31981R0549

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COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 549/81 of 27 February 1981 on the supply of common wheat flour to UNRWA 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 ; 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 Dutch 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, 2 150 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day common wheat flour to UNRWA 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, 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. P ) 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 : UNRWA 3 . Place or country of destination : Israel 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 2 1 50 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Verkoop- en Inkoopbureau (VIB), Kouvenderstraat 229, NL-Hoensbroek, telex 56 396 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 P) — quality of the bags : new jute sacks ; minimum weight : 600 g (in containers of 20 ft) — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : 'Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community to UNRWA / For free distribu­ tion to Palestine refugees' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Ashdod 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 : 1 to 30 April 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 .