14.11.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL327/15
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No3251/81
of12November 1981
onthesupplyofmilledlonggrainricetotheRepublicofGhanaasfoodaid
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarrying-out
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downbyCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80
of22July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing
rulesinrespectofcertainfood-aidoperations
involvingcerealsandrice(6);whereasitisnecessary
tospecify,forthepurposesoftheCommunity
measureenvisaged,thecharacteristics oftheproducts
tobesuppliedandthesupplyconditionswhichare
setoutintheAnnextotheRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article25thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,on19May1981,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities hasexpresseditsintentionto
grant,underaCommunitymeasure,10005tonnesof
cerealstotheRepublicofGhanaunderitsfood-aid
programmefor1981;HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementing themobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,12November1981.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
0)OJNoL166,25.6.1976,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. (6)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1981
2.Recipient :RepublicofGhana
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :RepublicofGhana
4.Producttobemobilized :milledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity:3450tonnes(10005tonnescereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
EntenazionaleRisipiazzaPioXI,1,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:0-0507omaximum
—ambergrains:0-20%maximum
10.Packaging :
—inbags(*)
—qualityofthebags:newjutesacks,600g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingofthebags
lettersatleast5cmhigh:
'RICE/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEREPUBLIC
OFGHANA'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:30November1981at12noon
16.Shipmentperiod:1to31January1982
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
(*)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptyba^softhesamequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R.