NoL129/28 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 15.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1431/86
of14May1986
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternationalCommitteeoftheRed
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)
No3793/85(3),andinparticularArticle28thereof,
Whereas,byitsDecisionof27November1985onthe
supplyoffoodaidtoICRC,theCommissionallocatedto
thelatterorganization 3000tonnesofcerealstobe
suppliedcif;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingoutof
thismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownby
CommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22July
1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesinrespect
ofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcerealsand
rice(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No-HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)No­
1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthesaid
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,14May1986.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
OOJNoL367,31.12.1985,p.19.
(4OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11. 0OJNoL371,31.12.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1985
2.Recipient :CICR—Attn.MmeHock—17,avenuedelaPaix—CH-1211Geneve
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Ethiopia
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:2190tonnes(3000tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
Bundesanstalt fürlandwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM),Adickesallee40,D-6000Frankfurt/
Main(telex:411475)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:ontheCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
flouroffairandsoundmerchantablequality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests,whichproduces
doughwhichdoesnotstickduringthemechanicalkneadingprocess;theflourshallhavethe
followingcharacteristics :
—moisture:14%maximum(ICCMethodNo110)
—proteincontent:10,5%minimum(Nx6,25intermsofdrymatter)(ICCMethodNo105)
—Hagbergfallingnumberofatleast180,includingthepreparation (agitation)timeof60
seconds(ICCMethodNo107)
—ashcontent:0,62%maximum,referredtodrymatter(ICCMethodNo104)
10.Packaging :
innewbags
—cottonsacksof180g,linedwithwovenpolypropylene sacksof110g.Thetopedgeofthe
twosackswillbesewntogether
—netweightofthebags:50kilograms
—markingonthebags:aredcross15x15cmfollowedby,inlettersatleast5cmhigh:
'ETH-358/WHEATFLOUR/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREE
DISTRIBUTION /ASSAB'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Assab
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon27May1986
16.Shipmentperiod:10to30June1986
17.Security:15ECUpertonne
Notes:
1.Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientinordertoascertainwhichshippingdocuments
arerequired.