CELEX: 31984R2793
Language: en
Date: 1984-10-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2793/84 of 2 October 1984 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

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                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2793/84
                                                       of 2 October 1984
              on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International
                                         Committee of the Red Gross as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                     Whereas on 30 May 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
                                                                   Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                   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 ('"), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
of the market in rice (•'), as last amended by Regulation          3323 /81(11 ); 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 (5), 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 (J),                                                          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 (s), 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, 2 October 1984.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                Poul DALSAGER
                                                                         Member of the Commission
 ■) OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 2) OJ No  L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
 ') OJ No  L 166, 25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 .
 4) OJ No  L 107, 19 . 4 . 1984, p. 13 .
 s) OJ No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
 6) OJ No  L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. l .
 7  OJ No  L 124, 11 . 5 . 1984, p. 1 .
(K) OJ No  106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62.                        ("') OJ No L 192, 26 . 7 . 1980, p . 11 .
O   OJ No  L 263,' 19. 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                            (") OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p . 27.
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                                                            ANNEX I
              1 . Programme : 1984
              2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
              3 . Place or country of destination : Gaza and Cis Jordan
              4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
              5 . Total quantity : 1 100 tonnes (1 507 tonnes of cereals)
              6. Number of lots : one (in two parts : 500 tonnes — Gaza and 600 tonnes — Cis Jordan)
              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 :                                                       '      -
                   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 (in 20-foot, containers) :
                       — jute sacks of a minimum weight of 600 g, or
                       —r composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g
                   — 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 :
                       500 tonnes — Gaza :
                       ' ISR-23 / GA / WHEAT FLOUR / ASHDOD / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                       COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED
                       CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION '
                       600 tonnes — Cis Jordan :
                       ' ISR-23 / WB / WHEAT FLOUR / ASHDOD / 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 : Ashdod
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 16 October 1984
           16 . Shipment period : 1 , to 30 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 : the Philippines
             4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice
             5 . Total quantity : 500 tonnes (1 450 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)
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             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 :
                      'PHL-32 / RICE / MANILA / 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
           14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
           15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 15 October 1984
           16 . Shipment period : 1 to 30 November 1984
           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
                  — pro forma invoices
           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 .