diff --git a/swh/loader/cran/loader.py b/swh/loader/cran/loader.py
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+++ b/swh/loader/cran/loader.py
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+from swh.loader.base.loader import BaseLoader
+from swh.loader.base.dowload import If_Modified_Since
+
+
+class CRANLoader(BaseLoader, If_Modified_Since):
+    loader_name = 'cran'
+    class_name = 'CRANLoader'
+
+    def convert_to_standard_format(**kwargs):
+        return {
+            'name': kwargs['name'],
+            'origin_url': kwargs['origin_url'],
+            'tarballs': kwargs['tarballs']
+        }
diff --git a/swh/loader/cran/task.py b/swh/loader/cran/task.py
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+from celery import current_app as app
+from swh.loader.cran.loader import CRANLoader
+
+
+@app.task(name=__name__ + '.LoadCRAN')
+def load_cran(package_name, package_url=None, tarballs=None):
+    return CRANLoader().load(package_name, package_url, tarballs)