NoL120/8 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 4.5.85
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1159/85
of3May1985
onthesupplyofmilledlonggrainricetotheRepublicofSierraLeoneasfood
aid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1418/76of21June1976onthecommonorganization
ofthemarketinrice('),aslastamendedbyRegulation
(EEC)No1025/84(2),
.HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
1278/84of7May1984layingdowntheimplementing
rulesfor1984forRegulation (EEC)No3331/82
concerningfood-aidpolicyandfood-aidmanage­
ment(*),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(6),aslastamendedby
Regulation (EEC)No2543/73Q,andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee,
Whereason25October1984theCommission ofthe
EuropeanCommunities decidedtogrant,underCommunitymeasures,variousquantitiesofcerealsto
certainnon-membercountriesandbeneficiaryorgani­
zations;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(9);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditions;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheinterventionagencyspecifiedintheAnnexhereto
shallimplementthemobilizationandsupplypro­
ceduresinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegula­
tion(EEC)No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaid
downintheAnnexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,3May1985.
FortheCommission
FransANDRIESSEN
Vice-President
(')OJNoL166,25.6.1976,p.1.
(2)OJNoL107,19.4.1984,p.13.0OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.0OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.0OJNoL124,11.5.1984,p.1.
(«)OJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.0OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.(8)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
OOJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

4.5.85 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL120/9
ANNEX
1.Programme :1984
2.Recipient :RepublicofSierraLeone
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :RepublicofSierraLeone
4.Producttobemobilized :milledlonggrainrice
5.Totalquantity:2070tonnes(6000tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
Entenazionalerisi,piazzaPioXI,1,I-Milano(telex334032)
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—minimumweight600g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebagsinlettersatleast5cmhigh:
'RICE/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TOTHEREPUBLICOF
SIERRALEONE'
11.Portofshipment:aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Freetown
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon13May1985
16.Shipmentperiod:1to30June1985
17.Security:12ECUpertonne
Notes:
1.Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
2.Thesuccessfultenderershallsendacopyoftheshippingdocumentstothefollowingaddress:
CommissionDelegationinSierraLeone,c/o'DiplomaticBag',Berlaymont 1/123,200ruedela
Loi,B-1049Brussels.