31980R2344

9 . 9 . 80 No L 236/ 21 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2344 /80 of 8 September 1980 on the supply of common wheat flour to the Republic of the Philippines 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 involving cereals and rice products (6) ; whereas it is Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ nity measure envisaged , the characteristics of the tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by products to be supplied and the supply conditions Regulation (EEC) No 1 870/80 (2), and in particular which are set out in the Annex hereto ; Article 28 thereof, 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 Belgian intervention agency shall be charged Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular with implementing the mobilization and supply proce­ Article 3 thereof, dures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the Annex hereto . Committee , Whereas on 28 May 1980 the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 1 987 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day common wheat flour to the Philippines under its food­ following its publication in the Official Journal of aid 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, 8 September 1980 . For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 184, 17 . 7 . 1980, p. 1 . (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 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1979/80 2. Recipient : Republic of the Philippines 3 . Place or country of destination : Philippines 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 1 987 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : 1 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, 82, rue de Treves, 1040-Brussels, telex 24 076 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — moisture : 14 % maximum , — protein content : 10-5 % minimum (N X 6-25 on dry matter), — ash content : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter. 10 . Packaging : — in bags (*), — 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 : 'Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community to the Philippines' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. 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 : 19 September 1980 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : 1 to 31 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.