NoL34/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 7.2.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No310/85
of4February1985
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRed
Crossasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1018/84(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice(3),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1025/84(4),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(*),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82(6),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1278/84of7May1984layingdowntheimplementing
rulesfor1984forRegulation (EEC)No3331/82
concerningfood-aidpolicyandfood-aidmanage­
mentI7),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(8),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(9),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,Whereason30May1984theCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities decidedtogrant,under
Communitymeasures,variousquantitiesofcerealsto
certainnon-membercountriesandbeneficiaryorgani­
zations;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(l0),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(");whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditions ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplyproce­
duresinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddown
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,4February1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.1.0OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(4)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.
i5)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(6)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
I7)OJNoL124,11.5.1984,p.1.
(8)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62
0OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.HOJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
(")OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

7.2.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL34/13
ANNEX
1.Programme :1984
2.Recipient :InternationalCommitteeoftheRedCross(ICRC)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Ethiopia
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:2237tonnes(3064tonnesofcereals)
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
—markingonthebagsinlettersatleast5cmhigh:
'ETH-203/WHEATFLOUR/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREE
DISTRIBUTION /MASSAWA'
11.Portofshipment:aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Massawa
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon19February1985
16.Shipmentperiod:1to31March1985
17.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.