CELEX: 31981R0806
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 806/81 of 27 March 1981 on the supply of rolled oats to the League of Red Cross Societies as food aid

31 . 3 . 81                              Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 84/5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 806/81
                                                        of 27 March 1981
              on the supply of rolled oats to the League of Red Cross Societies 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
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                  necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­
tion of the market in cereals ( 1), as last amended by              nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the
the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular               products to be supplied and the supply conditions
Article 28 thereof,                                                 which are set out in the Annex to this 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 Dutch 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 28 May 1980, the Council of the Euro­                                           Article 2
pean Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 600 tonnes of                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
cereals for the League of Red Cross Societies under its             following its publication in the Official Journal of
food-aid programme for 1980 ;                                        the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 27 March 1981 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
 (M   OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2)  OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p . 17.
 (3 ) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 89 .
 (4)  OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62.
 (5 ) 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 : 1980
           2. Recipient : League of Red Cross Societies
           3. Place or country of destination : Ethiopia and Haiti
           4. Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
           5. Total quantity : 300 tonnes
           6. Number of lots : two
                Lot 1 : 100 tonnes
                Lot 2 : 200 tonnes
           7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek ; telex 56 396
           8. Method of mobilizing the product : 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 : less than 1 2 %
                ash content : less than 2-3 % of dry matter
                crude fibre : less than 1 -5 % of dry matter
                husk content : less than 0-10 % of dry matter
                protein content : not less than 14 % of dry matter
          10. Packaging :
                — in bags (1)
                — quality of the bags :
                    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
                    — insect repellent to be applied to outside of bag
                — net weight of bags : 25 kg
                — marking of the bags :
                    on the sacks shall be printed a red cross, 10 x 10 cm, as well as the following :
                    Lot 1 : 'Rolled oats / Gift of the European Economic Community / Action of the Interna­
                             tional Committee of the Red Cross / For free distribution in Ethiopia/Assab'
                    Lot 2 : 'Flocons d avoine / Don de la Communauté économique européenne / Action de la
                             Ligue des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge / Pour distribution gratuite / Port-au-Prince'
          (') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bajp of the
               same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R .
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            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing : Assab (Lot 1 )
                                    Port-au-Prince (Lot 2)
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 10 April 1981 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period : 15 April to 15 May 1981
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne