31980R2136

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2136/80 of 8 August 1980 on the supply of wholly milled long grain rice to 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 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 nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the Regulation (EEC) No 1871 /80 (2), and in particular products to be supplied and the supply conditions 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 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ ment Committee for Cereals, mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), 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 8 May 1979 the Council of the European Article 2 Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 1 5 000 tonnes of cereals This Regulation shall enter into force on the day to the International Committee of the Red Cross following its publication in the Official Journal of 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, 8 August 1980. For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 166, 25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 184, 17. 7 . 1980, p. 4. (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . (4) 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 .

No L 207/ 18 9 . 8 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1978/79 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross 3. Place or country of destination : Nicaragua 4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 100 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 : At the request of the ICRC a certificate of fumigation, a certificate of origin and a phytosanitary certificate must be supplied to : Delegacion C.I.C.R., c/o Cruz Roja Nicaraguënse, Apartado 3279, Managua, Nicaragua. — 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 lined with cotton sacks, — net weight of the bags : 50 kg, — marking of the bags : On the sacks shall be printed a red cross, 10 x 10 cm, as well as the following : ' NI-75 / Arroz / Donación de la Comunidad económica europea / Acción del comité interna­ cional de la Cruz Roja / Destinado a la distribución gratuita / Corinto.' 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 : 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 .