NoL81/12 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 27.3.82
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No706/82
of24March1982
onthesupplyofmilledlonggrainricetotheRepublicofSierraLeoneasfood
aid
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarrying-out
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(*),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(*);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnexto
thisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticle25
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(3),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(4),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,on19May1981,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities hasexpresseditsintentionto
grant,underaCommunitymeasure,1970tonnesof
cerealstotheRepublicofSierraLeoneunderitsfood­
aidprogrammefor1981;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementingthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfol­
lowingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24March1982.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
2OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.0OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62. (*)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
(«)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1. («)OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

27.3.82 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL81/13
ANNEX
1.Programme :1981
2.Recipient:RepublicofSierraLeone
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :RepublicofSierraLeone
4.Producttobemobilized :milledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity:680tonnes(1970tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
EnteNazionaleRisi,piazzaPioXI,1,I-Milano(telex26032)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:Communitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—riceoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,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 :
—inbags(')
—qualityofthebags:newjutesacks,600g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingofthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
'RICE/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEREPUBLICOF
SIERRALEONE'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Freetown
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:19April1982at12noon
16.Shipmentperiod:1to31May1982
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapitalK.