31980R2096

6 . 8 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 204/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2096/80 of 4 August 1980 on the supply of semi-milled long grain rice to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 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 ('), as last amended by Regu­ nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the products to be supplied and the supply conditions lation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (2), and in particular Article 25 thereof, which are set out in the Annex to this Regulation ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the ment Committee for Cereals, mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (}), and in 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 Article 1 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of 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) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Annex hereto . Committee, Whereas, on 24 July 1979, the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 20 000 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day rice to the United Nations High Commissioner for following its publication in the Official Journal of Refugees under its food-aid programme for 1978 /79 ; the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States .

Done at Brussels, 4 August 1980. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

1) OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (*) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 4. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89. («) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. (5) OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1973, p. 1 . (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1978/79 2. Recipient : United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 3 . Place or country of destination : China 4. Product to be mobilized : semi-milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 4 000 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano : telex 26032 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market. 9. Characteristics of the goods : — 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 ('), — quality of the bags : new jute bags, — net weight of the bags : 50 kg, — marking of the bags : — letters at least 5 cm high. 'Rice / Gift of the European Economic Community to UNHCR / For free distribution / Hainan' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Haikou (Hainan) 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 1 5. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 September 1980 at 1 2 noon 1 6. Shipment period : from 1 to 1 5 October 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 .