31981R0672

No L 71 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 17. 3 . 81

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 672 / 81 of 16 March 1981 on the supply of common wheat flour to the World Food Programme 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 (6) ; whereas it is Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza­ nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the tion of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by 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 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, moblization 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 Belgian intervention agency shall be charged Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (5), and in particular with implementing the mobilization and supply proce­ Article 3 thereof, dures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary ( EEC) No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid down in the 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, 1 780 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day common wheat flour to the World Food Programme following its publication in the Official Journal of 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, 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 . 1 1 . 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 . (fa) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7 . 1980 , p . 11 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1980 2 . Recipient : World Food Programme 3 . Place or country of destination : the Peoples Democratic Republic of Yemen 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5 . Total quantity : 1 780 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, rue de Trêves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles, telex 24 076 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — moisture : 14% maximum — protein content : 1 0-5 minimum (N x 6-25 on dry matter) — ash content : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter 10 . Packaging : — in bags (') — quality of the bags : new jute sacks, 600 g — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : ' People 's Democratic Republic of Yemen 688X / Wheat flour / Aden ' followed by : 'Gift of the European Community / Action of the World Food Programme' 11 . Port of shipment : a Commuity 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 : from 15 April to 15 May 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 .