31981R0546

3 . 3 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56/ 11

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 546/81 of 27 February 1981 on the supply of common wheat flour to the International Committee of the Red Cross 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 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ tion of the market in cereals ( J), as last amended by nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular products to be supplied and the supply conditions Article 28 thereof, which are set out in the Annex to this 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 Manage­ mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), and in ment Committee for Cereals, particular Article 6 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of Article 1 the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular The Belgian intervention agency shall be charged Article 3 thereof, with implementing the mobilization and supply pro­ cedures in accordance with the provisions of Regula­ Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary tion (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid Committee, down in the Annex hereto . Whereas, on 28 May 1980, the Council of the Euro­ pean Communities has expressed its intention to Article 2 grant, under a Community measure, 1 504 tonnes of common wheat flour to the International Committee This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of the Red Cross under its food-aid programme for following its publication in the Official Journal of 1980 : the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 February 1981 .

For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p . 1 . (/) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . (4) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553 / 62 . (5 ) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . (6) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980, p . 11 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1 980 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross 3 . Place or country of destination : Ethiopia 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 1 504 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : four lots of 376 tonnes 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, 82, rue de Treves, B-1040 Brussels, telex 24 076 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 : 0-62 % maximum referred to dry matter 10 . Packaging : — in bags (J ) — quality of the bags : new jute sacks lined with cotton sacks — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms — marking of the bags : On the sacks shall be printed a red cross, 15 x 15 cm, as well as the following : Lots 1 and 2 : 'ERY — 65 / Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community / Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross / For free distribution ' Lots 3 and 4 : 'ERY — 66 / Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community / Action of the International Committee of the Red Cross / For free distribution' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13. Port of landing : Port Sudan 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 13 March 1981 16. Shipment period : Lots 1 and 2:1 to 30 April 1981 Lots 3 and 4:1 to 30 June 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 .