CELEX: 31984R2636
Language: en
Date: 1984-09-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2636/84 of 17 September 1984 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

19 . 9 . 84                               Official Journal of the European Communities                          No L 250 /7
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2636/84
                                                      of 17 September 1984
              on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International
                                           Committee of the Red Cross as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Whereas on 20 July 1984 the Commission of the
COMMUNITIES,                                                        European Communities decided to grant, under
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               Community measures, various quantities of cereals to
Economic Community,                                                 certain non-member countries and beneficiary organi­
                                                                    zations ;
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
                                                                    Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                    of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
                                                                    by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
Regulation (EEC) No 1018 /84 (2),                                   July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                 and rice ( l0), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation            3323/81 (") ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
(EEC) No 1025/84 (4),                                               purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
                                                                    characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        supply conditions ;
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid f), as                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (6), and in                 are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
particular Article 6 thereof,                                       Committee for Cereals,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
1278 /84 of 7 May 1984 laying down the implementing
rules for 1984 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82                                               Article 1
concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­
ment (7),                                                           The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
                                                                    hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                    procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and                lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of                down in the Annexes hereto .
the common agricultural policy (8), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (9), and in particular                                            Article 2
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                        following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Committee ,                                                         European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 17 September 1984.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
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                                                          ANNEX I
              1 . Programme : 1984
              2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
              3 . Place or country of destination : Ethiopia
              4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
              5 . Total quantity : 1 000 tonnes (1 369 tonnes of cereals)
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                  OBEA, rue de Trêves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24 076)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
              9 . Characteristics of the goods :
                  flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which produces
                  dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the
                  following characteristics :
                  — moisture : 14 % maximum (ICC Method No 110)
                  — protein content : 10,5 % minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC Method No 105)
                  — Hagberg falling number of at least 180, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60
                      seconds (ICC Method No 107)
                  — ash content : 0,62 % maximum, referred to dry matter (ICC Method No 104)
            10 . Packaging :
                  — in new bags :
                      — jute sacks of a minimum weight of 600 g, or
                      — composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g
                  — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                      a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      ' ETH 138 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
                      ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE
                       DISTRIBUTION / MASSAWA'
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12 . Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Massawa
            14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 2 October 1984
            16. Shipment period : 20 October to 20 November 1984
            17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            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 .
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                                                           ANNEX II
              1 . Programme : 1984
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
             3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
             4 . Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
             5 . Total quantity : 100 tonnes ( 172 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
            10. Packaging :
                  — in 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 :
                      ' NIC 114 / COPAS DE AVENA / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONOMICA
                      EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTI­
                      NADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO'
            11 . 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
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           15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 2 October 1984
           16 . Shipment period : 20 October to 20 November 1984
           17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne
           18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its
                representative, on delivery, the following documents (in Spanish) :
                —   certificate of origin
                —   phytosanitary certificate
                —   pro forma invoices
                —   gift declaration specifying that it is food aid intended to be distributed free of charge
           Note :
           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 : 1 984
               2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
               3. Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
               4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice
               5 . Total quantity : 250 tonnes (725 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 : woven synthetic
                       — 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) :
                       ' NIC 113 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONOMICA EUROPEA /
                       ACCIÒN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
                       DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO'
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
             1 2. 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 1 October 1984
            16 . Shipment period : 20 October to 20 November 1984
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its
                   representative, on delivery, the following documents (in Spanish) :
                   — certificate of origin
                   — phytosanitary certificate
                   — pro forma invoices
                   — gift declaration specifying that it is food aid intended to be distributed free of charge
            Note :
            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'.