NoL369/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.12.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3710/83
of23December 1983
onthesupplyofmilledricetotheWorldFoodProgramme asfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1566/83(2),andinparticularArticle25
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3331/82(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1992/83of11July1983layingdowntheimplemen­
tingrulesfor1983forRegulation(EEC)No3331/82
concerningfood-aidpolicyandfood-aidmanage­
ment(5),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(7),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason26April1982theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities expresseditsintentiontogrant,
underaCommunitymeasure,5968tonnesofcereals
totheWorldFoodProgrammeunderitsfood-aid
programmefor1982;Whereas,on29July1983,theCommissionofthe
EuropeanCommunities decidedtogrant,undera
Communitymeasure,992tonnesofcerealsforthe
WorldFoodProgrammeunderthefood-aid
programmefor1983;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(9);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnex
hereto;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementingthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23December1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL163,22.6.1983,p.5.
0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL196,20.7.1983,p.1.
(6)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(7)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(8)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
(9)OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

30.12.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL369/29
ANNEX
1.Programmes :1982and1983
2.Recipient :WorldFoodProgramme(WFP)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Gambia
4.Producttobemobilized :whollymilledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity:2400tonnes(6960tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
EntenazionaleRisi,piazzaPioXI,1,I-Milano(telex334032)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:theCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—riceoffairandsoundmerchantable quality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests
—moisture :15%
—brokenrice:5%maximum
—chalkygrains:5%maximum
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—spottedgrains:1,5%maximum
—stainedgrains:1%maximum
—yellowgrains:0,050%maximum
—ambergrains:0,20%maximum
10.Packaging :
—innewbags:
—jutesacksofaminimumweightof600g,or
—compositesacksjute/polypropylene ofaminimumweightof335g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
'GAMBIA1343/RICE/BANJUL/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEANECONOMICCOMMU­
NITY/ACTIONOFTHEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME '
11.Portofshipment :
AnyCommunityportaccessibletoocean-goingvesselswithashippingservicetotherecipient
countryduringtheperiodforshipmentlaiddowninpoint16.Thetendermustbeaccompanied
byastatementfromtheportauthoritiesattestingtheexistenceoftheserviceduringthesaid
period
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:mutualagreement
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon9January1984
16.Shipmentperiod:1to29February1984
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
Notes:
1.Thesuccessfultenderershallforward,throughtheintermediaryoftheinterventionagency,tothe
recipientonthelatter'srequestandinaccordancewithhisinstructionsthedocumentsnecessary
forimportationofthegoodsintothecountryofdestination .
2.Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R\