30.3.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL83/43
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No721/83
of29March1983
onthesupplyofmilledricetotheRepublicofSierraLeoneasfoodaid
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(6),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No
3323/81(7);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnexto
thisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementingthemobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbytheActof
AccessionofGreece,andinparticularArticle25
thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(*),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason4December1982theCouncilofthe
EuropeanCommunities expresseditsintentionto
grant,underaCommunitymeasure,4000tonnesof
cerealsfortheunderitsfood-aidprogrammefor1982;
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,29March1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(3)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
(4)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.nOTNoL263.19.9.1973,p.1.(6)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
OOJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

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ANNEX
1.Programme :1982
2.Recipient :RepublicofSierraLeone
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :RepublicofSierraLeone
4.Producttobemobilized :milledroundgrainrice
5.Totalquantity:1380tonnes(4000tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
Entenazionalerisi,piazzaPioXI,1,I-Milano(telex26032)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:theCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—riceoffairandsoundmerchantablequality,freefromabnormalsmellandpests
—moisture :15%
—brokenrice:5%maximum
—chalkygrains:5%maximum
—grainsstriatedwithred:3%maximum
—spottedgrains:1,5%maximum
—stainedgrains:1%maximum
—yellowgrains:0,050%maximum
—ambergrains:0,20%maximum
10.Packaging :
—inbags(')
—qualityofthebags:newjutesacks,600g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
'RICE/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEREPUBLICOF
SIERRALEONE'
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Freetown
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon11April1983
16.Shipmentperiod:1to31May1983
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.