31983R0597

No L 71 /34 17 . 3 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 597/83 of 16 March 1983 on the supply of milled rice to 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 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and rice (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization 3323/81 0 ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the of the market in rice ('), as last amended by the Act of purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the Accession of Greece, and in particular Article 25 characteristics of the products to be supplied and the thereof, supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to this Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (2), as are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (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 (*), 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 Annex hereto . Committee, Whereas on 26 April 1982 the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 870 tonnes of cereals for This Regulation shall enter into force on the day the International Committee of the Red Cross under following its publication in the Official Journal of the 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, 16 March 1983 . 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 L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 . (4) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/ 62. (6) OJ No L 192, 26. 7 . 1980, p. 11 . j5) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . I7) OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

17 . 3 . 83 No L 71 /35 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1982 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 3 . Place or country of destination : El Salvador 4. Product to be mobilized : milled round grain rice 5. Total quantity : 300 tonnes (870 tonnes of cereals) 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente nazionale risi, piazza Pio XI , 1 , I-Milano (telex 26 032) 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 : woven synthetic — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking on the bags : a red cross 15 X 15 cm followed by (in letters at least 5 cm high): ' ELS-21 / ARROZ / DONACION DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / ACAJUTLA' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12 . Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Acajutla 14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 28 March 1983 16 . Shipment period : 10 to 30 April 1983 17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne 18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary on delivery, the following documents : — certificate of origin — phytosanitary certificate — fumigation certificate (fumigation of rice using methyl bromide) — pro forma invoices, with the words : ' Los productos mencionados llegan a El Salvador como donativo al pueblo de este país . Según el acuerdo de sede firmado el 12 de septiembre de 1980 (Art. n° 11 ) el Gobierno autoriza su introducción libre de todo tipo de impuestos.'

(') 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\