31984R1289

No L 124/28 11 . 5 . 84 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 1289/84 of 10 May 1984 on the supply of milled long grain rice to the Republic of Sierra Leone as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Community measures, various quantities of cereals to COMMUNITIES , certain non-member countries and beneficiary organizations ; 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 174/84 (2), and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3323/ 81 (9) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as characteristics of the products to be supplied and the amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in supply conditions ; 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 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : ment (*), Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and The intervention agency specified in the Annex hereto the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of shall implement the mobilization and supply proce­ the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by dures in accordance with the provisions of Regulation Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 f7), and in particular ( EEC) No 1974/ 80 and with the conditions laid down Article 3 thereof, in the Annex hereto .

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Article 2 Committee , This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas, on 20 December 1983 , the Commission of following its publication in the Official Journal of the the European Communities decided to grant, under En roped n Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 10 May 1984 . For the Commission Poul DALSAGER Member of the Commission

(') OJ No L 166, 25 . 6. 1976, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 21 , 26 . 1 . 1984, p. 2 . (') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p. 89 . (4) OJ No L 352, 14. 12 . 1982, p. 1 . (5) OJ No L 196, 20 . 7 . 1983 , p. 1 . (6) OJ No 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962, p . 2553 /62. (*) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980 , p . 11 . 0 OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 , p . 1 . 0 OJ No L 334, 21 . II . 1981 , p . 27.

11 . 5 . 84 No L 124/ 29 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1983 2. Recipient : Republic of Sierra Leone 3 . Place or country of destination : Republic of Sierra Leone 4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice 5. Total quantity : 2 070 tonnes (6 000 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 — sported grains : 1,5 % maximum — stained grains : 2 % maximum — yellow grains : 0,050 % maximum — amber grains : 0,20 % maximum 10 . Packaging : in bags : — quality of the bags : new jute sacks — minimum weight 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 ' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 1 2. 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 21 May 1984 16 . Shipment period : 1 to 30 June 1984 17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne

Notes : 1 . 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 . The successful tenderer shall send a copy of the shipping documents to the following address : Commission Delegation in Sierra Leone, c/o ' Diplomatic Bag', Berlaymont 1 / 123 , 200 rue de la Loi , B-1049 Brussels .