31985R2716

28 . 9 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 257 9

COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2716/ 85 of 27 September 1985 on the supply of common wheat to Sri Lanka as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN nity measures, various quantities of cereals to certain COMMUNITIES, non-member countries and beneficiary organizations ; Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out Economic Community, of this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No July 1980 laying down general implementing rules in 2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organi­ respect of certain food-aid operations involving cereals zation of the market in cereals ('), as last amended by and rice (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No Regulation (EEC) No 1018 /84 (2), 3323/8 1 (') ; 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 mobilization of cereals intended as food aid (3), as supply conditions ; amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 (4), and in Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation particular Article 6 thereof, are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Cereals, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 457/85 of 19 February 1985 laying down the implementing rules for 1985 for Regulation (EEC) No 3331 /82 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION : concerning food-aid policy and food-aid manage­ ment (*), Article 1 Having regard to Council Regulation No 129 of 23 The intervention agency specified in the Annex hereto October 1962 on the value of the unit of account and shall implement the mobilization and supply the exchange rates to be applied for the purposes of procedures in accordance with the provisions of Regu­ the common agricultural policy (6), as last amended by lation (EEC) No 1974/80 and with the conditions laid Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 Q, and in particular down in the Annex hereto . Article 3 thereof,

Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary Article 2 Committee, This Regulation shall enter into force on the day Whereas on 9 July 1985 the Commission of the Euro­ following its publication in the Official Journal of the pean Communities decided to grant, under Commu­ European Communities.

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

Done at Brussels, 27 September 1985 .

For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Vice-President

(') OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 . (2) OJ No L 107, 19 . 4. 1984, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 89 . (4) OJ No L 352, 14. 12. 1982, p. 1 . 0 OJ No L 54, 23 . 2. 1985, p. 1 . (6) OJ No 106, 30 . 10 . 1962, p. 2553/62 . (8) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980 , p . 11 . n OJ No L 263 . 19 . 9 . 1973 . d . 1 . 9 OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p . 27.

No L 257/ 10 28 . 9 . 85 Official Journal of the European Communities

ANNEX

1 . Programme : 1985 2. Recipient : Sri Lanka 3. Place or country of destination : Trincomalee 4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat 5. Total quantity : 40 000 tonnes 6 . Number of lots : one 7. Intervention agency responsible for , conducting the procedure : Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC), 21 , avenue Bosquet, F-75007 Paris (telex OFIBLE 200 490 F) 8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market 9 . Characteristics of the goods : Common wheat of sound and fait merchantable quality, free from odour and pests, which : — has the minimum physical qualities required for common wheat of breadmaking quality pursuant to Article 5 (2) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1629/77 (Official Journal No L 181 of 21 July 1977), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2215/84 (Official Journal No L 203 of 31 July 1984), the moisture content not exceeding 14,5 % — meets the technological requirements set out in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2062/81 (Official Journal No L 201 of 22 July 1981 ) 10. Packaging : in bulk 1 1 . Port of shipment : a Community port 12. Delivery stage : cif 13. Port of landing : Trincomalee 14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering 15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8 October 1985 16. Shipment period : 20 October to 10 November 1985 1 7. Security : 6 ECU per tonne

Note : The unloading rate in the port of Trincomalee is of 2 000 tonnes per day.