CELEX: 31985R3260
Language: en
Date: 1985-11-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3260/85 of 21 November 1985 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as food aid

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                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3260/85
                                                         of 21 November 1985
                     on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International
                                          Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                            1980 laying down general implementing rules in respect
                                                                        of certain food-aid operations involving cereals and
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                 rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 Economic Community,
                                                                        3323/81 0 ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82                 limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
 of 3 December 1982 on food-aid policy and food-aid                    followed to determine the resultant costs ;
 management and amending Regulation (EEC) No
 2750/75 ('), and in particular the first subparagraph of              Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Article 3 ( 1 ) thereof,                                                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
                                                                       Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75
 of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
 market in cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)            HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 No 1018/84 (3), and in particular Article 28 thereof,
                                                                                                 Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1418/76
 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of the                     The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes hereto
 market in rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)               shall implement the mobilization and supply procedures
 No 1 025/84 (^ and in particular Article 25 thereof,                  in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                        1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the
Whereas, by its Decision of 6 May 1985 on the supply of                Annexes hereto .
 food aid to the ICRC, the Commission allocated to the
latter organization 4 764 tonnes of cereals to be supplied
cif ;                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of             This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by                 following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 July                      European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States .
                    Done at Brussels, 21 November 1985 .
                                                                                 For the Commission
                                                                                  Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                     Vice-President
(') OJ No   L  352,   14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No   L  281 ,  1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ No   L  107,   19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 .
O   OJ  No  L  166,   25 . 6. 1976, p . 1 .                            (*) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
0   OJ No   L  107,   19 . 4. 1984, p . 13 .                           0 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                             ANNEX I
               1 . Programme : 1985
               2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
               3. Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
               4. Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
               5. Total quantity : 240 tonnes (414 tonnes of cereals)
               6. Number of lots : one
               7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   VIB, Burgemeester Kessenplein 3, NL-6431 KM Hoensbroek (Telex 56396)
               8. Method of mobilizing the product : the 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 1 2 %
                   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 12% of dry matter
              10. Packaging :
                   — in bags (in 20-foot containers)
                   — bag composition :
                       — four bags of Kraft paper, of a strength corresponding to a weight of at least 70 g/m2
                       — 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
                   — net weight of bags : 25 kilograms
                   — marking on the bags :
                       a red cross 10 x 10 cm as well as the following :
                       'NIC 139 / COPAS DE AVENA / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA
                       EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTI­
                       NADO 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
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            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 3 December 1985
            16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1986
            17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
            18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its
                 representative, on delivery, the following documents (in Spanish) :
                 — certificate of origin
                 — phytosanitary certificate
                 — pro forma invoices
                 — gift declaration specifying that it is food aid intended to be distributed free of charge
            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 : 1985
                  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 (non-parboiled)
                 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)
                 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 :
                          — composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g
                          — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                      — marking on the bags :
                          a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                          'PHL-45 / RICE / MANILA / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY /
                          ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE
                          DISTRIBUTION'
               1 1 . 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 2 December 1985
              16. Shipment period : 20 December 1985 to 31 January 1986
              1 7. Security : 1 2 ECU per tonne
              18. At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary on
                      delivery, the following documents :
                     —    fumigation certificate
                     —    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 .
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                                                            ANNEX III
               1 . Programme : 1985
               2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
               3. Place or country of destination : HI Salvador
               4. Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice (non-parboiled)
               5. Total quantity : 1 000 tonnes (2 900 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)
               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 : 15 %
                    — 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 :
                   — new woven-polypropylene bags for food use, weighing not less than 1 20 g, which have been
                       specially treated against the effects of ultraviolet light
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                   — marking on the bags : a red cross 15x15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high :
                       'ELS-44 / 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
            12. 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 : 12 noon on 2 December 1985
            16. Shipment period : 20 December 1985 to 31 January 1986
            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 (bromure methyl)
                   —   Pr0 forma invoice with the indication :
                       'Los productos mencionados llegan a El Salvador como donativo al pueblo de este país ; según
                       el acuerdo de sede firmado el 12 septiembre de 1980 (art. n° 11 ), el Gobierno autoriza su
                       introducción libre de todo tipo de impuestos'
            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.