NoL236/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.8.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2403/83
of24August1983
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheWorldFoodProgrammeasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82("),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(*),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason26April1982theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunitiesexpresseditsintentiontogrant,
underaCommunitymeasure,34tonnesofcerealsto
theWorldFoodProgrammeunderitsfood-aid
programmefor1982;Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andriceQ,aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(8);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnexto
thisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheBritishinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementing themobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24August1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
OOJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(«)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
Is)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(«)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.OOJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
(8)OJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

26.8.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/9
ANNEX
1.Programme :1982
2.Recipient:WorldFoodProgramme (WFP)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Gambia
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:25tonnes(34tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
InterventionBoardforAgriculturalProduce,FountainHouse,2QueensWalk,UK-Reading
RG17QW,Berks,(telex848302)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:theCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—flouroffairandsoundmerchantablequality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests
—moisture :14%maximum
—proteincontent:10,5%minimum(Nx6,25ondrymatter)
—ashcontent:0,62%maximumreferredtodrymatter
10.Packaging :
—innewbags('):
—jutesacksofaminimumweightof600g,or
—compositesacksjute/polypropylene ofaminimumweightof335g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
'GAMBIA625-P3/WHEATFLOUR/BANJUL/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /ACTIONOFTHEWORLDFOODPROGRAMME '
11.Portofshipment :
Copenhagen,Århus,Hamburg,Bremen,Rotterdam,Antwerp,London,Liverpool,Belfast,Dublin,
LeHavre,Rouen,Marseille,Dunkerque,Genoa,TriesteoranotherCommunityportwithship­
pingconnectionswiththerecipientcountry(2)
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon5September1983
16.Shipmentperiod:7to30September1983
17:Security:12ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
(2)Inallcaseswhereaportotherthanthoselistedaboveischosen,thetendermustbeaccompanied
byadeclarationbythecompetentportauthoritiescertifyingthattheporthasconnectionswith
therecipientcountryduringtheperiodofshipmentprovidedforinpoint16.