CELEX: 31985R2834
Language: en
Date: 1985-10-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2834/85 of 8 October 1985 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to non-governmental organizations (NGO) as food aid

No L 269/8                              Official Journal of the European Communities                            11 . 10 . 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2834/85
                                                      of 8 October 1985
             on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to non-governmental
                                              organizations (NGO) as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                    Whereas on 6 May 1985 the Commission of the Euro­
COMMUNITIES,                                                      pean Communities decided to grant, under Commu­
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             nity measures, various quantities of cereals to certain
Economic Community,                                               non-member countries and beneficiary organizations ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                  of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by           by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84                                       July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
                                                                  respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      and rice (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                3323/81 (u) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation          purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
(EEC) No 1025/84 («),                                             characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      supply conditions ;
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the                Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as              not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
amended by Regulation (EEC) No. 3331 /82 (6), and in              its chairman ,
particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 457/85               HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of 19 February 1985 laying down the implementing
rules for 1985 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82                                            Article 1
concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­                   The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
ment Q,
                                                                  hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                  procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and              lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of              down in the Annexes hereto .
the common agricultural policy (8), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (9), and in particular                                         Article 2
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Committee,                                                        European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 8 October 1985.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
 ') OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
 3) OJ No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 4) OJ No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .
 0  OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
 6) OJ No  L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
 0  OJ No  L 54, 23 . 2. 1985, p. 1 .
 8) OJ No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.                       H OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
 9) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                           (") OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27 .
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                                                              ANNEX I
                1 . Programme : 1985
               2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 DB Oestgeest (telex 30 223))
               3 . Place or country of destination : Jordan
               4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               5. Total quantity : 175 tonnes (240 tonnes of cereals)
               6 . Number of lots : one
               7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                    OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Brussels (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 :
                    — 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 kilograms
                    — marking on the bags (in letters at least 5 cm high) :
                        'GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / JORDAN / WHEAT FLOUR /
                        CATHWEL / 50152 / AQABA / ACTION OF CRS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
             1 1 . Port of shipment :
                    Any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient
                    country during the period for shipment laid down in point 16. The tender must be accompanied
                    by a statement from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said
                    period
             12. Delivery stage : fob
             13. Port of landing : —
             14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
             15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 22 October 1985
             16 . Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1986
             17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
             18 . Supplier to send duplicate original invoice to :
                    Messrs M. H. Schutz BV, Postbus 1438 , Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam
             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 : 1985
              2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 DB Oegstgeest (telex 30223))
              3 . Place or country of destination : Gambia
             4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled round grain rice (non-parboiled)
              5. Total quantity : 100 tonnes (290 tonnes of cereals)
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Ente Nazionale Risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Milan (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 : 15 %
                  — 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 kilograms
                  — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      'GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / GAMBIA / RICE / CATHWEL
                      / 50150 / BANJUL / ACTION OF CRS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
           1 1 . Port of shipment :
                  Any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient
                  country during the period for shipment laid down in point 1 6. The tender must be accompanied
                  by a statement from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said
                  period
           12. Delivery stage : fob
           13 . Port of landing : —
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 21 October 1985
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1986
           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'.
           3 . Supplier to send duplicatè original invoice to :
                 Messrs M. H. Schutz BV, Postbus 1438 , Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam .