NoL216/16 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 6.8.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2257/83
of1August1983
onthesupplyofcommonwheattotheWorldFoodProgramme (WFP)asfood
aid
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(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(*),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(*),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason26April1982theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities expresseditsintentiontogrant,
underaCommunitymeasure,109tonnesofcerealsto
theWorldFoodProgrammeunderitsfood-aid
programmefor1982;Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarrying-out
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,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementing themobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,1August1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(>)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
0OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
OOJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
MOJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.OOJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.II.
(8)OJNoL334,21.II.1981,p.27.

6.8.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL216/17
ANNEX
1.Programme :1982
2.Recipient :WorldFoodProgramme (WFP)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Mali
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheat
5.Totalquantity :109tonnes
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
OBEA,ruedeTreves82,B-1040Brussels(telex24076)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:Communitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
thecommonwheatmustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityandcorrespondatleastto
theminimumbread-making qualityrequiredforintervention (moisture:14,5%maximum)
10.Packaging :
—innewbags('):
—jutesacksofaminimumweightof600g,or
—compositesacksjute/polypropylene ofaminimumweightof335g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags,inlettersatleast5cmhigh:
'MALI2231-PI/FROMENTTENDRE/LOMÉENTRANSITPOURTOMBOUCTOU /
DONDELACOMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE /ACTIONDU
PROGRAMME ALIMENTAIRE MONDIAL'
11.Portofshipment :
Hamburg,Bremen,Rotterdam,Antwerp,London,Liverpool,Belfast,LeHavre,Rouen,Marseille,
Dunkerque,Genoa,TriesteoranotherCommunityportwithshippingconnectionswiththereci­
pientcountry(z)
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts^:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon17August1983
16.Shipmentperiod:1to30September1983
17.Security:6ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
(2)Inallcaseswhereaportotherthanthoselistedaboveischosen,thetendermustbeaccompanied
byadeclarationbythecompetentportauthoritiescertifyingthattheporthasconnectionswith
therecipientcountryduringtheperiodofshipmentprovidedforinpoint16.