31980R2198

No L 219/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 20 . 8 . 80

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2198/80 of 19 August 1980 on the supply of common wheat as food aid to the Republic of Lebanon

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 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ tion of the market in cereals (!), as last amended by nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the products to be supplied and the supply conditions Regulation (EEC) No 1870/80 (2), and in particular Article 28 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 (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 French 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 28 May 1980 the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 10 000 tonnes of cereals This Regulation shall enter into force on the day to the Republic of Lebanon under its food-aid following its publication in the Official Journal of programme for 1979/80 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 19 August 1980.

For the Commission

Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

1) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 184, 17. 7. 1980, p. 1 . b) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89. (<) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. (*) 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 Lebanon. 3 . Place or country of destination : Republic of Lebanon . 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat. 5. Total quantity : 1 0 000 tonnes. 6 . Number of lots : one. 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : ONIC : Office national interprofessionnel des céréales, 21 , avenue Bosquet, Paris 7ième : tel . 555.92.04 : telex OFIBLE 270807 F. 8 . Method of mobilizing die product : Community market. 9. Characteristics of the goods : The common wheat must be of fair and sound merchantable quality and correspond at least to the standard quality for which the reference price is fixed. 10 . Packaging : in bulk. 1 1 . Port of shipment : Community port. 1 2. Delivery stage : fob. 1 3 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering. 14. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 September 1980 at 12 noon . 1 5. Shipment period : 1 to 1 5 October 1 980. 16. Security : 6 ECU/tonne .