CELEX: 31983R3306
Language: en
Date: 1983-11-23 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3306/83 of 23 November 1983 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the league of Red Cross societies as food aid

No L 327/ 12                          Official Journal of the European Communities                            24. 11 . 83
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3306/83
                                                  of 23 November 1983
              on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the League of Red
                                               Cross Societies as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                  grant, under a Community measure, 600 tonnes of
COMMUNITIES,                                                    cereals for the League of Red Cross Societies under its
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           food-aid programme for 1983 ;
Economic Community,                                             Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by         July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in particular             respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
Article 28 thereof,                                             and rice (9), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                3323/81 (10) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization              characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation        supply conditions which are set out in the Annexes to
(EEC) No 1 566/83 (4), and in particular Article 25             this Regulation ;
thereof,
                                                                Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                    are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the              Committee for Cereals,
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (6), and in             HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
particular Article 6 thereof,
                                                                                         Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and            The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of            hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
the common agricultural policy Q, as last amended by            procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (8), and in particular               lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
Article 3 thereof,                                              down in the Annexes hereto.
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                                             Article 2
Committee,
                                                                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, on 29 July 1983, the Commission of the                  following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities expressed its intention to                  European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 23 November 1983 .
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                             Poul DALSAGER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
 0   OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (4) OJ No L 163, 22. 6. 1983, p. 5.
 0   OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
 (*) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
 Q   OJ No  106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                        O OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
 («) OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .                             (10) OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                           ANNEX I
              1 . Programme : 1983
              2. Recipient : League of Red Cross Societies
              3 . Place or country of destination : Haiti
              4. Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
              5. Total quantity : 145 tonnes (250 tonnes of cereals)
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                  Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL 6430 AZ Hoensbroek (telex 56 396)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the 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 1 2 % of dry matter
            1 0. Packaging :
                  — in bags
                  — 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/m 2
                      — one double-bound polyethylene internal pocket at least 0,06 mm thick
                      — top and bottom seals of bag to be pasted
                  — net weight of bags : 25 kg
                  — marking on the bags :
                      a red cross, 10 x 10 cm , as well as the following :
                      'FLOCONS D'AVOINE / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE
                      / ACTION DE LA LIGUE DES SOCIÉTÉS DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / POUR DISTRIBU­
                      TION GRATUITE / PORT-AU-PRINCE'
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           11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Port-au-Prince
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 7 December 1983
            16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1984
           17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
           Notes :
           1 . The successful tenderer shall forward, through the intermediary of the intervention agency, to the
               recipient on the latter's request and in accordance with his instructions the documents necessary
               for importation of the goods into the country of destination.
           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 : 1983
              2. Recipient : League of Red Cross Societies
              3. Place or country of destination : Republic of India
              4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
              5. Total quantity : 86 tonnes (250 tonnes of cereals)
              6. Number of lots : one (in two parts : 43 tonnes — Bombay and 43 tonnes — Madras)
              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 bags
                      — quality of the bags : new jute bags ; minimum weight 600 g
                      — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                  — marking on the bags :
                      a red cross 15 x 1 5 cm followed by (in letters at least 5 cm high) :
                      43 tonnes — Bombay :
                      'MILLED RICE / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF
                      THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA /
                      BOMBAY'
                      43 tonnes — Madras :
                      'MILLED RICE / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF
                      THE LEAGUE OF RED CROSS SOCIETIES / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA /
                      MADRAS'
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            1 2. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing : Bombay and Madras
            1 4. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 December 1983
            16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1984
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            Notes :
            1 . The successful tenderer shall forward, through the intermediary of the intervention agency, to the
                 recipient on the latter's request and in accordance with his instructions the documents necessary
                 for importation of the goods into the country of destination.
            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 III
             1 . Programme : 1983
             2. Recipient : League of Red Cross Societies
             3. Place or country of destination : Republic of Gabon
             4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
             5. Total quantity : 35 tonnes (100 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 bags
                     — quality of the bags : new jute bags ; minimum weight 600 g
                     — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                 — marking on the bags :
                     a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (in letters at least 5 cm high) :
                     'RIZ BLANCHI / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE /
                     ACTION DE LA LIGUE DES SOCIÉTÉS DE LA CROIX-ROUGE / POUR DISTRIBU­
                     TION GRATUITE / LIBREVILLE'
           11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           1 3. Port of landing : Libreville
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15 . Deadline for the submission „ of tenders : 12 noon on 5 December 1983
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1984
           17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
           Notes :
           1 . The successful tenderer shall forward, through the intermediary of the intervention agency, to the
                recipient on the latter's request and in accordance with his instructions the documents necessary
                for importation of the goods into the country of destination.
           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'.