11.5.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL125/7
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1224/85
of10May1985
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRed
Crossasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No457/85
of19February1985layingdowntheimplementing
rulesfor1985forRegulation(EEC)No3331/82
concerningfood-aidpolicyandfood-aidmanage­
ment(5),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73f7),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason18April1985theCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities decidedtogrant,underCommunitymeasures,variousquantitiesofcerealsto
certainnon-membercountriesandbeneficiaryorgani­
zations;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(9);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplyproce­
duresinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddown
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
Is)OJNoL54,23.2.1985,p.1.
(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(8)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
0OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

NoL125/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 11.5.85
ANNEX
1.Programme :1985
2.Recipient :InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Sudan
4.Producttobemobilized ':commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:2920tonnes(4000tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
Bundesanstalt fürlandwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM),Adickesallee40,D-6000Frankfurt/
Main,telex411475
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:theCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
flouroffairandsoundmerchantablequality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests,whichproduces
doughwhichdoesnotstickduringthemechanicalkneadingprocess;theflourshallhavethe
followingcharacteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum(ICCMethodNo110)
—proteincontent:10,5%minimum(Nx6,25intermsofdrymatter)(ICCMethodNo105)
—Hagbergfallingnumberofatleast180,includingthepreparation (agitation)timeof60
seconds(ICCMethodNo107)
—ashcontent:0,62%maximum,referredtodrymatter(ICCMethodNo104)
10.Packaging :
—innewbags
—jutesackslinedwithcottonsacks,ofaminimumweightof600g,or
—compositesacksjute/polypropylene ofaminimumweightof335g,orpolypropylene
sacksofaminimumweightof120g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
ΈTS—176/WHEATFLOUR'
11.Portofshipment:aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:PortSudan
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon21May1985
16.Shipmentperiod:1to30June1985
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
Notes:
1.Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientinordertoascertainwhichshippingdocuments
arerequired.
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallsendacopyoftheshippingdocumentstothefollowingaddress:
CommissionDelegationinSudan,c/o'DiplomaticBag',Berlaymont 1/123,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels.