31981R0548

3 . 3 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 56/ 15

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 548 /81 of 27 February 1981 on the supply of maize meal 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 ( !), 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 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 French 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, 950 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day maize meal to the International Committee of the following its publication in the Official Journal of Red Cross under its food-aid programme for 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 . (2 ) OJ No L 291 , 19. 11 . 1979, p. 17. (3) 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 : 1980 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross 3 . Place or country of destination : Angola 4. Products to be mobilized : maize meal [ 11.02 A V a) 2] 5. Total quantity : 950 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : three : Lot 1 : 350 tonnes ; Lot 2 : 300 tonnes : Lot 3 : 300 tonnes 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : ONIC : Office national interprofessionnel des ceréales, 21 , Av. Bosquet, Paris 7eme, telex 270 807 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : at the request of the ICRC a phytosanitary certificate must be supplied — moisture content : 1 2 % maximum — acidity : 0-6 % maximum 10 . Packaging : — in bags (') — quality of the bags : new jute sacks lined with cotton sacks (in containers of 20 ft) — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking of the bags : on the sacks shall be printed a red cross, 15 x 15 cm, as well as the following : Lot 1 : 'ANG-14 / Semola de milho / Dom da Comunidade economica europeia / Acção do Comité internacional da Cruz Vermelha / Distribuição gratuita / Lobito' Lots 2 and 3 : 'ANG-18 / Sêmola de milho / Dom da Comunidade económica europeia / Acção do Comité internacional da Cruz Vermelha / Distribuição gratuita / Lobito' 1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Lobito 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : mutual agreement (Lot 1 ), tendering (Lots 2 and 3) 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 13 March 1981 (Lots 2 and 3) 16 . Shipment period : Lot 1:15 March to 15 April 1981 Lot 2:1 to 30 April 1981 Lot 3 : 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 .