CELEX: 31985R0238
Language: en
Date: 1985-01-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 238/85 of 29 January 1985 on the supply of milled rice to the international Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

31 . 1 . 85                            Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 26/25
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 238/85
                                                     of 29 January 1985
              on the supply of milled rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as
                                                          food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   Community measures, various quantities of cereals to
COMMUNITIES,                                                     certain non-member countries and beneficiary organi­
                                                                 zations ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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                     by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization               July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation         respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
(EEC) No 1 025/84 (2),                                           and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                 3323/81 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the               characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as             supply conditions ;
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in
particular Article 6 thereof,                                    Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
                                                                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     Committee for Cereals,
1278/84 of 7 May 1984 laying down the implementing
rules for 1984 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82
concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
ment (*),
                                                                                         Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and             The intervention agency specified in the Annex hereto
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of             shall implement the mobilization and supply pro­
the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by           cedures in accordance with the provisions of Regula­
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 Q, and in particular                 tion (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
Article 3 thereof,                                               down in the Annex hereto .
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                                             Article 2
Committee,
                                                                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, on 30 May 1984, the Commission of the                   following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities decided to grant, under                      European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
              Done at Brussels, 29 January 1985.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                            Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                               Vice-President
(') OJ   No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(2) OJ   No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 .
(3) OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
(4) OJ   No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ   No L 124, 11 . 5. 1984, p. 1 .
(<) OJ   No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.                     (8) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980, p . 11 .
0 OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            0 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                            ANNEX
              1 . Programme : 1984
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
             3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
             4. Product to be mobilized : milled round grain rice (non-parboiled)
             5. Total quantity : 300 tonnes (870 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 new bags
                  —   quality of the bags : woven synthetic
                  —   net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                  —   marking on the bags : a red cross 15x15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      ' NIC- 199 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
                      ACCIÓN DEL COMITE INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DISTRIBUCIÓN
                      GRATUITA / CORINTO'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Corinto
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 11 February 1985
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 March 1985
           17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne
           18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary on delivery,
                  the following documents :
                  —   certificate of origin
                  —   phytosanitary certificate
                  —   fumigation certificate
                  —   pro forma invoice
           Notes :
           1 . 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'.
           2. The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents
                 are required.