council of the Euro­                'Corn meal / Gift of the European  Economic Commu­
pean Communities declared that it proposed, by way                 nity to the Republic of Botswana   / For free distribu­
of Community action , to grant 278 tonnes of maize                 tion' (Lot Nos 1 and 2).
meal to the Republic of Botswana and 72 tonnes of                  'Corn meal / Gift of the European  Economic Commu­
maize meal to the Kingdom of Lesotho under its                     nity to the Kingdom of Lesotho     / For free distribu­
1976/77 food-aid programme ;                                       tion ' (Lot No 3).
Whereas the white maize meal requested by these
countries is not available on the Community market ;
                                                                   To allow for the possibility of re-bagging, the
whereas consequently it must be obtained on the
                                                                   successful tenderer shall supply 2 % of new empty
world market ;
                                                                   sacks of the same quality as those containing the
                                                                   goods but with the printing followed by a capital
Whereas, in view of the need to provide quick aid, it              letter 'R'.
is necessary to have recourse to contracts by mutual
agreement ;
                                                                                          Article 2
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                  The product referred to in Article 1 must meet the
ment Committee for Cereals,                                        following requirements :
                                                                   — moisture content : maximum 12% ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                   — acidity : 0.6 %o maximum,
                           Article 1                               — fat content by weight : 1.5% maximum.
 1.   In accordance with Article 28 ( 1 ) of Council                Produce not meeting these requirements shall be
Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975,                     refused .
the Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce
(IBAP), 2, West Mall, Butts Centre, Reading (interven­
tion agency) shall conclude a private contract for the                                    Article 3
purchase on the Zambian market of 278 tonnes of
white maize meal for delivery to the Republic of Bots­              1 . A security of value of 10 units of account      per
wana and of 72 tonnes of white maize meal for                       tonne shall be given by the party concerned on      the
delivery to the Kingdom of Lesotho.                                 signing of the contract. It shall be released on    the
                                                                    completion of the operations in question within     the
2.    In concluding the private contract, IBAP must                 time limit laid down and also for those quantities  not
seek the least onerous terms possible.                              realized due to force majeure.
3 . The contract shall be for the purchase and
supply of the products delivered to Francistown (lot                2. The security provided for in paragraph 1 may be
                                                                    given in the form of a cash deposit or of a guarantee
(>) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                             issued by a credit institution conforming to the
(2) OJ No L 303, 28 . 11 . 1977, p. 1 .                             criteria laid down by the Member State.
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                         Article 4                            The intervention agency shall transmit the informa­
                                                              tion provided for to the Commission as soon as it is
Delivery shall be carried out between 15 and 30 April         received together with a copy of the private contract.
 1978 .
                                                                                    Article 6
                         Article 5
                                                              This Decision is addressed to the United Kingdom of
The intervention agency shall ask that the interested         Great Britain and Northern Ireland .
party specifies the following information :
(a) after each shipment, a statement giving details of
      the quantities delivered, the quality of the            Done at Brussels, 28 March 1978 .
      products and their packaging ;
(b) the date of the departure, and the expected date of                                For the Commission
      arrival of the products at their destination ;                                    Finn GUNDELACH
(c) all possible contingencies which might occur
      during transportation of the products .                                              Vice-President