NoL136/20 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 23.5.86
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No1549/86
of22May1986
onthesupplyofcommonwheatflourtotheInternational CommitteeoftheRed
Cross(ICRC)asfoodaid
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,byitsDecisionof6May1986onthesupplyof
foodaidtoICRC,theCommissionallocatedtothelatter
organization 6039tonnesofcerealstobesuppliedcif;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingoutof
thismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownby
CommissionRegulation (EEC)No1974/80of22July
1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesinrespect
ofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcerealsand
rice(4),aslastamendedbyRegulation (EEC)No3826/85(*);whereasitisnecessarytospecifythetime
limitsandconditionsofsupplyandtheproceduretobe
followedtodeterminetheresultantcosts;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTED 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.
(3)OJNoL118,7.5.1986,p.1.
(4)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11. OOJNoL371,31.12.1985,p.1.

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ANNEX
I.Programme :1985
2.Recipient :CICR—Attn.MmeHock—17,avenuedelaPaix—CH-1211Geneve
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Ethiopia
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheatflour
5.Totalquantity:4408tonnes(6039tonnesofcereals)
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
VIB,Burgemeester Kessenplein 3,NL-6431KMHoensbroek (telex56396)
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 :
—innewjutesacksof370g,linedwithwovenpolypropylene sacksof110g.Thetopedgeof
thesackswillbesewntogether
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags:
aredcross15x15cmfollowedby,inlettersatleast5cmhigh:
'ETH-363/WHEATFLOUR/GIFTOFTHEEUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
ACTIONOFTHEINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OFTHEREDCROSS/FORFREE
DISTRIBUTION /MASSAWA '
11.Portofshipment :aCommunityport
12.Deliverystage:cif
13.Portoflanding:Massawa
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon3June1986
16.Shipmentperiod:20Juneto20July1986
17.Security:15ECUpertonne
Note:
Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.