31983R0721

30 . 3 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 83/43

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 721 /83 of 29 March 1983 on the supply of milled 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 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 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), as 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 Italian intervention agency shall be charged with the common agricultural policy (4), as last amended by implementing the mobilization and supply procedures Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (*), and in particular in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) Article 3 thereof, No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid down in the Annex hereto . Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, Article 2 Whereas on 4 December 1982 the Council of the This Regulation shall enter into force on the day European Communities expressed its intention to following its publication in the Official Journal of the grant, under a Community measure, 4 000 tonnes of cereals for the 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, 29 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 . n OT No L 263 . 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . O OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

No L 83 /44 30 . 3 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1982 2. Recipient : Republic of Sierra Leone 3 . Place or country of destination : Republic of Sierra Leone 4. Product to be mobilized : milled round grain rice 5 . Total quantity : 1 380 tonnes (4 000 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 : new jute sacks, 600 g — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking on the bags (in 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 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Freetown 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 11 April 1983 16 . Shipment period : 1 to 31 May 1983 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'.