31981R2796

29 . 9 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 275/ 19

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2796/81 of 28 September 1981 on the supply of milled long grain rice to Equatorial Guinea 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 implementing Economic Community, rules in respect of certain food-aid operations Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No involving cereals and rice (5) ; whereas it is necessary 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza­ to specify, for the purposes of the Community tion of the market in rice (*), as last amended by the measure envisaged, the characteristics of the products Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Article to be supplied and the supply conditions which are 25 thereof, 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 (2), 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 (3), as last amended by The Belgian intervention agency shall be charged Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (4), 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 Committee, 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, 1 000 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals to Equatorial Guinea 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, 28 September 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(») OJ No- L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89. (3) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. (4) OJ No L 263, 19. 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1 980 2. Recipient : Equatorial Guinea 3 . Place or country of destination : Equatorial Guinea 4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 345 tonnes (1 000 tonnes cereal) 6. Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, 82, rue de Treves,'*5' B-1040 Brussels, telex 24 076 8 . Method of mobilizing die product : Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — rice of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, — moisture : 1 5 % — 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 : 'ARROZ BLANQUEADO GRANO LONGO / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA A LA REPÚBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL' 1 1 . Port of shipment : Antwerp 1 2. Delivery stage : fob 13 . Port of landing : — 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : mutual agreement 1 5. Shipment period : 10 to 30 October 1 98 1 16. 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 .