31981R0455

No L 49/ 10 Official Journal of the European Communities 24. 2. 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 455 / 81 of 23 February 1981 on the supply of fully-milled long grain rice to Sierra Leone 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No involving cereal and rice products (6) ; whereas it is 1418 / 76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ tion of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular products to be supplied and the supply conditions Article 25 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 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage­ 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 Committee, Annex hereto .

Whereas, on 28 May 1980 , the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 5 500 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals to Sierra Leone under its food-aid programme following its publication in the Official Journal of for 1980­ the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels , 23 February 1981 For the Commission Poul DALSAGER /Member of the Commission

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1 . Programme : 1980 2 . Recipient : Sierra Leone 3 . Place or country of destination : Freetown 4 . Product to be mobilized : fully-milled long grain rice 5 . Total quantity : 897 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente Nazionale Rìsi , Piazza Pio XI , 1 , Milano ; telex 334 032 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — moisture : 1 5 % , — broken rice : 5 % maximum , — chalky grains : 5 % maximum , - — grains striated with red : 3 % maximum , — spotted grains : 1-5% maximum , — stained grains : 1 % maximum , — yellow grains : 0-050 % maximum , — amber grains : 0*20 % maximum 10 . Packaging : — in bags ('), — quality of the bags : new jute sacks 600 g, — net weight ot the bags : 50 kg, — marking ot the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : 'White rice / Gift of the European Economic Community to the Republic of Sierra Leone 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Freetown 14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 9 March "! 9X1 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : from 1 to 31 May 1981 17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne

(') Since the goods may be rebagged , the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty ba^s of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital *R .