CELEX: 31981R0546
Language: en
Date: 1981-02-27 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 546/81 of 27 February 1981 on the supply of common wheat flour to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

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                                      COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 546/81
                                                        of 27 February 1981
             on the supply of common wheat flour to 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 ( J), 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,
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
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular                   The Belgian intervention agency shall be charged
Article 3 thereof,                                                   with implementing the mobilization and supply pro­
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                         cedures in accordance with the provisions of Regula­
Committee,
                                                                     tion (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
                                                                     down in the Annex hereto .
Whereas, on 28 May 1980, the Council of the Euro­
pean Communities has expressed its intention to                                               Article 2
grant, under a Community measure, 1 504 tonnes of
common wheat flour to the International Committee                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
of the Red Cross under its food-aid programme for                    following its publication in the Official Journal of
1980 :                                                                the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 27 February 1981 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Poul DALSAGER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 .
(/) 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 .                           (6) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980, p . 11 .
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                                                          ANNEX
             1 . Programme : 1 980
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross
             3. Place or country of destination : Ethiopia
             4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             5. Total quantity : 1 504 tonnes
             6 . Number of lots : four lots of 376 tonnes
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, 82, rue de Treves,
                 B-1040 Brussels, telex 24 076
             8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market
             9. Characteristics of the goods :
                 — moisture : 14% maximum
                 — protein content : 10*5 % minimum (N x 6-25 on dry matter)
                 — ash content : 0-62 % maximum referred to dry matter
            10. Packaging :
                 —  in bags (J)
                 —  quality of the bags : new jute sacks lined with cotton sacks
                 —  net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                 —  marking of the bags :
                    On the sacks shall be printed a red cross, 15 x 15 cm, as well as the following :
                    Lots 1 and 2 : 'ERY — 65 / Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community /
                    Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross / For free distribution'
                     Lots 3 and 4 : 'ERY — 66 / Wheat flour / 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 : Port Sudan
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 13 March 1981
            16. Shipment period :
                 Lots 1 and 2:1 to 30 April 1981
                 Lots 3 and 4:1 to 30 June 1981
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            (') 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 .