CELEX: 31982R0344
Language: en
Date: 1982-02-15 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 344/82 of 15 February 1982 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 344/82
                                                   of 15 February 1982
             on the supply of rolled oats for the International Committee of the Red Cross 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 of 22
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in
Economic Community,                                              respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals
                                                                 and rice (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     3323/81 Q ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organ­                  purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the
ization of the market in cereals (! ), as last amended by        characteristics of the products to be supplied and the
Regulation (EEC) No 3808/81 (2), and in particular               supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to
Article 28 thereof,
                                                                 this Regulation ;
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 Management
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), and in         Committee for Cereals,
particular Article 6 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and
the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of                                     Article 1
the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (% and in particular                 The Dutch intervention agency shall be charged with
Article 3 thereof,                                                implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
                                                                  in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC)
 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary                     No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid down in the
 Committee,                                                       Annex hereto .
Whereas, on 19 May 1981 , the Council of the Euro­                                        Article 2
 pean Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 69 tonnes of                    This Regulation shall enter into force on the day fol­
 cereals for the International Committee of the Red               lowing its publication in the Official Journal of the
 Cross under its food-aid programme for 1981 ;                    European Communities.
              This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
              States .
              Done at Brussels, 15 February 1982.
                                                                           For the Commission
                                                                               Poul DALSAGER
                                                                        Member of the Commission
 (')  OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
 O    OJ No L 382, 31 . 12. 1981 , p. 37 .
  (3  OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 .
  (4) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.                         0 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 : 1981
             2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross
             3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
             4 . Product to be mobilized : rolled oats
             5. Total quantity : 40 tonnes (69 tonnes of cereals)
             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 : 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 . Groat 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 010 % of dry matter
                   protein content : not less than 14% 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
                       — insect repellent to be applied to outside of bag
                   — net weight of bags : 25 kg
                   — marking of the bags :
                       on the sacks shall be printed a red cross 10 x 10 cm, as well as the following :
                       ' COPAS DE AVENA / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
                       ACCIÓN DEL COMITE INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
                       DISTRIBUCION GRATUITA / CORINTO / NIC-86'
            11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            12. Delivery stage : cif
            13 . Port of landing : Corinto
            (') 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
           1 5. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 26 February 1 982 at 1 2 noon
           16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 April 1982
           17. Security : 12 ECU/tonne
           18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary, on delivery,
                the following documents (in Spanish) :
                —   certificate of origin
                —   phytosanitary certificate
                —   fumigation certificate
                —   Pr0 forma invoices