CELEX: 31981R3611
Language: en
Date: 1981-12-14 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3611/81 of 14 December 1981 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and/or rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

No L 362/ 14                               Official Journal of the European Communities                              17 . 12. 81
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3611 /81
                                                        of 14 December 1981
             on the supply of various consignments of cereals and/or rice to the Inter­
                                   national Committee of the Red Cross as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                       various quantities of cereals to certain non-member
COMMUNITIES,                                                          countries and beneficiary organizations ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out
Economic Community,                                                  of this measure in accordance with the rules laid
                                                                      down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          of 22 July 1980 laying down general implementing
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­                    rules in respect of certain food-aid operations
tion of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by                 involving cereals and rice (8), as last amended by Regu­
Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2 ), and in particular                   lation (EEC) No 3323/81 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to
Article 28 thereof,
                                                                      specify, for the purposes of the Community measures
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          envisaged, the characteristics of the products to be
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                      supplied and the supply conditions which are set out
tion of the market in rice (3), as last amended by the                in the Annexes to this Regulation ;
Act of Accession of Greece (4), and in particular                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Article 25 thereof,
                                                                      are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          ment Committee for Cereals,
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (5), and in              HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                                              Article 1
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
                                                                      The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of
the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by                hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
                                                                      procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (7), and in particular                    lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
Article 3 thereof,                                                    down in the Annexes hereto .
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,                                                                                    Article 2
Whereas, on 8 May 1979 and on 28 May 1980, the                        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Council of the European Communities expressed its                     following its publication in the Official Journal of
intention of granting, under Community measures,                       the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States .
             Done at Brussels, 14 December 1981 .
                                                                                For the Commission
                                                                                   Poul DALSAGER
                                                                             Member of the Commission
(!)  OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 1 .
(*)  OJ No L 198 , 20 . 7 . 1981 , p . 2.
(3 ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976 , p . 1 .
(4 ) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .
(M   OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 89 .
(')  OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                              (8) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
( 7) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 . p . 1 .                             O OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                         ANNEX I
              1 . Programme : 1980
              2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (1CRC)
              3 . Place or country of destination : Sudan
              4. Products to be mobilized : common wheat flour
              5. Total quantity : 550 tonnes (830 tonnes of common wheat)
              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 : 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 : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter
             10. Packaging :
                   — in new bags (') :
                      — jute sacks lined with cotton 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 of the bags :
                      a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
                      ' ERY-8 / 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 : ctf
             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 : 8 January 1982 at 12 noon
             16. Shipment period : February 1982
             17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
             (>) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bajp of the
                  same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R .
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                                                          ANNEX II
              1 . Programme : 1979 (380 tonnes of cereals); 1980 ( 180 tonnes of cereals)
              2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
              3 . Place or country of destination : El Salvador
              4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
              5. Total quantity : 194 tonnes
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                  Ente nazionale Risi, piazzo Pio XI, 1 , I-Milano (telex 26032)
              8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 /o maximum
                  —  grains striated with red : 3 % maximum
                  —  spotted grains : 1 -5 % maximum
                  —  stained grains : 1 % maximum
                  —  yellow grains : 0-050 /o maximum
                  —  amber grains : 0-20 % maximum
           10 . Packaging :
                  — in bags (')
                     — quality of the bags : woven synthetic
                     — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                  — marking of the bags :
                     a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
                     'ELS-6 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
                     ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
                      DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / ACAJUTLA'
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            1 2. Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Acajutla
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 11 January 1982 at 12 noon
            16 . Shipment period : February 1982
            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
                  — fumigation certificate
           (') 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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            — pro forma invoices, with the words :
              'los productos mencionados llegan a El Salvador como donativo al pueblo de este pais. Según
              el acuerdo de sede firmado el 12 de septiembre de 1980 (Art. n° 11 ) el Gobierno autoriza su
              introducción libre de todo tipo de impuestos.'
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                                                          ANNEX III
             1 . Programme : 1 980
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
             3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
             4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
             5. Total quantity : 100 tonnes (290 tonnes of cereals)
             6 . Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                  Ente nazionale Risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Muano (telex 26032)
             8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 of the bags :
                     a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
                      NIC-83 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
                     ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO 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
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 11 January 1982 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period : February 1982
            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 (in Spanish) :
                  —   certificate of origin
                  —   phytosanitary certificate
                  —   fumigation certificate
                  —   pro forma invoices
            (') 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 .