31983R3014

No L 296/ 10 28 . 10 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3014/83 of 25 October 1983 on the supply of milled rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas, on 29 July 1983, the Commission of the COMMUNITIES, European Communities decided to grant, under a Community measure, 72 tonnes of cereals for the Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European International Committee of the Red Cross under the Economic Community, food-aid programme for 1 983 ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 (EEC) No 1 566/83 (2), and in particular Article 25 July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in thereof, respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the 3323/81 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in characteristics of the products to be supplied and the particular Article 6 thereof, supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to this Regulation ; Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1992/83 of 11 July 1983 laying down the implemen­ Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation ting rules for 1983 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 are in accordance with the opinion of the Management concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ Committee for Cereals, ment (5), Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : 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 (6), as last amended by The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 f), and in particular implementing the mobilization and supply procedures Article 3 thereof, 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 Euro­ Article 2 pean Communities expressed its intention to grant, under a Community measure, 217 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, 25 October 1983 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(>) OJ No L 166, 25. 6 . 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 163 , 22. 6 . 1983 , p. 5 . (3) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . (<) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 . Is) OJ No L 196, 20. 7. 1983, p. 1 . (6) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. (8) OJ No L 192, 26. 7 . 1980, p. 11 . O OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . 9 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

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ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1982 and 1983 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross 3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua 4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 100 tonnes (289 tonnes of cereals) 6 . Number of lots : one (in two parts : 75 tonnes and 25 tonnes) 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : Ente nazionale risi, piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Milano (telex 334 032) 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) : 75 tonnes : ' NIC 96 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO' 25 tonnes : ' NIC 97 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA / ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO' 1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Corinto 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 7 November 1983 16 . Shipment period : 20 November to 10 December 1983 17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne Notes : 1 . The successful tenderer shall forward, through the intermediary of the intervention agency, to the recipient on the latter's request and in accordance with his instructions the documents necessary for importation of the goods into the country of destination . 2 . 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'.