NoL136/22 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1550/86
of22May1986
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Cross(ICRC)asfoodaid
3826/85Q;whereasitisnecessarytospecifythetime
limitsandconditionsofsupplyandtheproceduretobe
followedtodeterminetheresultantcosts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No3331/82
of3December1982onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
management andamendingRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75('),andinparticularthefirstsubparagraph of
Article3(1)thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No2727/75
of29October1975onthecommonorganizationofthe
marketincereals(2),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)
No1355/86(3),andinparticularArticle28thereof,
Whereas,byitsDecisionof10February1986onthe
supplyoffoodaidtoICRC,theCommissionallocatedto
thelatterorganization 1096tonnesofcerealstobe
suppliedcif;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingoutof
thismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80of22July
1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesinrespect
ofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcerealsand
rice(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)NoHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)No
1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthesaid
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,22May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.0OJNoL118,7.5.1986,p.1.
(4)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11. 0OJNoL371,31.12.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1986
2.Recipient :CICR—Attn.MmeHock—17,avenuedelaPaix—CH1211Geneve
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :GazaandCisJordan
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity :800tonnes(1096tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one(intwoparts:A:350tonnes/Gaza—B:450tonnes/CisJordan)
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
OBEA,ruedeTreves82,B-1040Bruxelles(Telex:24076)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:ontheCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
flouroffairandmerchantable quality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests,whichproduces
doughwhichdoesnotstickduringthemechanicalkneadingprocess;theflourshallhavethe
followingcharacteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum(ICCMethodNo110)
—proteincontent:10,5%minimum(Nx6,25termsofdrymatter)(ICCMethodNo105)
—Hagbergfallingnumberofatleast180,includingthepreparation (agitation)timeof60
seconds(ICCMethodNo107)
—ashcontent:0,62%maximum ,referredtodrymatter(ICCMethodNo104)
10.Packaging :
—newwoven-polypropylene bagsforfooduse,weighingnotlessthat120g,whichhavebeen
speciallytreatedagainsttheeffectsofultravioletlight(in20-footcontainers)
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags:
aredcross15x15followedby,inlettersatleast5cmhigh:
A:350tonnes—'ISR-26GA/WHEATFLOUR/ACTIONOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL
COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREEDISTRIBUTION /
ASHDOD'
B:450tonnes—'ISR-26/WB/WHEATFLOUR/ACTIONOFTHEEUROPEAN
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL
COMMITEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREEDISTRIBUTION /
ASHDOD'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Ashdod
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycost:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon3June1986
16.Shipmentperiod:20Juneto15July1986
17.Security:15ECUpertonne
Note:
Sincethegoodsmayberebaggedthesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.