NoL172/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 30.6.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1730/81
of29June1981
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheDemocraticRepublicof
Madagascarasfoodaid
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarrying-out
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80
of22July1980layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
implementation ofcertainfood-aidoperations
involvingcerealandriceproducts(6);whereasitis
necessarytospecify,forthepurposesoftheCommu­
nitymeasureenvisaged,thecharacteristics ofthe
productstobesuppliedandthesupplyconditions
whicharesetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketincereals(1),aslastamendedby
theActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article28thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason19May1981theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities hasexpresseditsintentionto
grant,underaCommunitymeasure,15000tonnesof
cerealstotheDemocraticRepublicofMadagascar
underitsfood-aidprogrammefor1981;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheGermaninterventionagencyshallbecharged
withimplementingthemobilizationandsupplyproce­
duresinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation
(EEC)No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddown
intheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29June1981.
FortheCommission
ThePresident
GastonTHORN
0)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1. (')OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1981
2.Recipient :DemocraticRepublicofMadagascar
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Madagascar
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:10950tonnes(15000tonnesofcommonwheat)
6.Numberoflots:two
Lot1:7000tonnes
Lot2:3950tonnes
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
BALM—Bundesanstalt fürlandwirtschaftliche Marktordnung ,Adickesallee40,D-6000Frank­
furt/Main—telex411475
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:ontheCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—fairandsoundmerchantable quality,
—moisture:14%maximum,
—proteincontent:10-5%minimum(Nx6-25ondrymatter),
—ashcontent:0-62%maximumreferredtodrymatter
10.Packaging :
—innewbags('),
—jutesacksofaminimumweightof600g,linedwiththreeplykraftpaper,
—netweightofthebags:50kg,
—markingofthebags:
lettersatleast5cmhigh:
'Farinedefroment—DondelaCommunautééconomiqueeuropeenneàlaRépublique
Démocratique deMadagascar'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon10July1981
16.Shipmentperiod:
Lot1:27Julyto27August1981
Lot2:27Augustto27September1981
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
(•)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptyba^softhe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R.