31982R0187

28 . 1 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 20/ 23

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 187/82 of 25 January 1982 on the supply of wholly milled long grain rice to UNRWA 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 of 22 Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in Economic Community, respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals and rice (5), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3323/81 (6) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of characteristics of the products to be supplied and the Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 25 supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to thereof, 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 Management mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (2), and in Committee for Cereals, particular Article 6 thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of Article 1 the common agricultural policy (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (4), and in particular The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with Article 3 thereof, implementing the mobilization and supply procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid down in the 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, 152 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follo­ wholly milled long grain rice to UNRWA under its wing its publication in the Official Journal of the food-aid programme for 1981 ; European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 January 1982. 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 . (J) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553 /62. (*) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 . 0 OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . (6) OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1981 2. Recipient : UNRWA 3 . Place or country of destination : Israel 4. Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice 5 . Total quantity : 152 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Enterisi — Ente Nazionale Risi — Piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Milano (telex 260 32) 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : on the 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 — minimum weight 600 g (in containers of 20 ft) — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking of the bags : letters at least 5 cm high 'MILLED RICE/GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY TO UNRWA/ FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO PALESTINE REFUGEES' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Ashdod 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tender 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 15 February 1982 at 12 noon 16 . Shipment period : March 1982 17 . Security : 12 ECU/tonne

(') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.