31983R3307

24 . 11 . 83 No L 327/ 17 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION ( EEC) No 3307 /83 of 23 November 1983 on the supply of milled rice to the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Community measure, 1 000 tonnes of cereals to the COMMUNITIES, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe under the food­ aid programme for 1983 ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in of the market in rice ('), as last amended by Regulation respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals (EEC) No 1566/83 (2), and in particular Article 25 and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No thereof, 3323/8 1 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No characteristics of the products to be supplied and the 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the supply conditions which are set out in the Annex to mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as this Regulation ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Committee for Cereals, 1992/83 of 11 July 1983 laying down the implemen­ ting rules for 1983 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ ment Is), Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and The Italian intervention agency shall be charged with implementing the mobilization and supply procedures the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 Q, and in particular Annex hereto . Article 3 thereof, Article 2 Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Committee, This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas, on 29 July 1983, the Commission of the following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities decided to grant, under a European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 23 November 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 . 0 OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 196, 20 . 7 . 1983, p . 1 . I6) 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.

No L 327/ 18 24 . 11 . 83 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1983 2. Recipient : the Republic of Sao Tome and Principe 3 . Place or country of destination : S5o Tome 4. Product to be mobilized : wholly milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 345 tonnes (1 000 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 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 : new jute sacks, 600 g — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking of the bags (in letters at least 5 cm high) : 'ARROZ / DOM DA COMUNIDADE ECONÓMICA EURÓPEIA Á REPUBLICA DEMOCRATICA DE SAO TOMÉ E PRINCIPE' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Sao Tome 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 December 1983 16. Shipment period : 1 to 31 January 1984 17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne

(') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful co-contractor must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.