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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2281/97
of17November 1997
onthesupplyofvegetableoilasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27June1996onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
managementandspecialoperationsinsupportoffood
security('),andinparticularArticle24(1)(b)thereof,
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationlaysdownthe
listofcountriesandorganizationseligibleforfood-aid
operationsandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthe
transportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisions
ontheallocationoffoodaid,theCommission has
allocatedvegetableoiltocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No790/91(3);
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifythetimelimitsand
conditionsofsupplyandtheproceduretobefollowedto
determinetheresultantcosts;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarried
outforagivenlot,provisionshouldbemadefortenderers
tobeabletomobilizeeitherrape-seedoilorsunfloweroil;whereasthecontractforthesupplyofsucheachlotis
tobeawardedtothetenderersubmittingthelowest
tender,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
VegetableoilshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
Thesupplyshallcoverthemobilizationofvegetableoil
producedintheCommunity .Mobilizationmaynot
involveaproductmanufacturedand/orpackagedunder
inwardprocessingarrangements .
Tendersshallcovereitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil.
Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeof
oiltowhichtheyrelate.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
(2)OJL204,25.7.1987,p.1.HOJL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNos('):494/96(Al);495/96(A2)
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):Euronaid,Postbus12,NL-2501,CADenHaag(tel.:(3170)3305757;fax:3641701;
telex:30960EURONNL)
4.Representative oftherecipient:tobedesignatedbytherecipient
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Madagascar
6.Producttobemobilized :vegetableoil:refinedrapeseedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)(s)(*):seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(1)(a)or(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):105
9.Numberoflots:one(intwoparts)(Al:75tonnes;A2:30tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(s):seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4.A,BandC(2))
seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:French
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .
Mobilizationmaynotinvolveaproductmanufactured and/orpackagedunderinward-processing
arrangements
12.Stageofsupply:freeatportofshipment
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient :—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:—
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:29.12.1997—18.1.1998
18.Deadlineforthesupply:—
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:2.12.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:16.12.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:12.1—1.2.1998
(c)deadlineforthesupply:—
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,Attn
MrT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/
Brussel(telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(322)2967003/2967004(exclusively))
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):—

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LOTB
1.OperationNos('):56/97(Bl);57/97(B2);58/97(B3);59/97(B4)
2.Programme :1997
3.Recipient(2):CICR,19avenuedelaPaix,CH-1202Genève(tel.:(4122)7346001;telex:22269CICR
CH)
4.Representative oftherecipient:ICRCTbilissi,DutuMegreliRoad1,380003Tbilissi(tel.:(78832)
935511;fax:(78832)935520)
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Bl—B3:Georgia;B4:Russia
6.Producttobemobilized :vegetableoil:refinedrapeseedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(-1)(s)Q:seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(1)(a)or(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnesnet):262
9.Numberoflots:one(infourparts)(Bl:80tonnes;B2:72tonnes;B3:55tonnes;B4:55tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(9):seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.1.A,BandC(2))
seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(IILA(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:English
Supplementary markings:'AM-0041(Bl);'AZ-0057'(B2);'GG-0103'(B3+B4)
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .
Mobilizationmaynotinvolveaproductmanufactured and/orpackagedunderinward-processing
arrangements
12.Stageofsupply:freeatdestination
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:B1+B2+B3:seepoint4
B4:ICRCwarehouse,CastelloStreet30A,Adler,Sochi/Russia
(Transportdocumentshouldmention:'FinaldestinationSukhumi:Humanitarian aidintransitthrough
Russia)
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage:29.12.1997—11.1.1998
18.Deadlineforthesupply:8.2.1998
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:2.12.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:16.12.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedattheport
ofshipmentstage:12—25.1.1998
c)deadlineforthesupply:22.2.1998
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):
Bureaudel'aidealimentaire ,
AttnMrT.Vestergaard ,
BatimentLoi130,bureau7/46,
RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,
B-1049Brussels
(telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(32-2)2967003/2967004(exclusively))
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):—

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Notes:
(')Theoperationnumbershouldbementionedinallcorrespondence .
(2)Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
documentsarerequired.
(*)Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131levels.
(4)Article7(3)(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No2200/87shallnotbeapplicabletotenderssubmitted .
(5)Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichtheyrelate.
(6)Notwithstanding OJC114,pointIII.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"EuropeanCom­
munity".'
f)Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,asanitarycerti­
ficate.
(s)Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers,FCL/FCL.
Thesupplierwillberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontainersavailableinthestackpositionat
thecontainerterminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiarywillberesponsibleforallsubsequent
loadingcosts,includingthecostofmovingthecontainersfromthecontainerterminal.
TheprovisionsofArticle13(2),secondsubparagraph ,ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87shallnotapply.
Thesuppliermustsubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifying
thenumberofmetalcanistersbelongingtoeachoperationnumberasspecifiedintheinvitationto
tender.
Thesuppliermustsealeachcontainerwithanumberedlocktainer(Syskolocktainer180seal),thenumber
ofwhichistobeprovidedtotherecipient'sforwarder.
(')Placedin20-footcontainers.Thefreeholdingperiodforcontainersmustbeatleast15days.