CELEX: 31980R2341
Language: en
Date: 1980-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2341/80 of 8 September 1980 on the supply of wholly-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Guinea as food aid

9. 9 . 80                              Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 236/ 15
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2341/80
                                                    of 8 September 1980
             on the supply of wholly-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Guinea 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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80
Economic Community,                                               of 22 July 1980 laying down general rules for the
                                                                  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 hereto ;
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,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
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
Article 3 thereof,                                                implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
                                                                  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, 2 415 tonnes of                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
wholly-milled long grain rice to the Republic of                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
Guinea under its food-aid programme for 1 979/80 ;                the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 8 September 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.
(») OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
(«) OJ  No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
(M  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 : 1979/80
             2. Recipient : Republic of Guinea
             3. Place or country of destination : Conakry
             4. Product to be mobilized : wholly-milled long grain rice
             5. Total quantity : 2 415 tonnes
             6. Number of lots : 1
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente nazionale risi,
                 piazza Pio XI, 1 —Milano, telex 26032
             8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the 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 (1),
                 — 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 :
                     'Riz blanchi à grains longs / Don de la Communauté économique européenne a la
                     république de Guinée'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Conakry
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender
           1 5. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 5 September 1 980 at 1 2 noon
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 November 1980
           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.