CELEX: 31977D0352
Language: en
Date: 1977-05-05 00:00:00
Title: Commission Decision of 5 May 1977 relating to the urgent supply of durum wheat as food aid to the Republic of Chad

No L 121 / 28                                Official Journal of the European Communities                               14 . 5 . 77
                                                       COMMISSION DECISION
                                                              of 5 May 1977
               relating to the urgent supply of durum wheat as food aid to the Republic of
                                                                   Chad
                                             (Only the French and Dutch texts are authentic)
                                                               (77/352/ EEC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                           in its intervention stores for delivery to the Republic
COMMUNITIES,                                                             of Chad .
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                    2. In concluding the private contract, OBEA must
Economic Community,                                                      seek the least onerous terms possible.
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                       3 . The contract shall be for supply to the port of
tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by                    loading, loading charges and transport of the product
                                                                         to the destinations shown in the Annex.
Regulation ( EEC) No 3138/76 (2),
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             4.    The product shall be delivered in 50 kg new jute
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 laying down the condi­                        sacks .
tions for the mobilization of cereals as food aid (3), and
in particular Article 6 thereof,
                                                                         Minimum weight of the sacks shall be 600 grams. The
                                                                         following shall be printed on the sacks :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
696/76 of 25 March 1976 derogating from Regulation                        Froment dur / Don de la CEE a la Republique du
(EEC) No 2750/75 in respect of mobilization proce­                       Tchad / À distribuer gratuitement'.
dures for cereals to be supplied as food aid (4),
Whereas on 18 January 1977 the Council of the Euro­                      To allow for the possibility of re-bagging, the
pean Communities declared that it proposed, by way                       successful tenderer shall supply 2 % of new empty
of Community action , to grant 2 000 tonnes of durum                     sacks, of the same quality as those containing the
wheat to the Republic of Chad under its 1975/76 food­                    goods but with the printing followed by a capital
                                                                         letter ' R \
aid programme ;
Whereas, in view of the need to provide quick aid, it
is necessary to have recourse to contracts by mutual                                             Article 2
agreement ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision                       The product referred to in Article 1 must be of fair
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­                        and sound merchantable quality, be free from odour,
ment Committee for Cereals,                                              and correspond at least to the standard quality for
                                                                         which the intervention price is fixed.
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION :
                                                                                                 Article J
                               Article 1                                  1 . A security of a value of five units of account     per
                                                                         tonne shall be given by the party concerned on          the
 1.     In accordance with Article 1 of Council Regula­                  signature of the contract. It shall be released on      the
tion (EEC) No 696/76 of 25 March 1976, the Belgian                       completion of the operations in question within         the
 Intervention Agency (OBEA), 82, rue de Treves, 1040                     time limit laid down and also for those quantities      not
 Brussels, shall conclude a private contract for the                     realized due to force majeure.
mobilization of 2 000 tonnes of durum wheat in stock
                                                                         2. The security provided for in paragraph 1 may be
(')  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975, p . 1 .
(2)  OJ  No  L 354, 24. 12. 1976, p. 1 .                                 given in the form of a cash deposit or of a guarantee
(} ) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .                              issued by a credit institution conforming to the
(4)  OJ  No  L 83, 30 . 3 . 1976, p . 8 .                                criteria laid down by the Member State.
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                        Article 4                           The intervention agency shall transmit the informa­
                                                            tion indicated to the Commission as soon as it is
Loading shall be carried out 14 May 1977.
                                                            received together with a copy of the private contract.
                        Article 5                                                 Article 6
The intervention agency shall request the interested        This Decision is addressed to the Kingdom of
party to supply the following information :                 Belgium .
(a) a statement giving details of the quantities loaded,
     the quality of the products and their packaging ;       Done at Brussels, 5 May 1977.
(b) the date of the departure of the ships ; the
     expected date of arrival of the products at their                              For the Commission
     destination ;
                                                                                     Finn GUNDELACH
(c) all possible contingencies which might occur
     during transportation of the products.                                             Vice-President
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             ANNEXE — ANHANG — ALLEGATO — BIJLAGE — BILAG — ANNEX
                     Lieux de livraison des 2 000 tonnes de froment dur
                         Lieferungsorte für 2 000 Tonnen Hartweizen
                  Luoghi di consegna delle 2 000 tonnellate di frumento duro
                    Plaatsen van bestemming voor 2 000 ton durum tarwe
                         Destinationer for i alt 2 000 tons hård hvede
                 Destination for the delivery of 2 000 tonnes of durum wheat
                             Biltine                           100   t
                             Guereda                              50 t
                             Iriba                                50 t
                             Arada                                25 t
                             Amzoer                               25 t
                             Faya-Largeau                      292 t
                             Bardat                            175   t
                             Fada                               116  t
                             Kirdimi                              82 t
                             Koro Toro                            46 t
                             Koulba                               46 t
                             Oum-Chalouba                       151  t
                             Ounianga-Keb                         82 1
                             Souliat                              60 t
                             Zouar                              1 16 t
                             Mongo                              175 1
                             Bitkine                            175 t
                             Melfi                              1 17 t
                             Mangalme                           1 17 t
                                                             2 000 t