CELEX: 31980R2837
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-31 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2837/80 of 31 October 1980 on the supply of fully-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau as food aid

No L 295 / 4                                  Official Journal of the European Communities                               4 . 11 . 80
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2837/80
                                                            of 31 October 1980
                 on the supply of fully-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas it is necessary to provide for the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the
                                                                        rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                            No 1974/80 of 22 July 1980 laying down general
European Economic Community,                                            rules for the implementation of certain food-aid
                                                                        operations involving cereal and rice products (6);
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No '                           whereas it is necessary to specify, for the purposes of
 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organ­                           the Community measure envisaged, the characteristics
ization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by                    of the products to be supplied and the supply
                                                                         conditions which are set out in the Annex to this
Regulation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (2), and in particular
Article 25 thereof,                                                      Regulation ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                             Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the                       are in accordance with the opinion               of the
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (J), and                    Management Committee for Cereals,
in particular Article 6 thereof,
                                                                         HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of                                               Article 1
the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended
by Regulation (EEC) No 2543 /73 (s), and in                              The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with
particular Article 3 thereof,                                            implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
                                                                         in accordance with the provisions of Regulation
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                             (EEC) No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid
Committee,                                                               down in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, on 28 May 1980, the Council of the
European Communities has expressed its intention to                                                Article 2
grant, under a Community measure, 2 415 tonnes of
fully-milled long grain rice to the Republic of                          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Guinea-Bissau under its food-aid programme for                           following that of its publication in the Official Journal
 1979 / 80 ;                                                             ofthe European Communities.
                This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                States .
                Done at Brussels, 31 October 1980.
                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                  Vice-President
(') OJ  No   L 166, 25 . 6. 1976, p. 1 .
C)  OJ  No   L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980, p. 4 .
O   OJ  No   L 28 1 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 89.
(4) OJ  No   106, 30 . 10 . 1962 , p. 2553 /62 .
C)  OJ  No   L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                             C) OJ No L 192 , 26 . 7 . 1980 , p. 1 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX
              1 . Programme : 1979/ 80
              2 . Recipient : Republic of Guinea-Bissau
              3 . Place or country of destination : Republic of Guinea-Bissau
              4. Product to be mobilized : fully-milled long grain rice
              5 . Total quantity: 2 415 tonnes
              6. Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, I-Milano ; telex 334032
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   — 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 :
                   — in bags (')
                   — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g,
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kg,
                   — marking of the bags :
                       letters at least 5 cm high :
                       'Arroz branqueado grão longo / Dom da Comunidade Econòmica Europeia à Guiné­
                       Bissau '
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing: Bissau
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
             15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 17 November 1980 at 12 noon
             16. Shipment period: from 1 to 31 January 1981
             17 . Security : 12 ECU/tonne
            (') 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'.