CELEX: 31985R2071
Language: en
Date: 1985-07-25 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2071/85 of 25 July 1985 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the international Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

No L 196/ 18                            Official Journal of the European Communities                               26. 7. 85
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2071/85
                                                          of 25 July 1985
               on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International
                                           Committee of the Red Cross as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (10), and in particular
  COMMUNITIES,                                                        Article 3 thereof,
                                                                      Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Committee,
 Economic Community,
                                                                     Whereas on 6 May and 26 June 1985 the Commission
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        of the European Communities decided to grant, under
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    Community measures, various quantities of cereals to
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by             certain non-member countries and beneficiary organi­
                                                                     zations ;
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2),
                                                                     Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation            July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
 (EEC) No 1025/84 (4),                                               respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
                                                                     and rice ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3323/81 C 2) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the                  characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
 mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as                supply conditions ;
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (% and in
 particular Article 6 thereof,                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                     are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                     Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1278/84 of 7 May 1984 laying down the implementing
 rules for 1984 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82
 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­
 ment F),                                                            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 457/85                                         Article 1
of 19 February 1985 laying down the implementing
rules for 1985 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82
concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­                     The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
ment (8),                                                           hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
                                                                    procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
                                                                    lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                    down in the Annexes hereto .
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of
the common agricultural policy (9), as last amended by                                       Article 2
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
(2) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                              following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(<) OJ  No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .                            European Communities.
0   OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
(«) OJ  No  L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 124, 11 . 5. 1984, p. 1 .                             ('«) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .
(8) OJ  No  L 54, 23 . 2. 1985, p. 1 .                              (") OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
 9 OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                             H OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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          This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
          States.
          Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985.
                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                     Vice-President
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                                                          ANNEX I
             1 . Programme : 1984 (1 500 tonnes) — 1985 ( 10 000 tonnes)
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
             3. Place or country of destination : Ethiopia
             4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             5. Total quantity : 8 395 tonnes ( 11 500 tonnes of cereals)
             6 . Number of lots : three :
                 — A : 4 400 tonnes (Massawa)
                 — B : 2 900 tonnes (Assab)
                 — C : 1 095 tonnes (Massawa)
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24 076)
             8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
             9. Characteristics of the goods :
                 flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which produces
                 dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the
                 following characteristics :
                 — moisture : 14% maximum (ICC method No 110)
                 — protein content : 10,5 % minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC method No 105)
                 — Hagberg falling number of at least 180, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60
                     seconds (ICC method No 107)
                 — ash content : 0,62% maximum, referred to dry matter (ICC method No 104)
           10 . Packaging :
                 — in new bags :
                     — jute sacks 400 g, lined with polypropylene sacks of 110 g
                     — composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                 — marking on the bags : a red cross 15x15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                     A : ' ETH-300 / MASSAWA / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                           COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                          CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
                     B : ' ETH-303 / ASSAB / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                          CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
                     C : 'ETH-299 / MASSAWA / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                          COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                          CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION '
          11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
          12. Delivery stage : cif
          13 . Port of landing :
                 Massawa :
                 — A : 4 400 tonnes
                 — C : 1 095 tonnes
                 Assab :
                 — B : 2 900 tonnes
          14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
          15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 6 August 1985
          16. Shipment period : 20 August to 20 September 1985
          17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne
          Notes :
          1 . The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents
               are required .
         2. Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the
               same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.
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                                                            ANNEX II
               1 . Programme : 1984
              2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
              3. Place or country of destination : the Philippines
              4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice (non-parboiled)
              5. Total quantity : 500 tonnes (1 450 tonnes of cereals)
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Ente nazionale risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Milano (telex 334 032)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
                   — moisture : 1 5 %
                   — broken rice : 5 % maximum
                   —   chalky grains : 5 % maximum
                   —  grains striated with red : 3 % maximum
                   —  spotted grains : 1,5 % maximum
                   —  stained grains : 1 % maximum
                   —  yellow grains : 0,050 % maximum
                   —  amber grains : 0,20 % maximum
            10 . Packaging :
                   — in bags :
                      — quality of the bags : woven polypropylene sacks of a minimum weight of 1 20 g
                      — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                  — marking on the bags :
                      a red cross 15 X 15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      'PHL-40 / RICE / MANILA / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
                      ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE
                      DISTRIBUTION'
           11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13 . Port of landing : Manila
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 August 1985
           16. Shipment period : 6 August to 30 September 1985
           17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
           18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary on
                  delivery, the following documents :
                  — fumigation certificate
                  — certificate of origin
                  — phytosanitary certificate
                  — pro forma invoices
           Notes :
           1 . Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the
                same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.
           2. The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents
                are required .