31981R3252

14 . 11 . 81 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 327/ 17

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3252/81 of 12 November 1981 on the supply of milled long grain rice to the Republic of Sierra Leone 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 (6) ; 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 (2), and in particular to be supplied and the supply conditions which are Article 25 thereof, set out in the Annex to the 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 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, 2 030 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals to the Republic of Sierra Leone under its food­ following its publication in the Official Journal of aid programme for 1981 ; the European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 12 November 1981 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(M 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 .

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1981 2. Recipient : Republic of Sierra Leone 3 . Place or country of destination : Republic of Sierra Leone 4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 700 tonnes (2 030 tonnes of cereals) 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente nazionale Risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 , Milano (telex 26032) 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 : 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 ( l ) — 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 : 'RICE / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE' 1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. Delivery stage : fob 1 3. Port of landing : Freetown 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 30 November 1981 at 12 noon 16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1982 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 .