CELEX: 31980R2839
Language: en
Date: 1980-10-31
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2839/80 of 31 October 1980 on the supply of rolled oats and common wheat flour to Saint Lucia as food aid

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                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2839/80
                                                         of 31 October 1980
                      on the supply of rolled oats and common wheat flour to Saint Lucia 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
2727 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                     the Community measure envisaged, the characteristics
zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by               of the products to be supplied and the supply
                                                                      conditions which are set out in the Annex to this
Regulation (EEC) No 1870/ 80 (2), and in particular
Article 28 thereof,                                                    Regulation ;
                                                                      Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                          are in accordance with the opinion of the
2750/ 75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the                   Management Committee for Cereals,
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), and
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 1
of the common agricultural policy (4), as last
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and                       The Dutch 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
                                                                      down in the Annex hereto .
Committee,
Whereas, on 28 May 1980, the Council of the                                                        Article 2
European Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 500 tonnes of                       This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
cereals to Saint Lucia under its food-aid programme                   following that of its publication in the Official Journal
for 1979/ 80 ;                                                        ofthe European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
               States .
               Done at Brussels, 31 October 1980 .
                                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                              Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                                   Vice-President
 (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 .
(')  OJ No L 184 , 17. 7. 1980, p. 1 .
O    OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 89 .
(')  OJ No 106, 30 . 10. 1962 , p. 2553 /62 .
O    OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 .                              (') OJ No L 192 , 26 . 7 . 1980 , p. 11 .
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                                                              ANNEXA
               1 . Programme : 1979/ 80
              2. Recipient : Saint Lucia
              3 . Place or country of destination: Castries
              4. Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
              5. Total quantity : 175 tonnes
              6 . Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek; telex 5 63 96
               8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   production of quick-cooking oat flakes :
                   Raw oats : First quality high-density oats.
                    Cleaning and preparation : Oats to be cleaned of extraneous matter, debittered and stabilized by
                   treatment with steam .
                   Hulling: Oats to be size-classified and hulled. After separation of husks, oat kernels to be
                   scoured and polished.
                    Groats : Oat kernels to be cut, sorted and air-cleaned. Groats dampened and pre-cooked with
                   steam , then rolled to flakes.
                   quality of oat flakes :
                   humidity : less than 12 % ,
                   ash content : less than 2-3 % of dry matter,
                   crude fibre : less than 1 • 5 % of dry matter,
                   husk content : less than 0-10 % of dry matter,
                   protein content : not less than 14 % of dry matter
             10. Packaging :
                   — in bags (')
                   — quality of the bags :
                       bag composition :
                       — four bags of Kraft paper, of a strength corresponding to a weight of at least 70 g/m\
                       — one interposed bag made of tarred paper of a strength corresponding to a weight of at
                            least 140 g/m2,
                       — one double-bound polyethylene internal pocket at least 0.06 mm thick,
                       — top and bottom seals of bag to be pasted,
                       — insect repellent to be applied to outside of bag
                   — net weight of bags : 25 kg
                   — marking of the bags :
                       letters at least 5 cm high :
                       ' Rolled oats / Gift of the European Economic Community / For free distribution'
             1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
             12 . Delivery stage: cif
             13 . Port of landing : Castries
             (') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 °/o of empty bags of
                   the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R\
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            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 14 November 1980 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period : from 1 to 31 December 1980
            17 . Security : 12 ECU/tonne
                                                              ANNEX B
               1 . Programme : 1979/ 80
              2. Recipient : Saint Lucia
               3 . Place or country of destination: Castries
              4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               5. Total quantity : 100 tonnes
              6. Number of lots : one
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                    Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek; telex 5 63 96
               8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 lined with cotton sacks,
                    — 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 / For free distribution*
            11 . Port of shipment: a Community port
            12 . Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Castries
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
            15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 14 November 1980 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period         from : 1 to 31 December 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'.