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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 493/2000
of 6 March 2000
on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management andspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),andinpartic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of
countries and organisations eligible for Community aidandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthetransportoffoodaid beyond the fob stage.
(2)Following the taking of a number of decisions on theallocation of food aid, the Commission has allocatedvegetable oil to certain beneficiaries.
(3)ItisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down generalrules for the mobilisation of products to be suppliedunder Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 asCommunity food aid(
2). It is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant costs.
(4)Inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarriedoutforagivenlot,provisionshouldbemadefortendererstobeabletomobiliseeitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil.Thecontractforthesupplyofeachsuchlotistobeawarded
to the tenderer submitting the lowest tender,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Vegetable oil shall be mobilised in the Community, as
Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in theAnnex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 andunder the conditions set out in the Annex.
The supply shall cover the mobilisation of vegetable oil
produced in the Community. Mobilisation may not involve aproduct manufactured and/or packaged under inwardprocessing arrangements.
Tenders shall cover either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil.
Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhich they relate.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the
generalandspecificconditionsapplicable.Anyotherconditionor reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 6 March 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23.
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ANNEX
LOTS A, B
1.Action No:267/98
2.Beneficiary(2):Euronaid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland; tel. (31-70)3305757; fax (31-
70)3641701; telex 30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary'srepres entative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: Eritrea
5.Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
6.Total quantity (tonnesnet): 1125
7.Number of lots: 2 (A: 562 tonnes; B: 563 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4)(6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A(1)(a) or (b))
9.Packaging(7):A:seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.8,A,BandC(2));B:seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4,A,B
and C(2))
10.Labelling or marking (5):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A(3))
— language to be used for the markings: English— supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
Mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward−processing arrangements.
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment
13.Alternative delivery stage: —
14. a) Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: —
16.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 17.4-7.5.2000— second deadline: 1-21.5.2000
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: —— second deadline: —
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 21.3.2000— second deadline: 4.4.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantee (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de
MonsieurT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,Bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel;tlx25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund: —
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (32-2)2951465),
Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2)2993050).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which consignment
documents are required.
(3) Thesuppliershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthatfortheproducttobe
delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not beenexceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— health certificate.
(5) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point III.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
Community”’.
(6) Tenders shall rejected unless they specify the type of oil to which they relate.
(7) Shipment to take place in 20−foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthecontainer
terminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiaryshallberesponsibleforallsubsequentloadingcosts,includingthecost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittothebeneficiary'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumber
of bags belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a similar
high-security seal) the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.