31980R3116

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3116/80 of 1 December 1980 on the supply of common wheat flour to Caritas 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 cereal 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 (x), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1 870/80 (2), and in particular products to be supplied and the supply conditions 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 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 28 May 1980, the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 3 759 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day common wheat flour to Caritas under its food-aid following its publication in the Official Journal of programme for 1980 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 1 December 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 . (3) 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 . (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .

No L 326 / 14 Official Journal of the European Communities 2 . 12 . 80

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1980 2. Recipient : Caritas . 3 . Place or country of destination : Chile 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour .5 . Total quantity : 3 759 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : AIMA, via Palestra, 81 , I - Roma ; telex 613 003 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — moisture content : 14 % maximum , — acidity : 4 ml NaOH/ n maximum per 100 g (calculated on the dry matter), — ash content : 0 52 % maximum on the 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 : ' Harina de trigo / Donación de la Comunidad economica europea / Destinado a la distribu­ ción gratuita en Chile' followed by : ' 6450 / San Antonio for 1 900 tonnes ' 6452 / San Antonio' for 180 tonnes ' 6453 / San Antonio' for 179 tonnes ' 6451 / Talcahuano ' for 1 500 tonnes . 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : fob 13 . Port of landing : — 1 4. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 December 1980 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : from 1 to 31 January 1981 17 . Security : 12 ECU /tonne 18 . At the request of Caritas, a phytosanitary certificate must be supplied to CEBEMO, Transport Group, van Alkemadelaan 1-NL 2597 AA Den Haag

(') 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 .