31981R1540

10 . 6 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 151 / 5

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 1540/ 81 of 5 June 1981 on the supply of fully-milled long grain rice to Lebanon 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 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Commu­ tion of the market in rice (1 ), as last amended by the nity measure envisaged, the characteristics of the Act of Accession of Greece (2), and in particular products to be supplied and the supply conditions Article 25 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, 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 Italian 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 19 May 1981 , the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 10 000 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals to Lebanon under its food-aid programme for following its publication in the Official Journal of 1981 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 5 June 1981 . For the Commission The President Gaston THORN

0 ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976, 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 .

No L 151 / 6 Official Journal of the European Communities 10 . 6 . 81

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1981 2. Recipient : Lebanon 3 . Place or country of destination : Lebanon 4. Product to be mobilized : fully-milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 3 448 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente Nazionale Risi, Piazza Pio XI , 1 , Milano ; telex 334 032 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, — moisture : 15 % , — broken rice : 5 % maximum , — chalky grains : 5 % maximum , — grains striated with red : 3 % maximum, — spotted grains : 1 -5 % maximum, — stained grains : 1 % maximum, — yellow grains : 0-050 % maximum, — amber grains : 0 20 % maximum . 10 . Packaging : — in bags ('), — quality of the bags : new jute sacks 600 g, — net weight of the bags : 50 kg, — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high : 'Riz blanchi à grains longs / Don de la Communauté économique européenne à la République libanaise / À distribuer gratuitement' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. 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 : 22 June 1981 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : from 1 to 31 July 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 .