CELEX: 31980R2342
Language: en
Date: 1980-09-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2342/80 of 8 September 1980 on the supply of wholly-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Ghana as food aid

9 . 9 . 80                            Official Journal of the European Communities                        No L 236/ 17
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2342/80
                                                   of 8 September 1980
             on the supply of wholly-milled long grain rice to the Republic of Ghana 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
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            of 22 July 1980 laying down general rules for the
Economic Community,                                              implementation of certain food-aid operations
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No                     involving cereal and rice products (6) ; whereas it is
1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­                  necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­
tion of the market in rice (1), as last amended by Regu­         nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the
lation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (2), and in particular Article          products to be supplied and the supply conditions
25 thereof,                                                      which are set out in the Annex hereto ;
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 Manage­
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), and in         ment Committee for Cereals,
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 of                                      Article 1
the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by           The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular               implementing the mobilization and supply procedures
Article 3 thereof,
                                                                 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 28 May 1980 the Council of the Euro­                                           Article 2
pean Communities has expressed its intention to
grant, under a Community measure, 1 725 tonnes of                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
wholly-milled long grain rice to Ghana under its food­           following its publication in the Official Journal of
 aid programme for 1 979/80 ;                                     the European Communities.
             This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
             States.
             Done at Brussels, 8 September 1980.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                             Finn GUNDELACH
                                                                                Vice-President
 (1) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 .
 (2) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 4.
 (») OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89.
 W OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62.
 (S) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9. 1973, p. 1 .                            (*>) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
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                                                           ANNEX
              1 . Programme : 1979/80
              2. Recipient : Republic of Ghana
              3. Place or country of destination : Ghana
             4. Product to be mobilized : wholly-milled long grain rice
              5. Total quantity : 1 725 tonnes
              6. Number of lots : 1
              7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting die procedure :
                  Ente nazionale risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 —Milano, telex 334 032
              8. Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market
              9. Characteristics of the goods :
                  — 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 :
                  — in bags I1),
                  — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g,
                  — net weight of the bags : 50 kg,
                  — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high :
                     'White rice long grain / Gift of the European Economic Community to the Republic of
                     Ghana'
            1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port
            1 2. Delivery stage : fob
            13. Port of landing : —
            14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender
            15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 22 September 1980 at 12 noon
            16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 November 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.