CELEX: 31980R2097
Language: en
Date: 1980-08-04 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2097/80 of 4 August 1980 on the supply of semi-milled long grain rice to Somalia as food aid

6. 8 . 80                             Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 204/ 13
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2097/80
                                                     of 4 August 1980
                    on die supply of semi-milled long grain rice to Somalia as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out
COMMUNITIES,                                                     of this measure in accordance with the rules laid
                                                                 down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            of 22 July 1980 laying down general rules for the
Economic Community,                                              implementation of certain food-aid operations
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     involving cereal and rice products (6) ; whereas it is
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                  necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­
tion of the market in rice (*), as last amended by Regu­         nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the
lation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (2), and in particular Article          products to be supplied and the supply conditions
25 thereof,                                                      which are set out in the Annex to the 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 Manage­
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), and in         ment Committee for Cereals,
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           The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular               implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                 in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                     No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the
Committee,                                                       Annex hereto.
Whereas, on 8 May 1979, the Council of the Euro­                                         Article 2
pean Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 25 000 tonnes of               This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
cereals to Somalia under its food-aid programme for              following its publication in the Official Journal of
 1978/79 :                                                        the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 4 August 1980.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                               Vice-President
 (») OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 4.
 (J) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
 (♦) OJ No  106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
 (>) OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                            (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
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                                                          ANNEX
             1 . Programme : 1978/79
             2. Recipient : Somalia
             3. Place or country of destination : Somalia
             4. Product to be mobilized : semi-milled long grain rice
             5. Total quantity : 1 187 tonnes
             6 . Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting die procedure :
                 Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano ; telex : 26032
             8. Method of mobilizing the product : Community market.
             9. Characteristics of die goods :
                 — 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 : new jute sacks, 600 g,
                 —  net weight of the bags : 50 kg,
                 —  marking of the bags :
                 —  letters at least 5 cm high .
                    'Rice / Gift of the European Economic Community to Somalia / For free distribution'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           1 3. Port of landing : Mogadishu
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 September 1980 at 12 noon
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 15 October 1980
           1 7. Security : 1 2 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 .