NoL46/26 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.2.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No388/85
of14February1985
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Crossasfoodaid
Communitymeasures,variousquantitiesofcerealsto
certainnon-membercountriesandbeneficiaryorgani­
zations;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththerulesaiddown
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,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplyproce­
duresinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1974/80andwhichtheconditionlaiddown
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .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)No
1278/84of7May1984layingdowntheimplementing
rulesfor1984forRegulation(EEC)No3331/82
concerningfood-aidpolicyandfood-aidmanage­
ment(5),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73Q,andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason11February1985theCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities decidedtogrant,under
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14February1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
4OJNoL124,11.5.1984,p.1.
(6)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
OOJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(8)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
9OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1984
2.Recipient :InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Ethiopia
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:1557tonnes(2133tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
VIB,BurgemeesterKessenplein 3,NL-6431KMHoensbroek (telex56396)
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):
'ETH-228/WHEATFLOUR/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREE
DISTRIBUTION APRIL1985'
11.Portofshipment:aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Massawa.
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:mutualagreement
15.Shipmentperiod:before10March1985
16.Security:12ECUpertonne
Notes:
1.Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientinordertoascertainwhichshippingdocuments
arerequired.
3.Thesuccessfultenderershallsendacopyoftheshippingdocumentstothefollowingaddress:
CommissionDelegationinEthiopia,c/o'DiplomaticBag',Berlaymont 1/123,200ruedelaLoi,
B-1049Brussels.