31983R2403

No L 236/8 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 8 . 83

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2403/83 of 24 August 1983 on the supply of common wheat flour to the World Food Programme 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 Q, as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3323/81 (8) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by characteristics of the products to be supplied and the Regulation (EEC) No 1451 /82 (2), 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 (3), as are in accordance with the opinion of the Management amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 ("), 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 (*), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (*), and in particular The British intervention agency shall be charged with Article 3 thereof, implementing the mobilization and supply procedures 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 Committee, Annex hereto.

Whereas on 26 April 1982 the Council of the Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 34 tonnes of cereals to This Regulation shall enter into force on the day the World Food Programme under its food-aid following its publication in the Official Journal of the programme for 1982 ; European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 24 August 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 164, 14. 6. 1982, p. 1 . O OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . («) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 . Is) OJ No 106, 30. 10. 1962, p. 2553/62. O OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 . («) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

26 . 8 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 236/9

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1982 2. Recipient : World Food Programme (WFP) 3 . Place or country of destination : Gambia 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 25 tonnes (34 tonnes of cereals) 6. Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce, Fountain House, 2 Queens Walk, UK-Reading RG1 7QW, Berks, (telex 848 302) 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 (in letters at least 5 cm high) : 'GAMBIA 625-P3 / WHEAT FLOUR / BANJUL / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME' 1 1 . Port of shipment : Copenhagen, Århus, Hamburg, Bremen, Rotterdam, Antwerp, London, Liverpool, Belfast, Dublin, Le Havre, Rouen, Marseille, Dunkerque, Genoa, Trieste or another Community port with ship­ ping connections with the recipient country (2) 1 2. 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 5 September 1983 16. Shipment period : 7 to 30 September 1983 1 7: Security : 1 2 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'. (2) In all cases where a port other than those listed above is chosen, the tender must be accompanied by a declaration by the competent port authorities certifying that the port has connections with the recipient country during the period of shipment provided for in point 16.