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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1299/1999
of 21 June 1999
on the supply of split peas as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27 June 1996 on food aid policy and food aid manage-mentandspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1)Whereas the abovementioned Regulation laysdownthelistofcountriesandorganisationseligiblefor Community aid and specifies the generalcriteriaonthetransportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
(2)Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdeci-sions on the allocation of food aid, the Commis-sionhasallocatedsplitpeastocertainbeneficiaries;
(3)Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies inaccordance with the rules laid down by Commis-sionRegulation(EC)No2519/97of16December1997layingdowngeneralrulesforthemobilisationofproductstobesuppliedunderCouncilRegula-tion (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food aid(
2);
whereas it is necessary to specify the time limitsandconditionsofsupplytodeterminetheresultantcosts;(4)Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies arecarriedout,provisionshouldbemadefortenderersto be able to mobilise either green split peas oryellow split peas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Split peas shall be mobilised in the Community, as
CommunityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientslistedintheAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No2519/97, and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
Tendersshallcovereithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplit
peas. Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify thetype of peas to which they relate.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
thegeneralandspecificconditionsapplicable.Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedinhistenderisdeemedunwritten.
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, 21 June 1999.
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.Actions No: 641/97 (A); 643/97 (B)
2.Beneficiary(2):Euronaid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland
tel.: (31-70) 3305757; fax: 3641701; telex: 30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: Rwanda
5.Product to be mobilised (8):split peas
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 1908
7.Number of lots: 2 (A: 1000 tonnes; B: 908 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4)(7):
9.Packaging(5)(9):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.1 A1.a, 2.a and B.4) or (4.0.A(1)(c), (2)(c) and B(4))
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (IV.A.3))
Language to be used for the markings: French
Supplementary markings: 
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: theCommunitymarketTheproductmustoriginatefromthe
Community.
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: 26.7 15.8.1999
second deadline: 9 29.8.1999
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: 6.7.1999
second deadline: 20.7.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1):Bureaudel’aidealimentaire, Attn.
MonsieurT.Vestergaard BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi200, B-1049 Bruxelles tlx:25670AGREC B; fax: (322)2967003 / 2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund: 
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (322)2951465),
Torben Vestergaard (tel. (322)2993050).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which
consignment documents are required.
(3) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the
product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member Stateconcerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
phytosanitary certificate.
(5) Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuppliermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesamequalityas
those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R'.
(6) NotwithstandingOJC114of29.4.1991,pointIV.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:‘thewords“European
Community”' and point IV.A(3)(b) by the following: ‘Split peas'.
(7) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate.
(8) Yelloworgreenpeas (Pisum sativum) forhumanconsumptionofthemostrecentcrop.Thepeasmustnot
havebeencolouredartificially.Thesplitpeasmustbesteam-treatedforatleasttwominutesorhavebeenfumigated(*) and meet the following requirements:
moisture: maximum 15%,
foreign matters: maximum 0,1%,
brokensplitpeas:maximum10%(peafragmentspassingthroughasieveofcircularmeshof5mm
diameter),
percentageofdiscolouredseedsorofdifferentcolour:maximum1,5%(yellowpeas),maximum15%
(green peas),
cooking time: maximum 45 minutes (after soaking for 12 hours) or maximum 60 minutes (without
soaking).
(
9) Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers,conditionFCL/FCL(eachcontainingmaximum17,5tonnes
net).
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthe
containerterminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiaryshallberesponsibleforallsubsequentloadingcosts, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittotherecipient’sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthe
number of bags belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
Thesupplierhastosealeachcontainerwithanumberedlocktainer(Oneseal,Sysko,Locktainer180ora
similar high-security seal), the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary’s representative.
(*) The successful tender shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery a fumigation certificate.