31985R2071

No L 196/ 18 26 . 7. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2071/85

of 25 July 1985

on the supply of various consignments of cereals and rice to the International Committee of the Red Cross as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 (10), and in particular COMMUNITIES, Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Committee, Economic Community,

Whereas on 6 May and 26 June 1985 the Commission of the European Communities decided to grant, under Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No Community measures, various quantities of cereals to 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ certain non-member countries and beneficiary organi­ zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by zations ; Regulation (EEC) No 1018/84 (2),

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 1418/76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organization by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 of the market in rice (3), as last amended by Regulation July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in (EEC) No 1025/84 (4), respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals and rice ("), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3323/81 C 2) ; whereas it is necessary to specify, for the Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No purposes of the Community measures envisaged, the 2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the characteristics of the products to be supplied and the mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (*), as supply conditions ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (% and in particular Article 6 thereof, Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1278/84 of 7 May 1984 laying down the implementing rules for 1984 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ ment F), HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 457/85 Article 1 of 19 February 1985 laying down the implementing rules for 1985 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes ment (8), hereto shall implement the mobilization and supply procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­ lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the Annexes hereto . Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (9), as last amended by Article 2

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . This Regulation shall enter into force on the day (2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . following its publication in the Official Journal of the 0 OJ No L 166, 25. 6. 1976, p. 1 . (<) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 13 . European Communities. 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . («) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 124, 11 . 5. 1984, p. 1 . ('«) OJ No L 263, 19 . 9 . 1973, p. 1 . (8) OJ No L 54, 23 . 2. 1985, p. 1 . (") OJ No L 192, 26. 7. 1980, p. 11 . 9 OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62. H OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p. 27.

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

Done at Brussels, 25 July 1985. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

No L 196/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 26 . 7. 85

ANNEX I

1 . Programme : 1984 (1 500 tonnes) — 1985 ( 10 000 tonnes) 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 3 . Place or country of destination : Ethiopia 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour 5. Total quantity : 8 395 tonnes ( 11 500 tonnes of cereals) 6 . Number of lots : three : — A : 4 400 tonnes (Massawa) — B : 2 900 tonnes (Assab) — C : 1 095 tonnes (Massawa) 7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure : OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24 076) 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, which produces dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the following characteristics : — moisture : 14% maximum (ICC method No 110) — protein content : 10,5 % minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC method No 105) — Hagberg falling number of at least 180, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60 seconds (ICC method No 107) — ash content : 0,62% maximum , referred to dry matter (ICC method No 104) 10 . Packaging : — in new bags : — jute sacks 400 g, lined with polypropylene sacks of 110 g — composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g — net weight of the bags : 50 kg — marking on the bags : a red cross 15x15 cm followed by, in letters at least 5 cm high : A : ' ETH-300 / MASSAWA / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' B : ' ETH-303 / ASSAB / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' C : ' ETH-299 / MASSAWA / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Massawa : — A : 4 400 tonnes — C : 1 095 tonnes Assab : — B : 2 900 tonnes 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 6 August 1985 16 . Shipment period : 20 August to 20 September 1985 17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne

Notes : 1 . The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents are required . 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'.

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ANNEX II

1 . Programme : 1984 2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 3 . Place or country of destination : the Philippines 4. Product to be mobilized : fully milled long grain rice (non-parboiled) 5. Total quantity : 500 tonnes (1 450 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 : woven polypropylene sacks of a minimum weight of 1 20 g — 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 : ' PHL-40 / RICE / MANILA / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS / FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ' 11 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13 . Port of landing : Manila 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 5 August 1985 16. Shipment period : 6 August to 30 September 1985 17. Security : 12 ECU per tonne 18 . At the request of the ICRC, the successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary on delivery, the following documents : — fumigation certificate — certificate of origin — phytosanitary certificate — pro forma invoices

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 contact the recipient in order to ascertain which shipping documents are required .