31982R2949

No L 309 / 8 Official Journal of the European Communities 5 . 11 . 82

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 2949/82 of 3 November 1982 on the supply of common wheat flour for the International Committee of the Red Cross 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 (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3323 /81 (7) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the organization of the market in cereals ('), as last characteristics of the products to be supplied and the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), and in supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to particular Article 28 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 (3), 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 (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No *2543/73 (5), and in particular The Belgian 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 26 April 1982, the Council of the Article 2 European Communities has expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 1 507 tonnes of This Regulation shall enter into force on the day cereals for the International Committee of the Red following its publication in the Official Journal of the Cross under its food-aid programme for 1982 ; European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 3 November 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 . (4) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553 /62. (6) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980, p. 11 . ( 5) 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 : 1982 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 3 . Place or country of destination : Ethiopia 4 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5 . Total quantity : 1 100 tonnes (1 507 tonnes of common wheat) 6 . Number of lots : two — No 1 : 600 tonnes — No 2 : 500 tonnes 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Office belge de 1 économie et de l'agriculture (OBEA), rue de Trêves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (télex 240 76). 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : on the Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : — flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests — moisture : 14% maximum — protein content : 10-5% minimum (N x 6-25 on dry matter) — ash content : 0-62 % maximum referred to dry matter 10 . Packaging : — in new bags (') : — jute sacks of a minimum weight of 600 g, or — composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking on the bags : a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) : ' ETH 41 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' ' ETH 42 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : — No 1 (600 tonnes) : Assab — No 2 (500 tonnes) : Massawa 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 16 November 1982 16 . Shipment period : 1 to 20 December 1982 17. Security : 12 ECU per 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'.