CELEX: 31985R2965
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-24 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2965/85 of 24 October 1985 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the international Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as food aid

No L 285/32                             Official Journal of the European Communities                            25 . 10 . 85
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2965/85
                                                       of 24 October 1985
                on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International
                                    Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
  COMMUNITIES,                                                      July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
  Economic Community,                                                and rice ^, as last amended ' by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3323/81 Q ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to
 3331 /82 of 3 December 1982 on food-aid policy and                 be followed to determine the resultant costs ;
 food-aid management and amending Regulation (EEC)
  No 2750/75 ('), and in particular the first subparagraph          Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 of Article 3 ( 1 ) thereof,                                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                    Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
 zation of the market in cereals (2), as last amended by            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (3), and in particular
 Article 28 thereof,
                                                                                            Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
 of the market in rice (4), as last amended by Regulation           hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
 (EEC) No 1 025/84 (*), and in particular Article 25                procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
 thereof,                                                           lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
                                                                    down in the Annexes hereto .
 Whereas, by its decision of 6 May 1985 on the supply
 of food aid to the ICRC, the Commission allocated to
 the latter organization 3 443 tonnes of cereals to be                                      Article 2
 supplied cif ;
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down              European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 24 October 1985.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                               Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                  Vice-President
(>) OJ  No  L 352,  14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 107,  19. 4. 1984, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 166,  25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                            (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
0   OJ  No  L 107,  19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .                          O OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27 .
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                                                            ANNEX I
               1 . Programme : 1985
               2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
               3. Place or country of destination : Gaza and Cis Jordan
               4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               5. Total quantity : 800 tonnes (1 096 tonnes of cereals)
               6. Number of lots : one (in two parts : 350 tonnes — Gaza and 450 tonnes — Cis Jordan)
               7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24076)
               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 (in 20-foot containers) :
                   — cotton sacks of 1 80 g, lined with polypropylene sacks of 1 1 0 g. The top edge of the two sacks
                       will be sewn together
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                   — marking on the bags : a red cross 15 x 1 5 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                       350 tonnes — Gaza :
                       ' ISR-24 / GA / WHEAT FLOUR / ASHDOD / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                       COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                       CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
                       450 tonnes — Cis Jordan :
                       ' ISR-24 / WB / WHEAT FLOUR / ASHDOD / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                       COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                       CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Ashdod
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 November 1985
            16. Shipment period : 20 November to 20 December 1985
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            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.
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                                                         ANNEX II
            1 . Programme : 1985
            2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
            3. Place or country of destination : the Philippines
           4. Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
            5. Total quantity : 100 tonnes (172 tonnes of cereals)
            6 . Number of lots : one
           7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                VIB, Burgemeester Kessenplein 3, NL-6431 KM Hoensbroek (telex 56396)
           8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
           9 . Characteristics of the goods :
                Production of quick-cooking oat flakes :
                Raw oats : First quality high-density oats
                Cleaning and preparation : Oats to be cleaned of extraneous matter, debittered and stabilized by
                treatment with steam
                Hulling : Oats to be size-classified and hulled. After separation of husks, oat kernels to be
                scoured and polished
                Groats : Oat kernels to be cut, sorted and air-cleaned. Groats dampened and pre-cooked with
                steam, then rolled to flakes
                Quality of oat flakes :
                humidity : maximum 1 2 %
                ash content : maximum 2,3 % of dry matter
                crude fibre : maximum 1 ,5 % of dry matter
                husk content : maximum 0,10 % of dry matter
                protein content : not less than 12% of dry matter
          10. Packaging :
                — in bags (in 20-foot containers) :
                — bag composition :
                    — four bags of Kraft paper, of a strength corresponding to a weight of at least 70 g/m2
                    — one interposed bag made of tarred paper of a strength corresponding to a weight of at
                        least 140 g/m2
                    — one double-bound polyethylene internal pocket at least 0,06 mm thick
                    — top and bottom seals of bag to be pasted
                — net weight of bags : 25 kg
                — marking on the bags :
                    a red cross 15 X 15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                    'PHL-43 / ROLLED OATS / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
                    ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE
                    DISTRIBUTION / MANILA'
          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
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             15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 November 1985
             16. Shipment period : 20 November to 20 December 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 :
                  — 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 .
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                                                          ANNEX III
             1 . Programme : 1985
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
             3 . Place or country of destination : El Salvador
             4. Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice (non-parboiled)
             5. Total quantity : 750 tonnes (2 175 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 :
                 — new woven-polypropylene bags for food use, weighing not less than 120 g, which have been
                     specially treated against the effects of ultraviolet light
                 — 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 :
                     'ELS-42 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
                     ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
                     DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / ACAJUTLA'
          11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
          1 2. Delivery stage : cif
          13 . Port of landing : Acajutla
          14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
          15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 4 November 1985
          16. Shipment period : 20 November to 10 December 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 :
                 — certificate of origin
                 — phytosanitary certificate
                 — fumigation certificate (bromure methyl)
                 — pro forma invoice with the indication :
                     'Los productos mencionados llegan a El Salvador como donativo al pueblo de este país ; según
                     el acuerdo de sede firmado el 12 septiembre de 1980 (art. n° 11 ), el Gobierno autoriza su
                     introducción libre de todo tipo de impuestos'
          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 .