CELEX: 31980R2344
Language: en
Date: 1980-09-08
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2344/80 of 8 September 1980 on the supply of common wheat flour to the Republic of the Philippines as food aid

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                                     COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2344/80
                                                        of 8 September 1980
               on the supply of common wheat flour to the Republic of the Philippines 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 cereals 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 ('), as last amended by                nity measure envisaged , the characteristics of the
 Regulation (EEC) No 1 870/80 (2), and in particular                  products to be supplied and the supply conditions
Article 28 thereof,                                                   which are set out in the Annex hereto ;
 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,
                                                                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
                                                                                               Article 1
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of
the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by                The Belgian intervention agency shall be charged
 Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular                   with implementing the mobilization and supply proce­
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                      dures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                         (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down
Committee ,                                                           in the Annex hereto .
Whereas on 28 May 1980 the Council of the Euro­                                                Article 2
 pean Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 1 987 tonnes of                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
common wheat flour to the Philippines under its food­                 following its publication in the Official Journal of
aid programme for 1979/80 ;                                           the European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
               Done at Brussels, 8 September 1980 .
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                   Vice-President
(')  OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(2)  OJ  No L 184, 17 . 7 . 1980, p. 1 .
(J)  OJ  No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
(«)  OJ  No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553/62.
(5)  OJ  No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                            (*) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7 . 1980, p. 11 .
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                                                         ANNEX
            1 . Programme : 1979/80
            2. Recipient : Republic of the Philippines
            3 . Place or country of destination : Philippines
            4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
            5. Total quantity : 1 987 tonnes
            6 . Number of lots : 1
            7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                OBEA, 82, rue de Treves, 1040-Brussels, telex 24 076
            8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
            9. Characteristics of the goods :
                — moisture : 14 % maximum,
                — protein content : 10-5 % minimum (N X 6-25 on dry matter),
                — ash content : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter.
          10. Packaging :
                — in bags (*),
                — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g,
                — net weight of the bags : 50 kg,
                — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high :
                   'Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community to the Philippines'
          11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
          12. Delivery stage : fob
          13. Port of landing : —
          14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender
          15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 19 September 1980 at 12 noon
          16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 October 1980.
          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.