CELEX: 31981R0732
Language: en
Date: 1981-03-20 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 732/81 of 20 March 1981 on the supply of rolled oats for the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

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                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 732/81
                                                         of 20 March 1981
               on the supply of rolled oats for the International Committee of the Red Cross 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 ('), 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, 500 tonnes of                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 cereals for the International Committee of the Red                  following its publication in the Official Journal of
 Cross under its 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 , 20 March 1981 .
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSACIER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
(2) OJ  No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979, p . 17.
(>) 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 .                               (o) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980 , p . 11 .
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                                                             ANNEX
               1 . Programme : 1980
              2 . Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross
              3 . Place or country of destination : Philippines
              4 . Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
              5 . Total quantity : 250 tonnes
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229 , NL-Hoensbroek ; telex 5 63 96
              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 12% ,
                   ash content : less than 2-3 % of dry matter,
                   crude fibre : less than 1 -5 % of dry matter,
                    husk content : less than 010 % of dry matter,
                    protein content : not less than 14% of dry matter.
            10 . 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/m 2,
                       — 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 ,
                       — 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 :
                       ' Rolled oats / Gift of the European Economic Community / Action of the International
                       Committee of the Red Cross / For free distribution '
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12 . Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Manila
            (') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty ba^s of the
                  same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R .
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             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 : 13 to 30 April 1981
             17. Security : 12 ECU/tonne
             18 .   At the request of the CICR the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary,
                  ( Philippine National Red Cross , PO Box 280 , Manila D. 2803 , Philippines) on delivery,
                  the following documents endorsed by the Consulate of the Philippines :
                  —   certificate of origin
                  —   phytosanitary certificate
                  —   fumigation certificate
                  —   pro forma invoices