CELEX: 31985R2278
Language: en
Date: 1985-08-07 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2278/85 of 7 August 1985 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to non-governmental organizations (NGO) as food aid

No L 212/22                            Official Journal of the European Communities                              9 . 8 . 85
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2278/85
                                                      of 7 August 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 and 15 May 1985 the Commission of
COMMUNITIES,                                                      the European Communities decided to grant, under
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             Community measures, various quantities of cereals to
Economic Community,                                               certain non-member countries and beneficiary organi­
                                                                  zations ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                  Whereas, it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                  of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2),                                  by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
                                                                  July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                      respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                and rice (l0), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation          3323/81 ("); whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
(EEC) No 1025/84 (4),                                             purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
                                                                  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
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as              Whereas the Management Committee for Cereals has
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (6), and in               not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by
particular Article 6 thereof,                                     its chairman ,
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
ment Q,                                                           The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
                                                                  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, 7 August 1985.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. !.
(2) OJ No  L 107,  19 . 4.  1984, p. 1.
(3) OJ No  L 166,  25. 6.   1976, p. 1.
(") OJ No  L 107,  19 . 4.  1984, p. 13 .
(*) OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
I6) 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 .
(') 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 Oegstgeest (telex 30223))
             3 . Place or country of destination : Egypt
             4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice (non -parboiled)
             5. Total quantity : 657 tonnes (1 905 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 new jute sacks of a minimum weight of 600 g,
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                     'EGYPT /      CATHWEL /       50139  / ALEXANDRIA /           GIFT OF THE        EUROPEAN
                     ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF CRS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
           11 . 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 26 August 1985
           16. Shipment period : 27 August to 30 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'.
           3 . Supplier to send duplicate original invoice to :
                Messrs M. H. Schutz BV, Postbus 1438 , Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam .
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                                                         ANNEX II
            1 . Programme : 1985
            2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 Oegstgeest, telex 30 223)
            3 . Place or country of destination : Chile
            4 . Products to be mobilized : common wheat flour
            5. Total quantity : 1 460 tonnes (2 000 tonnes of cereals)
            6 . Number of lots : one
            7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung (BALM), Adickesallee, 40, D-6000 Frankfurt/
                 Main, Telex 41 1 475
            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 (in letters at least 5 cm high) :
                     ' CHILE / HARINA DE TRIGO / 50464 / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONO­
                     MICA EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DE CARITAS GERMÁNICA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRI­
                     BUCIÓN GRATUITA / VALPARAÍSO'
          11 . 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 20 August 1985
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 September 1985
           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'.