31980R2839

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2839/80 of 31 October 1980 on the supply of rolled oats and common wheat flour to Saint Lucia as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas it is necessary to provide for the COMMUNITIES , carrying-out of this, measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the Treaty establishing the No 1974/ 80 of 22 July 1980 laying down general European Economic Community, rules for the implementation of certain food-aid operations involving cereal and rice products (6); whereas it is necessary to specify, for the purposes of Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No the Community measure envisaged, the characteristics 2727 /75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ of the products to be supplied and the supply zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by conditions which are set out in the Annex to this Regulation (EEC) No 1870 / 80 (2), and in particular Regulation ; 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 2750/ 75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the Management 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 Article 1 and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and The Dutch intervention agency shall be charged with in particular Article 3 thereof, implementing the mobilization and supply procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary down in the Annex hereto . Committee,

Whereas, on 28 May 1980, the Council of the Article 2 European Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 500 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals to Saint Lucia under its food-aid programme following that of its publication in the Official Journal for 1979/ 80 ; ofthe European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 31 October 1980 .

For the Commission Finn GUNDELACH Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 1 . (') OJ No L 184 , 17. 7. 1980, p. 1 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 89 . (') OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962 , p . 2553 /62 . O OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . (') OJ No L 192 , 26 . 7 . 1980 , p. 11 .

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ANNEXA

1 . Programme : 1979/ 80 2 . Recipient : Saint Lucia 3 . Place or country of destination : Castries 4 . Product to be mobilized : rolled oats 5 . Total quantity : 175 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek; telex 5 63 96 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9. Characteristics of the goods : production of quick-cooking oat flakes : Raw oats : First quality high-density oats. Cleaning and preparation : Oats to be cleaned of extraneous matter, debittered and stabilized by treatment with steam . Hulling : Oats to be size-classified and hulled . After separation of husks, oat kernels to be scoured and polished. Groats : Oat kernels to be cut, sorted and air-cleaned. Groats dampened and pre-cooked with steam , then rolled to flakes. quality of oat flakes : humidity : less than 12 % , ash content : less than 2-3 % of dry matter, crude fibre : less than 1 • 5 % of dry matter, husk content : less than 0-10 % of dry matter, protein content : not less than 14 % of dry matter 10 . Packaging : — in bags (') — quality of the bags : bag composition : — four bags of Kraft paper, of a strength corresponding to a weight of at least 70 g/m\ — one interposed bag made of tarred paper of a strength corresponding to a weight of at least 140 g/m2, — one double-bound polyethylene internal pocket at least 0.06 mm thick, — top and bottom seals of bag to be pasted, — insect repellent to be applied to outside of bag — net weight of bags : 25 kg — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : ' Rolled oats / Gift of the European Economic Community / For free distribution'

1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : cif

13 . Port of landing : Castries

(') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 °/o of empty bags of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R\

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14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering

15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 14 November 1980 at 12 noon

16 . Shipment period : from 1 to 31 December 1980

17 . Security : 12 ECU/tonne

ANNEX B

1 . Programme : 1979/ 80 2 . Recipient : Saint Lucia 3 . Place or country of destination : Castries 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5 . Total quantity : 100 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek ; telex 5 63 96 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 lined with cotton sacks, — 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 / For free distribution* 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Castries 14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 14 November 1980 at 12 noon 16. Shipment period :from 1 to 31 December 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'.