CELEX: 31982R0562
Language: en
Date: 1982-03-09 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 562/82 of 9 March 1982 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and/or rice as food aid under Regulation (EEC) No 3723/81

No L 67/ 14                           Official Journal of the European Communities                                11 . 3 . 82
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 562/82
                                                       of 9 March 1982
               on the supply of various consignments of cereals and/or rice as food aid under
                                                Regulation (EEC) No 3723/81
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                   tenders, the award of contracts and the payment of
  COMMUNITIES,                                                    successful tenderers, as well as the characteristics of
                                                                  the products to be supplied and the supply conditions,
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European           which are set out in the Annexes to this Regulation ;
  Economic Community,
                                                                  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,
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 (2), and in particular
 Article 28 thereof,                                              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                                             Article 1
  1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization
 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the Act of         The intervention agencies listed in the Annexes hereto
 Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 25                shall be responsible for implementing the procedures
 thereof,                                                         for mobilizing and supplying the products indicated
                                                                  therein under the terms of this Regulation.
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the               The general rules laid down in Regulation (EEC) No
 mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (4), and in         1974/80 shall apply without prejudice to the special
 particular Article 6 thereof,                                    provisions set out below.
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 3723/81 (*)                                           Article 2
 provided for exceptional food aid totalling 40 million
 ECU to be granted to the least-developed countries ;             The detailed rules laid down in the first subparagraph
whereas various sums have been allocated for the deli­            of Article 4 (3) (e), Article 7 (3), Article 8, the second
 very of cereals and rice to certain non-member coun­             subparagraph of Article 1 5 (2) and Article 1 7 of Regu­
 tries and beneficiary organizations ;                            lation (EEC) No 1974/80 shall not apply.
Whereas this amount should be increased by the costs
                                                                                           Article 3
borne by the Guarantee Section of the European Agri­
 cultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund in accordance
with Council Regulation (EEC) No 2681 /74 (*);                    1 . The tendering procedures opened by this Regula­
                                                                  tion shall cover contracts for the supply of maximum
                                                                  quantities of the products referred to in the Annexes
Whereas it is necessary to provide for these measures             for the amounts in ECU set out therein in respect of
 to be carried out in accordance with the rules laid              each separate operation.
 down in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of
22 July 1980 laying down general rules for the imple­             2. Under each tendering procedure, tenders shall
 mentation of certain food-aid operations involving               indicate the quantities tendered for at the amount
 cereal and rice products (7), as last amended by Regula­         fixed. They shall be valid only if they relate to the
 tion (EEC) No 3323/81 (8) ; whereas it is necessary, for         whole of this amount.
the purposes of the Community measure envisaged, to
 lay down special conditions for the submission of                3.    The intervention agency concerned in each case
                                                                  shall award the contract to the tenderer offering the
(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .                           largest quantities.
(2) OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37.
(j OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .                               However, if in the light of the quantities offered for
0 OJ No L 281 , 8. 11 . 1975, p. 89.                              the amount fixed, the tenders received do not appear
0 OJ No L 373, 29. 12. 1981 , p. 11 .                             to match the conditions normally practiced on the
(j OJ No L 288, 25. 10. 1974, p. 1 .
0 OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .                               market, the intervention agency may decide not to
0 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.                            award the contract.
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If an intervention agency avails itself of the provisions    make payments on the basis of the certificate and the
of the preceding subparagraph, it shall publish its          supporting documents referred to in Article 1 6 (2) of
decision not to award a contract on the basis of the         the abovementioned Regulation.
tenders received and shall initiate a second tendering
procedure within one week at the latest. It shall imme­
diately inform the Commission thereof.                                                Article 5
                        Article 4                            For the purposes of implementing the tendering
                                                             procedure on the one hand and payment to the
1.    The sum to be paid to the successful tenderer          successful tenderer on the other, the amount referred
shall be the amount referred to in Article 3 (1 ). It shall  to in Article 3 (1 ) shall be converted into the relevant
be paid by the intervention agency in the Member             national currency using the last spot exchange rate
State in which the customs export formalities are            recorded immediately before the final date for the
completed and in the currency of that Member State.          submission of tenders, as published in the Official
2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be            Journal of the European Communities, Series *C\
paid to the successful tenderer only on presentation of
the original of the taking-over certificate or a certified
true copy thereof and the supporting documents                                        Article 6
referred to in Article 16 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No
1974/80.
                                                             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
However, if the said taking-over certificate is not          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
issued by the recipient, the intervention agency shall       European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 9 March 1982.
                                                                      For the Commission
                                                                         Poul DALSAGER
                                                                  Member of the Commission
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                                                         ANNEX I
               1 . Programme : 1981
              2. Recipient : Somalia
              3. Place or country of destination : Somalia
              4. Products to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               5. Amount : 1 000 000 ECU, increased by 85 ECU per tonne of product offered
              6. Number of lots : one
               7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   BALM — Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung, Adickesallee 40, D-6 000 Frank­
                   furt/Main (telex 41 1 475)
              8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   — flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
                   — 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 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
                   — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                       •WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO
                       SOMALIA'
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing : Mogadiscio
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 22 March 1982
            16. Shipment period : April 1982
            17. Security : 12 ECU per 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
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                                                       ANNEX II
             1 . Programme : 1981
             2. Recipient : Ethiopia
             3. Place or country of destination Ethiopia
             4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             5. Amount : 3 500 000 ECU, increased by 55 ECU per tonne of product offered
             6. Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24076)
             8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
             9. Characteristics of the goods : the common wheat must be of fair and sound merchantable
                 quality and correspond at least to the bread-making quality required for intervention
           10. Packaging : in bulk plus sufficient empty new jute sacks of a capacity of 50 kilograms, 200
                 needles and sufficient twine (')
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                    'FOOD AID OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE PEOPLE OF
                    ETHIOPIA'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Assab
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tender : 12 noon on 22 March 1982
           16. Shipment period : April 1982
           17. Security : 6 ECU per tonne
           (') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide in addition 2 % of empty
                bags of the same quality.
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                                                         ANNEX III
               1 . Programme : 1981
              2. Recipient : Cape Verde Islands
              3. Place or country of destination : Cape Verde Islands
              4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice
              5. Amount : 280 000 ECU, increased by 210 ECU per tonne of product offered
              6. Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conduction the procedure :
                   Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano (telex 334 032)
              8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
                   — 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 (')
                   — quality of the bags : new jute sacks 600 g, lined with cotton sacks
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                   — marking of the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      'ARROZ BRANQUEADO / DOM DA COMUNIDADE ECONÓMICA EUROPEIA A
                      REPUBLICA DE CABO VERDE'
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing : Praia
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 22 March 1982
            16. Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1982
            17. Security : 12 ECU per 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 TJ*.
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                                                       ANNEX IV
             1 . Programme : 1981
             2. Recipient : Republic of Guinea Bissau
             3. Place or country of destination : Republic of Guinea Bissau
             4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice
             5. Amount : 400 000 ECU, increased by 1 50 ECU per tonne of product offered
             6. Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano (telex 334 032)
             8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
             9. Characteristics of the goods :
                 — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
                 — moisture 15 %
                 — broken rice : 30 % 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 : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                 'ARROZ BRANQUEADO GRÃO LONGO / DOM DA COMUNIDADE ECONÓMICA
                 EUROPEIA A GUINÉ-BISSAU'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Bissau
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 22 March 1982
           16. Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1982
           17. Security : 12 ECU per 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\
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                                                        ANNEX V
            1 . Programme : 1981
            2. Recipient : Republic of Guinea
            3. Place or country of destination : Conakry
            4. Products to be mobilized : husked long grain rice
            5. Amount : 800 000 ECU, increased by 150 ECU per tonne of product offered
            6. Number of lots : one
            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 :
                 — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
                 — moisture content : 15%
                 — percentage of nee grains which are not of unimpaired quality :
                    — paddy grains : 1 %
                    — broken rice : 3 %
                    — green grains or grains showing natural malformation 5 % (including up to 0-5 % of red
                        grains)
                 — tolerance of extraneous matter, consisting of :
                    — mineral or vegetable inedible substances provided that they are not toxic : 0-01 %
                    — extraneous grains of parts thereof, edible : 0-10 %
                 — when wholly milled, percentage of wholly milled rice grains which are not of unimpaired
                    quality :
                    — chalky grains : 5 %
                    — spotted grains : 1 -5 %
                    — yellow grains : 0-05 %
                    — stained grains : 1 %
                    — amber grains : 0-20 %
           10. Packaging :
                 — in bags (')
                 — quality of the bags : new jute sacks, minimum weight 600 g
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                     'RIZ CARGO / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE A LA
                     REPUBLIQUE 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 : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 22 March 1982 at 12 noon
           16. Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1982
           17. Security : 12 ECU per 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
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                                                           ANNEX VI
              1 . Programme : 1981
             2. Recipient : the Republic of Benin
              3. Place or country of destination : Benin
             4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
              5. Amount : 500 000 ECU, increased by 55 ECU per tonne of product offered
              6. Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedures :
                  OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Brussels (telex 24 076)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods : the common wheat must be of a fair and sound merchantable
                  quality and correspond at least to the standard quality for which the reference price is fixed
            10. Packaging : in bulk
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13. Port of landing : Cotonou
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 22 March 1982 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1982
            17. Security : 6 ECU per tonne
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                                                      ANNEX VII
             1 . Programme : 1981
            2. Recipient : Comoros
            3. Place or country of destination : Moroni
            4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice
            5. Amount : 400 000 ECU, increased by 120 ECU per tonne of product offered
            6. Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano (telex 334 032)
             8. Method of mobilizing the product : on 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 : 35 % 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 : new jute sacks 600 g, lined with cotton sacks
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                    marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                    'RIZ BLANCHI / DON DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ ÉCONOMIQUE EUROPÉENNE AUX
                    COMORES'
           1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
           12. Delivery stage : cif
           13. Port of landing : Moroni
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 22 March 1982
           16. Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1982
           17. Security : 12 ECU per 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\