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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 3611 /81
of 14 December 1981
on the supply of various consignments of cereals and/or rice to the Inter
national Committee of the Red Cross as food aid
various quantities of cereals to certain non-member
countries and beneficiary organizations ;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out
of this measure in accordance with the rules laid
down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80
of 22 July 1980 laying down general implementing
rules in respect of certain food-aid operations
involving cereals and rice (8), as last amended by Regu
lation (EEC) No 3323/81 (9 ) ; whereas it is necessary to
specify, for the purposes of the Community measures
envisaged, the characteristics of the products to be
supplied and the supply conditions which are set out
in the Annexes to this Regulation ;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation
are in accordance with the opinion of the Manage
ment Committee for Cereals ,
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2727/75 of 29 October 1975 on the common organiza
tion of the market in cereals (*), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 1949/81 (2 ), and in particular
Article 28 thereof ,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
1418 /76 of 21 June 1976 on the common organiza
tion of the market in rice (3 ), as last amended by the
Act of Accession of Greece (4), and in particular
Article 25 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No
2750/75 of 29 October 1975 fixing criteria for the
mobilization of cereals intended as food aid ( 5 ), and in
particular Article 6 thereof,
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 (6), as last amended by
Regulation (EEC) No 2543/73 ( 7), and in particular
Article 3 thereof,
Having regard to the opinion of the Monetary
Committee,
Whereas, on 8 May 1979 and on 28 May 1980 , the
Council of the European Communities expressed its
intention of granting, under Community measures,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Article 1
The intervention agencies specified in the Annexes
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 .
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
following its publication in the Official Journal of
the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States .
Done at Brussels , 14 December 1981 .
For the Commission
Poul DALSAGER
Member of the Commission
(!) OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 1 .
(*) OJ No L 198 , 20 . 7 . 1981 , p . 2 .
(3 ) OJ No L 166, 25 . 6 . 1976 , p . 1 .
(4 ) OJ No L 291 , 19 . 11 . 1979 , p . 17 .
(M OJ No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975 , p . 89 .
(') OJ No 106 , 30 . 10 . 1962 , p . 2553/62 . ( 8) OJ No L 192, 26 . 7. 1980 , p . 11 .
O OJ No L 334, 21 . 11 . 1981 , p . 27 .( 7) OJ No L 263 , 19 . 9 . 1973 . p . 1 .
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ANNEX I
1 . Programme : 1980
2 . Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (1CRC)
3 . Place or country of destination : Sudan
4 . Products to be mobilized : common wheat flour
5 . Total quantity : 550 tonnes (830 tonnes of common wheat)
6 . Number of lots : one
7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
OBEA, rue de Treves 82, B-1040 Bruxelles (telex 24076)
8 . Method of mobilizing the product : Community market
9 . Characteristics of the goods :
— flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests
— moisture : 14 % maximum
— protein content : 10-5 % minimum (N x 6-25 on dry matter)
— ash content : 0-52 % maximum referred to dry matter
10 . Packaging :
— in new bags (') :
— jute sacks lined with cotton sacks , of a minimum weight of 600 g, or
— composite sacks jute/polypropylene of a minimum weight of 335 g
— net weight of the bags : 50 kg
— marking of the bags :
a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
'ERY-8 / 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 : ctf
13 . Port of landing : Port Sudan
14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 8 January 1982 at 12 noon
16 . Shipment period : February 1982
17 . Security : 12 ECU per tonne
(>) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bajp 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 : 1979 (380 tonnes of cereals); 1980 ( 180 tonnes of cereals)
2 . Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
3 . Place or country of destination : El Salvador
4. Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
5 . Total quantity : 194 tonnes
6 . Number of lots : one
7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
Ente nazionale Risi , piazzo Pio XI, 1 , I-Milano (telex 26032)
8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 /o maximum
— grains striated with red : 3 % maximum
— spotted grains : 1 -5 % maximum
— stained grains : 1 % maximum
— yellow grains : 0-050 /o maximum
— amber grains : 0-20 % maximum
10 . Packaging :
— in bags (')
— quality of the bags : woven synthetic
— net weight of the bags : 50 kg
— marking of the bags :
a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
'ELS-6 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / ACAJUTLA'
11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
1 2 . Delivery stage : cif
13 . Port of landing : Acajutla
14 . Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 11 January 1982 at 12 noon
16 . Shipment period : February 1982
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 :
— certificate of origin
— phytosanitary certificate
— fumigation certificate
(') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty ba^s of the
same quality as those containing the goods , with the marking followed by a capital 'R .
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— pro forma invoices, with the words :
' los productos mencionados llegan a El Salvador como donativo al pueblo de este pais . Según
el acuerdo de sede firmado el 12 de septiembre de 1980 (Art. n° 11 ) el Gobierno autoriza su
introducción libre de todo tipo de impuestos.'
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ANNEX III
1 . Programme : 1 980
2. Recipient : International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
3 . Place or country of destination : Nicaragua
4 . Product to be mobilized : milled long grain rice
5 . Total quantity : 100 tonnes (290 tonnes of cereals)
6 . Number of lots : one
7 . Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
Ente nazionale Risi , piazza Pio XI, 1 , I-Muano (telex 26032)
8 . Method of mobilizing the product : 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 of the bags :
a red cross 15 x 15 cm followed by (letters at least 5 cm high) :
NIC-83 / ARROZ / DONACIÓN DE LA COMUNIDAD ECONÓMICA EUROPEA /
ACCIÓN DEL COMITÉ INTERNACIONAL DE LA CRUZ ROJA / DESTINADO A LA
DISTRIBUCIÓN GRATUITA / CORINTO*
11 . Port of shipment : a Community port
12 . 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 : 11 January 1982 at 12 noon
16 . Shipment period : February 1982
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 ( in Spanish) :
— certificate of origin
— phytosanitary certificate
— fumigation certificate
— pro forma invoices
(') Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty ba^s of the
same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R .
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