CELEX: 31983R3403
Language: en
Date: 1983-11-30 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3403/83 of 30 November 1983 on the supply of rolled oats for the international Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

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                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3403/83
                                                      of 30 November 1983
               on the supply of rolled oats for the International Committee of the Red Cross as
                                                             food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN                                      Community measure, 103 tonnes of cereals to the
 COMMUNITIES,                                                        International Committee of the Red Cross under its
                                                                     food-aid programme for 1983 ;
 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Economic Community,                                                 Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out
                                                                     of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22
 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­                    July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
 zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by             respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
 Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2),                                   and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     3323/81 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the                  characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
 mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as                supply conditions which are set out in the Annex
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in                 hereto ;
 particular Article 6 thereof,
                                                                     Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                        are in accordance with the opinion of the Management
 1992/83 of 11 July 1983 laying down the implemen­                   Committee for Cereals,
 ting rules for 1983 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82
 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­                     HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 ment (*),
                                                                                             Article 1
 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23
 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and               The Dutch intervention agency shall be charged with
 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of                implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
 the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by              in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC)
 Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 f), and in particular                   No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid, down in the
Article 3 thereof,                                                  Annex hereto.
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                                                Article 2
 Committee,
                                                                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, on 29 July 1983, the Commission of the                      following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 European Communities decided to grant, under a                      European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 30 November 1983.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                  Poul DALSAGER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
0   OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 164,  14. 6. 1982, p. 1 .
(3) OJ  No  L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
0   OJ  No  L 352,  14. 12. 1982, p. 1 .
0   OJ  No  L 196,  20 . 7. 1983, p. 1 .
(*) OJ No 106, 30 . 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                           («) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
o OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 .                               0 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.
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                                                          ANNEX
            1 . Programme : 1983
            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 : 60 tonnes (103 tonnes of cereals)
            6 . Number of lots : one
            7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-6430 AZ Hoensbroek (telex 56 396)
            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 (')
                — 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 kg
                — marking on the bags :
                    a red cross 10 x 10 cm as well as the following :
                    'NIC 100 / COPAS DE AVENA / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA
                    EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTI­
                    NADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO'
          (') 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\
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          1 1 . 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
          15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 13 December 1983
          16. Shipment period : 15 to 31 January 1984
          17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne
          18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its represen­
                tative, 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