NoL49/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 24.2.81
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No455/81
of23February1981
onthesupplyoffully-milledlonggrainricetoSierraLeoneasfoodaid
whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarrying-out
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaid
downbyCommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80
of22July1980layingdowngeneralrulesforthe
implementation ofcertainfood-aidoperations
involvingcerealandriceproducts(6);whereasitis
necessarytospecify,forthepurposesoftheCommu­
nitymeasureenvisaged,thecharacteristics ofthe
productstobesuppliedandthesupplyconditions
whicharesetoutintheAnnextothisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManage­
mentCommitteeforCereals,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganiza­
tionofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbythe
ActofAccessionofGreece(2),andinparticular
Article25thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilization ofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73(5),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereas,on28May1980,theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities hasexpresseditsintentionto
grant,underaCommunitymeasure,5500tonnesof
cerealstoSierraLeoneunderitsfood-aidprogramme
for1980­HASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
TheItalianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementing themobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation (EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalof
theEuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,23February1981
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
/MemberoftheCommission
(')O|NoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(-)O'lNoL291,19.11.1979,p.17.
(■')U|NoL281,1.11.1y/.\p.
(4)O'lNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(5)O'lNoL263.19.9.1973,p.1. (h)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.

24.2.81 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL49/11
,1.YATfA
1.Programme :1980
2.Recipient :SierraLeone
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Freetown
4.Producttobemobilized :fully-milledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity :897tonnes
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
EnteNazionaleRìsi,PiazzaPioXI,1,Milano;telex334032
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:Communitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
—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:newjutesacks600g,
—netweightotthebags:50kg,
—markingotthebags:
lettersatleast5cmhigh:
'Whiterice/GiftoftheEuropeanEconomicCommunitytotheRepublicofSierraLeone
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Freetown
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmission oftenders :9March"!9X1at12noon
16.Shipmentperiod:from1to31May1981
17.Security :12ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptyba^softhe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital*R.