CELEX: 31980R2978
Language: en
Date: 1980-11-17 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2978/80 of 17 November 1980 on the supply of wholly milled long grain rice to UNRWA as food aid

No L 309 / 12                                Official Journal of the European Communities                              19 . 11 . 80
                                           COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2978/ 80
                                                           of 17 November 1980
                              on the supply of wholly milled long grain rice to UNRWA as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                          Whereas it is necessary to provide for the
COMMUNITIES ,                                                           carrying-out of this measure in accordance with the
                                                                        rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC)
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the                            No 1974 / 80 of 22 July 1980 laying down general
European Economic Community,                                            rules for the implementation of certain food-aid
                                                                        operations involving cereal and rice products (6);
Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No                           whereas it is necessary to specify , for the purposes of
1418 / 76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organ­                          the Community measure envisaged , the characteristics
ization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by                   of the products to be supplied and the supply
Regulation ( EEC) No 1 871 / 80 ( 2 ), and in particular                conditions which are set out in the Annex to this
Article 25 thereof,                                                     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
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid ( 3 ), and                 Management Committee for Cereals ,
in 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                                              Article /
of the common agricultural policy (4), as last
amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2543 / 73 ( 5), and                     The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with
in particular Article 3 thereof,                                        implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
                                                                        in accordance with the provisions of Regulation
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                            ( EEC ) No 1974 / 80 and with the conditions laid
Committee ,                                                             down in the Annex hereto .
Whereas , on 8 May 1979 and 28 May 1980 , the                                                      A rticle 2
Council of the European Communities has expressed
its intention to grant, under a Community measure ,                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
304 tonnes of wholly milled long grain rice to                          following its publication in the Official Journal of the
UNRWA under its food-aid programme for 1979 / 80 ;                      European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels , 17 November 1980 .
                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                  Vice-President
  ') OJ No L 166 , 25 . 6 . 1976 , p . 1 .
 2)  OJ No L 184 , 17 . 7 . 1980 , p . 4 .
  >) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 89 .
 4)  OJ No 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , p . 2553 / 62 .
 ')  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 : 1979 ( 152 tonnes), 1980 ( 152 tonnes )
               2 . Recipient : UNRWA
               3 . Place or country of destination : Israel
               4 . Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice
              5 . Total quantity : 304 tonnes
               6 . Number of lots : four — Lot       1: 66 tonnes (Aqaba)
                                                 Lot 2: 86 tonnes (Ashdod )
                                                 Lot 3: 66 tonnes (Aqaba )
                                                 Lot 4: 86 tonnes (Ashdod )
               7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Enterisi — 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 :
                   — moisture : 15 % ,
                   — broken rice : 5 % maximum ,
                   —   chalky grains : 5 % maximum ,
                   —   grains striated with red : 3 °/b maximum ,
                   —   spotted grains : 1 ■ 5 °/c maximum ,
                   —   stained grains : 1 % maximum ,
                   —   yellow grains : 0-050 % maximum ,
                   —   amber grains : 0-20 °/c maximum
             10 . Packaging :
                   — in bags (')
                   — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g (Ashdod : pre-slung :
                        1 • 10 m x 0 • 80 x 1-40 )
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                   — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high
                       ' Milled rice / Gift of the European Economic Community to UNRWA / For free distri­
                       bution to Palestine refugees '
             1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
             12 . Delivery stage : cif
              13 . Port of landing : Aqaba ( Lots 1 and 3)
                                       Ashdod ( Lots 2 and 4 )
              14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender
              15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 December 1980 at 12 noon
              16 . Shipment period :
                    Lots 1 and 2 : 15 December 1980 to 15 January 1981
                    Lots 3 and 4 : 15 January 1981 to 15 February 1981
              17 . Security : 12 ECU / 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'.