NoL309/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 19.11.80
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2978/80
of17November1980
onthesupplyofwhollymilledlonggrainricetoUNRWAasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingthe
EuropeanEconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorgan­
izationofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No1871/80(2),andinparticular
Article25thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),and
inparticularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of
23October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccount
andtheexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposes
ofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),and
inparticularArticle3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,on8May1979and28May1980,the
CounciloftheEuropeanCommunitieshasexpressed
itsintentiontogrant,underaCommunitymeasure,
304tonnesofwhollymilledlonggrainriceto
UNRWAunderitsfood-aidprogrammefor1979/80;Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthe
carrying-outofthismeasureinaccordancewiththe
ruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)
No1974/80of22July1980layingdowngeneral
rulesfortheimplementation ofcertainfood-aid
operationsinvolvingcerealandriceproducts(6);
whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthepurposesof
theCommunitymeasureenvisaged,thecharacteristics
oftheproductstobesuppliedandthesupply
conditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnextothis
Regulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionofthe
ManagementCommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article/
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementingthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaid
downintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1980.
FortheCommission
FinnGUNDELACH
Vice-President
')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2)OJNoL184,17.7.1980,p.4.
>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
')OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1. OOJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.

19.11.80 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL309/13
ANNEX
1.Programme :1979(152tonnes),1980(152tonnes)
2.Recipient:UNRWA
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Israel
4.Producttobemobilized:whollymilledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity:304tonnes
6.Numberoflots:four—Lot1:66tonnes(Aqaba)
Lot2:86tonnes(Ashdod)
Lot3:66tonnes(Aqaba)
Lot4:86tonnes(Ashdod)
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
Enterisi—EnteNazionaleRisi—PiazzaPioXI,1,Milano—telex334032
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:ontheCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—moisture :15%,
—brokenrice:5%maximum,
—chalkygrains:5%maximum,
—grainsstriatedwithred:3°/bmaximum,
—spottedgrains:1■5°/cmaximum,
—stainedgrains:1%maximum,
—yellowgrains:0-050%maximum,
—ambergrains:0-20°/cmaximum
10.Packaging :
—inbags(')
—qualityofthebags:newjutesacks—minimumweight600g(Ashdod:pre-slung :
1•10mx0•80x1-40)
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingofthebags:lettersatleast5cmhigh
'Milledrice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytoUNRWA/Forfreedistri­
butiontoPalestinerefugees'
11.Portofshipment:aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Aqaba(Lots1and3)
Ashdod(Lots2and4)
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tender
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:1December1980at12noon
16.Shipmentperiod:
Lots1and2:15December1980to15January1981
Lots3and4:15January1981to15February1981
17.Security:12ECU/tonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsof
thesamequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.