CELEX: 31984R3578
Language: en
Date: 1984-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3578/84 of 18 December 1984 on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to non-governmental organizations (NGO) as food aid

No L 332/36                              Official Journal of the European Communities                             20 . 12. 84
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3578/84
                                                     , of 18 December 1984
               on die supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to non-governmental
                                                organizations (NGO) as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
                                                                     Whereas on 30 May and 10 September 1984 the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        Commission of the European Communities decided to
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European               grant, under Community measures, various quantities
                                                                     of cereals to certain non-member countries and bene­
 Economic Community,
                                                                     ficiary organizations ;
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                     of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by
                                                                     by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
 Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2),
                                                                     July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization                  and rice (10), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation            3323/81 (u) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
 (EEC) No 1025/84 ^),                                                purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
                                                                     characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                       supply conditions ;
 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the
 mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as               Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (*), and in                are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 particular Article 6 thereof,                                       Committee for Cereals,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 1278/84 of 7 May 1984 laying down the implementing
 rules for 1984 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82                                              Article 1
 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­
 ment Q,                                                            The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
                                                                    hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                   procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­
 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
                                                                    lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid
 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of               down in the Annexes hereto.
 the common agricultural policy (8), as last amended by
 Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (9), and in particular                                           Article 2
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                       following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 Committee,                                                         European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States.
               Done at Brussels, 18 December 1984.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
(4) OJ  No  L 107, 19. 4. 1984, p. 13.
(0  OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
(«) OJ  No  L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 124, 11 . 5. 1984, p. 1 .
(8) OJ  No  106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                          (1#) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
0   OJ  No  L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 .                              (") OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                        ANNEX I
            1 . Programme : 1984
            2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 Oegstgeest (telex 30223))
            3. Place or country of destination : Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador
            4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice (non-parboiled)
            5. Total quantity : 795 tonnes (2 305 tonnes of cereals)
            6. Number of lots : one (in three parts : A : 233 tonnes ; B : 217 tonnes ; C : 345 tonnes)
            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          v
                —   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 new bags :
                    — jute sacks of a minimum weight of 600 g, or                        »
                    — polypropylene sacks of a minimum weight of 120 g
                — net weight of the bags : 50 kg
                — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                    A : 233 tonnes :
                    'ARROZ / GUATEMALA / CATHWEL / 40139 / STO TOMAS DE CASTILLO / DONA­
                    CIÓN DE LA COMMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRI­
                    BUCIÓN GRATUITA EN GUATAMALA / ACCIÓN DE CRS'
                    B : 217 tonnes :
                    'ARROZ / NICARAGUA / OXFAM B / 40815 / CORINTO / DONACIÓN DE LA
                    COMMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN
                    GRATUITA EN NICARAGUA / ACCIÓN DE OXFAM B'
                    C : 345 tonnes :
                    'ARROZ / EL SALVADOR / CATHWEL / 40137 / ACAJUTLA / DONACIÓN DE LA
                    COMMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN
                    GRATUITA EN EL SALVADOR / ACCIÓN DE CRS'
           11 . Port of shipment :
                Any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient
                country during the period for shipment laid down in point 16. The tender must be accompanied
                by a statement from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said
                period
           12. Delivery stage : fob
           13. Port of landing : —
           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 7 January 1985
          16. Shipment period : 1 to 28 February 1985
          17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
          Notes :
          1 . The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents
              are required.
          2. 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'.
          3. Supplier to send duplicate original invoice to :
              Messrs M. H. Schutz BV, Postbus 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam.
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                                                           ANNEX II
             1 . Programme : 1984
            2. Recipient : NGO (Euronaid, PO box 77, NL-2340 Oegstgeest, (telex 30223))
             3. Place or country of destination : Kenya and Uganda
            4. Product to be mobilized : maize
             5. Total quantity : 300 tonnes
            6. Number of lots : one (2 x 1 50 tonnes)
            7. Intervention agency responsible (or conducting the procedure :
                 Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC), 21 , avenue Bosquet, F-75007 Paris (telex
                 OFIBLE 200 490 F)
            8. Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
            9. Characteristics of the goods :
                 (a) maize for human consumption, of sound merchantable quality, free of odour and pests
                 (b) moisture content : 1 5 %
                 (c) total percentage of matter other than basic cereals of unimpaired quality : 5 %, of which :
                     — percentage of broken grains : 2 % ('broken grains' means pieces of grain or grains which
                         pass through a sieve with a circular mesh 4,5 mm in diameter)
                     — percentage of grain impurities : 2 % ('grain impurities' means grains of other cereals,
                         grains damaged by pests and grains of abnormal coloration, the latter being grains which
                         have acquired, through heating, a darkish brown colour on a fairly substantial part of the
                         tegument and of the kernel and are not damaged grains)
                     — percentage of sprouted grains : 0,5 %
                     — percentage of miscellaneous impurities : 0,5 % (miscellaneous impurities' consist of weed
                         seeds, damaged grains, extraneous matter, husks, dead insects and fragments of insects)
           10. Packaging :
                 — in new bags :
                     — jute sacks of a minimum weight of 6(H) g, or
                     — polypropylene sacks of a minimum weight of 120 g
                 — net weight of the bags 50 kg
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                     150 tonnes :
                     'KENYA / MAIZE / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / FOR
                     FREE DISTRIBUTION / ICR / 44600 / MOMBASA'
                     150 tonnes :
                     'UGANDA / MAIZE / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / FOR
                     FREE DISTRIBUTION / ICR / 44601 / NAMALU VIA MOMBASA'
           11 . Port of shipment :
                 Any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient
                 country during the period for shipment laid down in point 16. The tender must be accompanied
                 by a statement from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said
                 period
           12. Delivery stage : fob
           13. Port of landing : —
           14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
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          15. Deadline for die submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8 January 1985
          16. Shipment period : 20 January to 20 February 1985
          17. Security : 6 ECU per tonne
          18. Supplier to send duplicate original invoice to :
                Messrs M. H. Schutz BV, Postbus 1438, Blaak 16, NL-3000 BK Rotterdam
          Notes :
           1 . The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents
               are required.
          2. 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\