NoL236/10 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities 26.8.83
COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2404/83
of24August1983
openinganewinvitationtotenderforthesupplyofcommonwheattothe
WorldFoodProgrammeasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2727/75of29October1975onthecommonorgani­
zationofthemarketincereals('),aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No1451/82(2),
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation (EEC)No
2750/75of29October1975fixingcriteriaforthe
mobilizationofcerealsintendedasfoodaid(3),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3331/82(4),andin
particularArticle6thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulationNo129of23
October1962onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theexchangeratestobeappliedforthepurposesof
thecommonagriculturalpolicy(6)aslastamendedby
Regulation(EEC)No2543/73(*),andinparticular
Article3thereof,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheMonetary
Committee ,
Whereason26April1982theCounciloftheEuro­
peanCommunities expresseditsintentiontogrant,
underaCommunitymeasure,109tonnesofcerealsto
theWorldFoodProgrammeunderitsfood-aid
programmefor1982;
Whereastheinvitationtotenderopenedinthe
CommunityunderCommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2257/83of1August1983onthesupplyofcommonwheattotheWorldFoodProgrammeasfoodaidQ
wasnotcarriedout;whereasanewinvitationto
tendershouldthereforebeopened;
Whereasitisnecessarytoprovideforthecarryingout
ofthismeasureinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddown
byCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1974/80of22
July1980layingdowngeneralimplementing rulesin
respectofcertainfood-aidoperationsinvolvingcereals
andrice(8),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EEC)No
3323/81(9);whereasitisnecessarytospecify,forthe
purposesoftheCommunitymeasuresenvisaged,the
characteristics oftheproductstobesuppliedandthe
supplyconditionswhicharesetoutintheAnnexto
thisRegulation ;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulation
areinaccordancewiththeopinionoftheManagement
CommitteeforCereals,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
TheBelgianinterventionagencyshallbechargedwith
implementing themobilizationandsupplyprocedures
inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation(EEC)
No1974/80andwiththeconditionslaiddowninthe
Annexhereto.
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24August1983.
FortheCommission
PoulDALSAGER
MemberoftheCommission
(•)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.1.
(2)OJNoL164,14.6.1982,p.1.
(3)OJNoL281,1.11.1975,p.89.
(4)OJNoL352,14.12.1982,p.1.
OOJNo106,30.10.1962,p.2553/62.
(*)OJNoL263,19.9.1973,p.1.0OJNoL216,6.8.1983,p.16.
<8)OJNoL192,26.7.1980,p.11.
OOJNoL334,21.11.1981,p.27.

26.8.83 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoL236/11
ANNEX
1.Programme :1982
2.Recipient:WorldFoodProgramme(WFP)
3.Placeorcountryofdestination :Mali
4.Producttobemobilized :commonwheat
5.Totalquantity:109tonnes
6.Numberoflots:one
7.Interventionagencyresponsibleforconductingtheprocedure :
OBEA,ruedeTreves82,B-1040Brussel(telex24076)
8.Methodofmobilizingtheproduct:theCommunitymarket
9.Characteristics ofthegoods:
thecommonwheatmustbeoffairandsoundmerchantablequalityandcorrespondatleastto
theminimumbread-makingqualityrequiredforintervention (moisture:14,5%maximum)
10.Packaging :
—innewbags('):
—jutesacksofaminimumweightof600g,or
—compositesacksjute/polypropylene ofaminimumweightof335g
—netweightofthebags:50kg
—markingonthebags(inlettersatleast5cmhigh):
'MALI2231-PI/FROMENTTENDRE/LOMÉENTRANSITPOURTOMBOUCTOU /
DONDELACOMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE /ACTIONDU
PROGRAMME ALIMENTAIRE MONDIAL'
11.Portofshipment :
Hamburg,Bremen,Rotterdam,Antwerp,London,Liverpool,Belfast,LeHavre,Rouen,Marseille,
Dunkerque,Genoa,TriesteoranotherCommunityportwithshippingconnectionswiththe
recipientcountry(2)
12.Deliverystage:fob
13.Portoflanding:—
14.Proceduretobeappliedinordertodeterminesupplycosts:tendering
15.Deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noonon6September1983
16.Shipmentperiod:1to31October1983
17.Security:6ECUpertonne
(')Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthe
samequalityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R\
(2)Inallcaseswhereaportotherthanthoselistedaboveischosen,thetendermustbeaccompanied
byadeclarationbythecompetentportauthoritiescertifyingthattheporthasconnectionswith
therecipientcountryduringtheperiodofshipmentprovidedforinpoint16.