31980R2978

No L 309 / 12 19 . 11 . 80 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2978/ 80 of 17 November 1980 on the supply of wholly milled long grain rice to UNRWA 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); Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No whereas it is necessary to specify , for the purposes of 1418 / 76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organ­ the Community measure envisaged , the characteristics ization of the market in rice ('), as last amended by of the products to be supplied and the supply Regulation ( EEC) No 1 871 / 80 ( 2 ), and in particular conditions which are set out in the Annex to this Article 25 thereof, Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation ( EEC) No Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation 2750 / 75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the are in accordance with the opinion of the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid ( 3 ), and Management Committee for Cereals , 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 the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes Article / of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation ( EEC) No 2543 / 73 ( 5), and The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with in particular Article 3 thereof, implementing the mobilization and supply procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary ( EEC ) No 1974 / 80 and with the conditions laid Committee , down in the Annex hereto .

Whereas , on 8 May 1979 and 28 May 1980 , the A rticle 2 Council of the European Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure , This Regulation shall enter into force on the day 304 tonnes of wholly milled long grain rice to following its publication in the Official Journal of the UNRWA under its food-aid programme for 1979 / 80 ; European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 17 November 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 . >) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 1 1 . 1975 , p . 89 . 4) OJ No 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , p . 2553 / 62 . ') OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . O OJ No L 192 , 26 . 7 . 1980 , p. 11 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1979 ( 152 tonnes), 1980 ( 152 tonnes ) 2 . Recipient : UNRWA 3 . Place or country of destination : Israel 4 . Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice 5 . Total quantity : 304 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : four — Lot 1 : 66 tonnes (Aqaba ) Lot 2 : 86 tonnes (Ashdod ) Lot 3 : 66 tonnes (Aqaba ) Lot 4 : 86 tonnes (Ashdod ) 7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Enterisi — Ente Nazionale Risi — Piazza Pio XI , 1 , Milano — telex 334 032 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — moisture : 15 % , — broken rice : 5 % maximum , — chalky grains : 5 % maximum , — grains striated with red : 3 °/b maximum , — spotted grains : 1 ■ 5 °/c maximum , — stained grains : 1 % maximum , — yellow grains : 0-050 % maximum , — amber grains : 0-20 °/c maximum 10 . Packaging : — in bags (') — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 600 g (Ashdod : pre-slung : 1 • 10 m x 0 • 80 x 1-40 ) — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high ' Milled rice / Gift of the European Economic Community to UNRWA / For free distri­ bution to Palestine refugees ' 1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Aqaba ( Lots 1 and 3 ) Ashdod ( Lots 2 and 4 ) 14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 1 December 1980 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : Lots 1 and 2 : 15 December 1980 to 15 January 1981 Lots 3 and 4 : 15 January 1981 to 15 February 1981 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'.