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"B COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 111/1999
of 18 January 1999
laying down general rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 on a programme to
supply agricultural products to the Russian Federation
(OJ L 14, 19.1.1999, p. 3)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 111/1999
of 18 January 1999
laying down general rules for the application of Council Regulation (EC)
No 2802/98 on a programme to supply agricultural products to the
Russian Federation
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of 17 December 1998
on a programme to supply agricultural products to the Russian Federation (
1),
and in particular Article 4(2) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2799/98 of 15 December 1998
establishing agrimonetary arrangements for the euro (2),
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 provides for measures relating to the
free supply of agricultural products to Russia; whereas, with a view toimplementing those measures, general rules on its application, and in
particular rules on participation in tenders, the award of contracts for supplies,
and the obligations to be met by successful tenderers should be laid down;
Whereas the supplies cover agricultural products from intervention stocks
without further processing and products not available from intervention stocks
but belonging to the same group of products; whereas specific detailed rulesshould also be laid down for supplies of processed products; whereas the
latter should be allowed to be paid for in raw materials from intervention
stocks;
Whereas, to ensure satisfactory competition between the various operators in
the Community, in the case of the supply of processed products and of
products not available in intervention that must be mobilised on theCommunity market, these supplies should be organised in two stages and
contracts awarded separately for the manufacture of the processed product or
the mobilisation of the product on the market, as appropriate, and then fordelivery to the delivery stage laid down for supply to the recipient country;
Whereas pursuant to Article 14 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2808/98
of 22 December 1998 laying down detailed rules for the application of theagrimonetary system for the euro in agriculture (
3), amounts quoted in tenders
submitted in response to invitations to tender organised under an instrument
forming part of the common agricultural policy must be expressed in euros;whereas Article 5(1) of that Regulation provides that in such cases theoperative event for the agricultural exchange rate is the final day for the
submission of tenders; whereas paragraphs 3 and 4 of that Article specify the
operative events applicable to advances and securities;
Whereas these rules on application must also include, prior to exit from the
Community territory and at sea ports and frontier points of destination of theproducts, a system of controls and the lodging of securities to ensure that thesupply operation is properly conducted; whereas, furthermore, proof that the
products concerned have been taken over by the Russian authorities is to be
provided by way of a special take-over certificate;
Whereas it is appropriate to provide for the possibility of allowing a certain
tolerance in the case of losses to take account of particular difficulties;
Whereas products held by intervention agencies and intended for export are
subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 of 16
October 1992 laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/ordestination of products from intervention (
4), as last amended by Regulation
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(1) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 36.
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Whereas it should be specified that Commission Regulation (EEC) No
2220/85 of 22 July 1985 laying down common detailed rules for theapplication of the system of securities for agricultural products (
1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 3403/93 (2), is to apply to supplies governed
by this Regulation;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with
the opinion of the relevant management committees,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
This Regulation shall apply to the free supply for agricultural products to
Russia pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 2802/98, without prejudice to anyadditional provisions adopted in Regulations opening invitations to tender for
awarding contracts for individual supplies.
Article 2
1. An invitation to tender is opened to determine the costs of supply, to the
sea ports and frontier points of take over by the recipient laid down in the
notice of invitation to tender, of products either withdrawn from intervention
stores or mobilised on the Community market.
(a) Such costs may relate to the supply of goods from the loading bay of the
intervention agency store, or loaded onto the means of transport, to apoint of take over at the delivery stage laid down.
(b) Such costs may relate to the supply of a product, from a Community
store, port or railway station, loaded onto the means of transport, to thepoint of take over at the delivery stage laid down.
2. The invitation to tender may cover the quantity of products to be removed
physically from intervention stocks as payment for the supply of processed
products from the same group of products. In that case, the costs shall in
particular cover the processing, packaging and labelling of the products to bedelivered to the delivery stage laid down in the notice of invitation to tender,in accordance with the individual invitation to tender.
3. The invitation to tender may cover the determination of the costs of the
supply of products to be mobilised on the Community market. For such
supplies, the costs shall cover in particular the price of the product and the
costs of packaging and labelling the products to be delivered to the deliverystage laid down in the notice of invitation to tender, in accordance with theindividual invitation to tender.
Article 3
Participation in tendering procedures shall be open on equal terms to any
natural person who is a national of a Member State and established in theCommunity and to any company which is established in accordance with the
laws of a Member State and whose registered office, central administration or
main establishment is in a Member State.
Article 4
1. Tenders shall be submitted in writing to the intervention agency at the
address given in the notice of invitation to tender before the date and time
indicated.
Tenders shall be placed inside two sealed envelopes. The inner envelope shall
bear, in addition to the address given in the notice of invitation to tender, thenumber of the regulation announcing the invitation to tender and thefollowing: ‘Submission from (business name of the tenderer) — To be opened
only be the committee responsible for opening tenders’.
Tenders submitted by fax, telex or electronic mail shall not be admissible.
2. Tenders shall be opened in public and the body responsible shall publicise
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3. The intervention agencies shall satisfy themselves that tenderers and the
subcontractors, wholly-milled rice producers and slaughterhouses involved in
the mobilisation of pigmeat indicated in their tenders have the technical andfinancial capacity to meet the obligations under the supply operations forwhich they submit tenders.
Article 5
1. Tenders shall be admissible only where they:
(a) clearly indicate the regulation announcing the individual invitation to
tender and the number of the lot to which they relate;
(b) give the name and address of the tenderer, who must be established in the
Community, together with his V AT identification number and telex and/orfax number;
(c) cover one single, entire lot (net weight);(d) in the case of the tenders referred to in Article 2(1) and (3), express the
various amounts quoted in euros;
(e) indicate, where Article 2(1)(a) or (b) applies:
(1) the amount per tonne gross tendered for each destination allowing for
all of the possible departure points provided for in the invitation to
tender;
(2) the names and addresses of all forwarding agents and subcontractors
to be used in executing the supply on Community territory and inthrid countries;
(3) the means of transport to be used, specifying their capacity;
(4) the route, including border crossing points and indicating any points
at which the goods are to be transferred from one means of transportto another outside the Community’s customs territory; in such casesthe tenderer undertakes to communicate in writing to the authorities
and bodies indicated to the tenderer by the Commission, at least three
days in advance, the dates on which the transhipments are to takeplace and the probable dates of the principal operations, in particularloading and arrival at destination;
(5) a precise breakdown of the tender in accordance with the headings
given in Annex II;
(6) the undertaking by the tenderer to submit, in the event of his tender
being successful, the original of the insurance policy taken out to
cover all risks relating to transport;
(f) indicate, where Article 2(2) applies, in the case of rice supplies:
(1) the proposed quantity of product, expressed in tonnes (net weight), to
be exchanged for one tonne net of finished product to be deliveredunder the conditions and at the delivery stage laid down in the
invitation to tender;
(2) the exact address(es) of the store(s) at which the goods are to be kept
prior to dispatch;
(3) the name(s) and address(es) of the businesses producing the
wholly-milled rice and of all subcontractors and forwarding agents
to be used in the operation;
(g) indicate, where Article 2(3) applies, in the case of pigmeat supplies:
(1) the amount tendered per tonne (net), taking account of the cost of
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(2) the exact address(es) of the store(s) at which the goods are to be kept
prior to dispatch;
(3) the name(s) and address(es) of the slaughterhouses involved in the
mobilisation of the products and of all subcontractors and forwarding
agents to be used in the operation;
(h) are accompanied by proof that the tenderer has lodged, in favour of the
intervention agency designated for submission of tenders, a tenderingsecurity for the unitary amount laid down in the notice of invitation to
tender in accordance with Article 8(1) of Title III of Regulation (EEC)
No 2220/85. Proof shall be furnished by means of the original of thedocument issued by the financial body providing the security drawn up in
accordance with Annex III;
(i) are accompanied by the original of the written undertaking by the
financial body concerned to provide the supply security provided for in
Article 7 drawn up
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The securities provided for in this Regulation shall be lodged by credit
institutions approved by the Member States and included on the list drawn up
by the Commission (1) in accordance with Articles 3(7) and 10(2) of Council
Directive 77/780/EEC (2). A security lodged by an approved institution not
included on the list shall be admissible if the credit institution indicates in its
security document the reference to the national decision granting it that
approval. Securities must be accompanied by details of the person or personsauthorised to sign the financial documents, including their official capacityand a specimen of their signature.
2. Tenders submitted which are not in accordance with the requirements of
this Article or, where applicable, the additional requirements of a regulation
opening an individual tender, or which contain conditions other than thoselaid down, shall be inadmissible.
3. Tenders shall be valid for 15 days after the final date for the submission
of tenders.
4. Once submitted, tenders may be neither changed nor withdrawn.
Article 6
1. The intervention agency or agencies concerned shall send the Commis-
sion by fax or written telecommunication, within 24 hours of the end of theperiod for the submission of tenders, a communication, quoting the
Regulation opening the invitation to tender, for each lot comprising:
(a) the names and addresses of the tenderers who have submitted admissible
tenders pursuant in particular to Articles 3, 4 and 5;
(b) and for each admissible tender, the amount or quantity tendered, as
appropriate.
The intervention agency or agencies concerned shall, within the time limit
specified in the previous subparagraph, forward to the Commission, for each
lot, a complete copy of the two most favourable tenders received,
accompanied by a copy of the security and of the financial undertakingmentioned in Article 5(1)(h) and (i) and the specimen signatures of the
persons authorised to issue those documents.
2. On the basis of the tenders submitted, it may be decided, with regard to
each lot:
— not to award any contract for supply,
or
— to award the supply contract as appropriate on the basis of the price or
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3. The Commission shall inform the successful tenderer of the award of the
contract as soon as possible and shall send a copy of that decision to the
intervention agency or agencies which received the tenders.
4. The intervention agencies that received tenders shall inform tenderers as
soon as possible, by fax or electronic mail if necessary, of the outcome of theirparticipation in the tender.
Article 7
1. In the case of a supply operation as referred to in Article 2(1)(a) or (b),
the successful tenderer shall lodge, within five working days of receivingnotification of award of the tender, a supply security of an amount equal to thequantities to be removed for each ship or for each destination, multiplied by
the unitary amount laid down in the notice of invitation to tender.
Removal of the goods may commence once the intervention agency has
obtained proof that the supply security has been lodged in accordance withparagraph 4.
2. In the case of supplies as referred to in Article 2(2), within five working
days of the notification of the award of the contract, the successful tenderershall lodge a supply security of an amount equal to the net quantities to be
taken over for each lot, multiplied by the unitary amount laid down in the
notice of invitation to tender.
3. In the case of supplies as referred to in Article 2(3), within five working
days of the award of the contract, the successful tenderer shall lodge a supplysecurity of an amount equal to 10 % of the tender, multiplied by the net
quantities to be supplied.
4. The supply security shall be lodged in accordance with Article 8(1) of
Title III of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 in favour of the intervention agencyresponsible for payment.
Proof of the lodging of the supply security shall be provided by means of the
original of the document issued by the financial body providing the security
drawn up in accordance with Annex III.
Article 7a
1. With regard to supply operations concerning the production of wholly-
milled rice and the mobilisation of pigmeat on the Community market, thesuccessful tenderer shall be paid a lump sum of EUR 0,45 per tonne (net) per
day for the rice and EUR 0,90 per tonne (net) per day for the pigmeat to cover
all expenses (parking, insurance, security, securities, etc.) in the event that thetransporter cannot take over the goods within the time limit set for reasonsbeyond his control.
2. With regard to a supply operation as referred to in Article 2(1)(a), the
removal certificate shall be issued by the intervention agency within three
working days from the end of the operations to remove all the quantitiesstored in a warehouse indicated in the Regulation governing the supply inquestion. The intervention agency shall be liable to pay the cost of late
issuance of the certificate, that cost to be determined by applying an interest
rate equal to the reference rate mentioned in Annex VII applicable in themember State concerned on the last day for the submission of tenders plus one
and a half percentage points.
Article 8
1. Except in cases of force majeure , successful tenderers shall bear all risks
to which the goods may be subject, and in particular their loss or deterioration,
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2. The successful tenderer responsible for transport shall have delivery
carried out by means of transport providing adequate assurance, in particularin terms of hygiene, of proper preservation and conveyance of the goods. Inthe case of transport by sea, the vessels used shall be listed in the larger
classes in international classification registers.
3. In the event of difficulties arising in the course of execution of supply,
after the products have been taken over by the successful tenderers, and exceptin cases of emergency, the Commission alone shall have the power to give
instructions to facilitate completion of supply.
4. The Commission may, at the request of the intervention agency
concerned, allow a tolerance in so far as unidentifiable losses are concerned,to take account of particular difficulties.
Article 9
1. Successful tenderers shall undergo, prior to exit of the goods from the
Community territory, any controls requested and conducted by or on behalf ofthe Commission at the time of production, packaging, storage or loading.
Such controls shall relate to the quantity, quality, health status, packaging and
labelling of the supply. The results of these controls are opposable by allinterested parties to the extent that the latter have had the possibility toparticipate in the controls.
Where samples are taken, the agency responsible for controls shall keep
additional samples at the Commission’ s expense for the event of anysubsequent disputes.
In the case of a supply operation concerning the production of wholly-milled
rice or the mobilisation of pigmeat on the Community market, the removalcertificate drawn up in accordance with Annex V and checked and signed by
the control agency shall certify conformity of the product with the rules laid
down for its supply.
2. Where, in the case of the supplies provided for in Article 2(2) and (3), the
quality of the goods provided by the intervention agency or suppliers does not
meet the standards laid down in the notice of invitation to tender, the agency
responsible for the controls shall immediately inform the Commission andloading shall be suspended.
3. Where the quality of the goods provided by the intervention agency does
not meet the minimum standards laid down for intervention buying in or, in
the case of beef and veal, the standards laid down for intervention storage, theintervention agency shall immediately provide goods meeting the requiremenslaid down for the supply.
The additional costs incurred by the successful tenderers (additional transport
costs, demurrage, etc.) shall be borne by the intervention agency.
Where this paragraph is applied, Article 2(3)(c) of Commission Regulation
(EEC) No 3597/90 (
1) shall apply.
4. Where, in the case of the supplies provided for in Article 2(2) and (3), the
goods provided by the suppliers do not meet the quality standards laid down in
the notice of invitation to tender, the additional transport costs incurred by thesuccessful tenderer shall be borne by those suppliers, without prejudice toArticle 12(2).
5. In the case of the supply of beef/veal and pigmeat, the intervention
agency holding the product and the successful tenderer, or, where applicable,
the storekeeper for the account of the successful tenderer, shall undergo any
controls requested and conducted by agents designated by the recipientcountry on Community customs territory.
6. The agency responsible for the controls shall seal the means of transport
leaving Community customs territory at the time of loading. In the case of
transhipment outside Community customs territory, the agency designated bythe Commission shall verify that the seals on the means of transport arrivingat the points of transhipment are intact, and shall seal the new means of
transport used after transhipment.!B
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7. Successful tenderers shall undergo, at the sea ports and frontier points of
destination of the products laid down in the notice of invitation to tender, anycontrols requested and conducted by or on behalf of the Commission.
A certificate of conformity, or of non-conformity, detailing the checks made
and the results, shall be issued to the successful tenderer on completion of thecontrols. The agency responsible for the controls shall send a copy of this
certificate to the Commission.
8. The costs of the controls shall be borne by the Community, except for
costs relating to the controls referred to in paragraph 5.
Article 10
1. Applications for payment of the supply shall be submitted to the
intervention agency referred to in Article 4 within two months of the end ofthe period laid down for the supply in the notice of invitation to tender. Except
in cases of force majeure , where this provision is not complied with the
amount of the payment shall be reduced by 10 % for the first month’ s delayand 5 % for each month thereafter.
2. Applications for payment shall be accompanied by the following
supporting documents:
(a) where Article 2(1)(b) applies:
— a copy of the transport documents,
— the original of the take-over certificate issued by the control agency
designated by the Commission and signed by the representative ofthe recipient country given in the Annex to the regulation opening
the invitation to tender for the supply. That document shall be drawn
up in accordance with Annex I,
— the certificate of conformity at the delivery stage referred to in
Article 9(7),
— according to the case, a copy of the export licence or the export
declaration where an export licence is not required under the
legislation for the common organisation of the market;
(b) where Article 2(1)(a) applies, in addition to the documents indicated
under (a) above applications shall be accompanied by the control
document referred to in Article 14(2).
3. In the case of supplies as referred to in Article 2(1)(a) or (b), payment of
the tender shall be made in respect of the quantity stated in the take-overcertificate issued by the control agency designated by the Commission andsigned by the representative of the recipient country indicated in the Annex to
the regulation opening the invitation to tender for the supply. That document
shall be drawn up in accordance with Annex I.
4. In the case of supplies as referred to Article 2(2), the quantity of
intervention product awarded shall be made available to the successfultenderer on presentation of proof of lodging of the security pursuant to Article7(2).
5. In the case of supplies as referred to Article 2(3), payment of the tender
of the successful tenderer for mobilisation of the product shall be made onpresentation of the removal certificate drawn up in accordance with Annex V ,
issued by the designated transporter and signed by the control agency referred
to in Article 9(1) after complete loading of the lot.
6. Where take over by the recipient’s representative at the delivery stage is
delayed owing to circumstances beyond the control of the successful tenderer,the additional costs borne by the latter shall be reimbursed by the recipientcountry following an examination of the supporting documents.
7. In the case of transport by truck on the roads of the Russian Federation,
the tenderer shall, in application of the undertaking given as a result of his
tender, forward to the Russian authorities the invoices for the costs
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Article 11
1. For the tendering security, the primary requirements within the meaning
of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the following:
(a) a requirement not to withdraw the tender;(b) the lodging of the supply security in accordance with Article 7;(c) additionally, for a supply as referred to in Article 2(2), the physical
removal from intervention stocks of the quantities awarded. On expiry ofthe time limit laid down for removal, the security shall be forfeited for
those quantities not yet removed in accordance with Article 23(2) of
Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85. In addition, the quantity to be removedshall be reduced by 10 % for each month of delay.
2. The tendering security shall be released:— if the tender is not accepted,— in the case of supplies as provided for in Article 2(1)(a) or (b) and Article
2(3), upon presentation of proof of the lodging of the supply security inaccordance with Article 7,
— in the case of supplies as referred to in Article 2(2), upon presentation of
the certificate of removal issued by the intervention agency for all of thequantities awarded.
Article 12
1. For the supply security, the primary requirements within the meaning of
Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the supply of the full
quantity of the product, of a quality substantially unchanged as comparedwith:
— that ascertained at the time of removal from the intervention store, in the
case of a supply as referred to in Article 2(1)(a),
— that ascertained at the time of take over by the transporter, in the case of a
supply as referred to in Article 2(1)(b),
— that specified in the notice of invitation to tender, in the case of a supply
as referred to in Article 2(2) and (3).
2. The supply security shall be released when the successful tenderer
provides proof of execution of the supply in accordance with the requirements
of this Regulation and the Regulation opening the individual invitation to
tender.
Such proof shall be provided:(a) in the case of supplies as provided for in Article 2(1)(a) or (b), by
presenting the documents referred to in Article 10(2)(a) or (b) asappropriate.
The security shall be forfeited for quantities in respect of which no proof
is supplied;
(b) in the case of supplies as provided for in Article 2(2) and (3), by
presenting the removal certificate drawn up in accordance with Annex V ,
issued by the transporter and signed by the control agency mentioned in
Article 9(1).
The security shall be forfeited:— for quantities not meeting the conditions laid down for the supply,
— for quantities lost in particular as a result of packaging which is
inappropriate for the type of transport foreseen,
— up to an amount of EUR 1 per tonne per day, multiplied by the quantities
not loaded, where the loading rate stipulated by the invitation to tender
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3. Where delays occur at the stage laid down for the supply, the supply
security shall be forfeited in respect of those quantities not taken over within
the time limits or delivered outside of the time limits, up to an amount ofEUR 0,75 per tonne per day of delay. With effect from the 11th day of delaythe amount forfeited shall be increased to EUR 1,00 per tonne per additional
day. These provisions shall apply where the delay in take over or delivery is
attributable to the successful tenderer.
4. In the case of supplies as provided for in Article 2(1)(a) or (b), the supply
security shall be released in accordance with the conditions laid down aboveor in instalments of 20 % each time proof is presented that 20 % of thequantity of a lot has been delivered.
Article 13
Where Article 2(1)(a) or (b) applies, the successful tenderer may on request
receive a payment on account equal to 90 % of the amount obtained bymultiplying the net quantities taken over for a product, a destination and a
delivery date by the unitary amounts indicated in his tender.
The payment on account shall be made upon presentation of a removal
certificate, drawn up in accordance with Annex V or VI, issued, as
appropriate, by the intervention agency of the Member State holding theproduct or by the successful tenderer for the manufacture of the processedproduct or the mobilisation of the product on the Community market, and on
presentation of proof of the lodging of a payment-on-account security for an
amount equal to the amount to be paid, in favour of the intervention agencyresponsible for payment. The security shall be lodged in accordance withAnnex III.
The payment-on-account security shall be released when the conditions laid
down for the payment of the balance of the supply, in application of Article
10, have been met.
Article 14
1. The export licences requested and delivered for the execution of the
supplies, in application where appropriate of the legislation for the commonorganisation of the market, shall contain in Box 20 the following entry:
‘Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98. Not eligible for export refunds.’
2. The export declaration and the control document issued pursuant to
Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 3002/92 shall indicate the following:
‘Commission Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 laying down general rules
for the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 on aprogramme to supply agricultural products to the Russian Federation. Not
eligible for export refunds.’
3. When the export of the product is subject to the presentation of an
application for an export licence, the application shall be accompanied by the
proof that the applicant is a successful tenderer of a supply under Regulation(EC) No 2802/98. Such proof shall be provided by a copy of the decision toaward the contract referred to in Article 6(3).
Export licences shall be issued only if proof is provided that the supply
security has been lodged in accordance with Article 7. Lodging of that
security shall be deemed to constitute the lodging of the licence security, By
way of derogation from Title III, Section 4, of Regulation (EEC) No 3719/88,it shall be released under the conditions laid down in Article 12(2).
Article 15
Upon request, the operator may obtain from the intervention agency referred
to in Article 4 the relevant provisions, in English or Russian, of the
Memorandum of Understanding between the European Community and the
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Article 16
The Court of Justice of the European Communities shall be competent to
resolve any dispute resulting from the implementation or the non-implemen-
tation or from the interpretation of the rules governing supply operations
carried out in accordance with this Regulation.
Article 17
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in
theOfficial Journal of the European Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all
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ANNEX I (a)
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ANNEX II
Break-down of tender in EUR/tonne (1)
1. Handling and loading costs
2. Forwarding costs
3. Costs of placing fob
4. Sea freight5. Cost of loading onto wagons
6. Rail costs prior to transhipment
7. Cost of transhipment onto wagons8. Rail costs after transhipment to Russian border
9. Cost of land transport by truck to Russian border
10. Cost of insurance to cover all risks relating to transport11. Cost of bank guarantees
12. Administrative costs (certificates, customs documents, etc.)
13. Miscellaneous costs
Total EUR/tonne…
(1) If the tender is to be admissible, pursuant to Article 5(1)(e)(5), it must contain a
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ANNEX III
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ANNEX VII
Reference interest rate referred to in Article 7(a)(2)
— Belgium: Interest rate on three-month Treasury certificate (European Central
Bank)
— Denmark: Three-month interbank interest rate (Danish Central Bank)
— Germany: Three-month interest rate (European Central Bank)
— Greece: Three-month ATHIBOR (Reuters)— Spain: Three-month interbank interest rate (Spanish Central Bank)
— Finland: Three-month HELIBOR (European Central Bank)
— France: Three-month PIBOR (European Central Bank)— Ireland: Three-month interbank fixed rate (European Central Bank)
— Italy: Three-month interbank interest rate (FT)
— Luxembourg: Interest rate on three-month Treasury certificate (European Central
Bank)
— Netherlands: Three-month interbank interest rate (European Central Bank)— Austria: Three-month VIBOR (European Central Bank)
— Portugal: Three-month interbank interest rate (Portuguese Central Bank)
— Sweden: Three-month STIBOR (European Central Bank)
— United Kingdom: Three-month interbank interest rate1999R0111 — EN — 30.05.1999 — 001.001 — 19