31980R2098

6. 8 . 80 No L 204/ 15 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2098/80 of 4 August 1980 on the supply of fully-milled long grain rice to Senegal as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas it is necesary 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 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 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 Italian intervention agency shall be charged with the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by implementing the mobilization and supply procedures Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular 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, Article 2 Whereas on 8 May 1979 the Council of the European Communities has expressed its intention to grant, This Regulation shall enter into force on the day under a Community measure, 1 5 000 tonnes of cereals following its publication in the Official Journal of to Senegal 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 . (2) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 4. (J) 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 . («-) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .

No L 204/ 16 6. 8 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1978 /79 2. Recipient : Senegal 3 . Place or country of destination : Senegal 4. Product to be mobilized : fully-milled long grain rice 5 . Total quantity : 2 070 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 sacks, 600 g, — net weight of the bags : 50 kg, — marking of the bags : — letters at least 5 cm high. 'Riz / Don de la Communauté économique européenne à la république du Sénégal 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. Delivery stage : cif 1 3 . Port of landing : Dakar 1 4. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 September 1980 at 12 noon 1 6. Shipment period : 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 .