31982R2316

25 . 8 . 82 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 249 /7

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2316/82 of 20 August 1982 on the supply of common wheat to the World Food Programme as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 COMMUNITIES, July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European and rice (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Economic Community, 3323/81 Q ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common characteristics of the products to be supplied and the organization of the market in cereals ('), as last supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), 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 (3), and in Committee for Cereals, particular Article 6 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (*), and in particular Article 3 thereof, The United Kingdom intervention agency shall be charged with implementing the mobilization and Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, supply procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions Whereas on 19 May 1981 the Council of the European laid down in the Annex hereto . Communities expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 24 696 tonnes of cereals to the Article 2 World Food Programme under its food-aid programme for 1981 ; This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out following its publication in the Official Journal of the of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 August 1982. For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 . (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . (<) OJ No 106, 30. 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 . O OJ No L 263, 19. 9. 1973, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1981 2. Recipient : World Food Programme (WFP) 3 . Place or country of destination : — 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat 5. Total quantity : 24 696 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, Fountain House, 2 West Mall, UK-Reading RGl 7QW, Berks (telex 848 302) ' x 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market 9. Characteristics of the goods : the common wheat must be of fair and sound merchantable quality and correspond at least to the bread-making quality required for intervention (moisture : 1 5 % maximum) 10 . Packaging : in bulk 1 1 . 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 : 12 noon on 6 September 1982 16. Shipment period : 20 September to 15 October 1982 1 7. Security : 6 ECU per tonne