31981R0671

No L 71 / 6 Official Journal of the European Communities 17 . 3 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC ) No 671 / 81 of 16 March 1981 on the supply of common wheat flour to Guyana 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 (b) ; 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 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 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 United Kingdom intervention agency shall be Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5 ), and in particular charged with implementing the mobilization and Article 3 thereof, supply procedures in accordance with the provisions Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary of Regulation ( EEC) No 1974/ 80 and with the condi­ Committee , tions laid down in the 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, 662-2 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day common wheat flour to Guyana 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, 16 March 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 . 1 1 . 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 : Guyana 3 . Place or country of destination : Guyana 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 662 2 6 . Number of lots : two Lot 1 = 33M tonnes Lot 2 = 331 1 tonnes 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, Fountain House, 2 West Mall , UK-Reading RGl 7QW Berks, telex 848 302 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) — a content : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter 10 . Packaging : — in bags (') — quality of the bags : new double jute sacks — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms — marketing of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : 'Wheat flour / Gift of the European Economic Community to Guyana' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. Delivery stage : fob 13 . Port of landing : — 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 27 March 1981 at 12 noon 16. Shipment period : Lot 1 : from 15 to 30 April 1981 Lot 2 : from 30 May to 15 June 1981 17. Security : 12 ECU/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 .