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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1218/2000
of 9 June 2000
on the supply of cereals 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 allocatedcereals 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 as
Community food aid(
2). It is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community
food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, inaccordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under theconditions set out in the Annex.
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, 9 June 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
LOT A
1.Action No:628/97 (A1): 343/98 (A2): 344/98 (A3): 345/98 (A4): 346/98 (A5): 153/99 (A6)
2.Beneficiary(2):EuronAid,POBox12,2501CADenHaag,Nederlandtel:(31-70)3305757;fax:3641701;telex:
30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: Ethiopia
5.Product to be mobilised: common wheat
6.Totalquantity (tonnes net): 16652
7.Number of lots: 1in6parts(A1:3940tonnes;A2:1410tonnes:A3:428tonnes:A4:276tonnes:A5:5896
tonnes: A6: 4702 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(1)(a))
9.Packaging:see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0A1.c, 2.c and B.2)
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(3))
— language to be used for the markings: English— supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed(
8)(9)
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: 10-30.7.2000— second deadline: 24.7-13.8.2000
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: 27.6.2000— second deadline: 11.7.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn Mr T.
Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, Bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; telex 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2)2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):refundapplicableon16.6.2000,fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No1141/2000(OJL127,
27.5.2000, p. 54)
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LOT B
1.Action No:136/99 (B1): 137/99 (B2)
2.Beneficiary(2):WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma [tel. (3906)
65132988; fax (39)0665132844/3; telex 626675 WFP I]
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: B1: Guinea: B2: Sierra Leone
5.Product to be mobilised: maize flour
6.Totalquantity (tonnes net): 2610
7.Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (B1: 1305 tonnes: B2: 1305 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5):See OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B.(1)(b))
9.Packaging(7):See OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 2.2A1.D, 2.d and B.1
10.Labelling or marking (6):See OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B.(3))
— language to be used for the markings: French (B1), English (B2)— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: The Community market
12.Specified delivery stage: Free at port of shipment — fob stowed
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: 24.7-13.8.2000— second deadline: 7-27.8.2000
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: 27.6.2000— second deadline: 11.7.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn MT.
Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 130, Bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; Telex 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):Refund applicable on 16.6.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2000 (OJ L
127, 27.5.2000, p. 54)
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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) CommissionRegulation(EC)No259/98(OJL25,31.1.1998,p.39),isapplicableasregardstheexportrefund.The
date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that indicated in point 22 of this Annex.
The supplier's attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation.The photocopy of the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted (fax (32-2)
2962005).
(
5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— phytosanitary certificate.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29 April 1991, point II.A(3)(c) or II.B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words
“European Community”’
(7) Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesamequalityasthose
containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’.
(8) The quantity and quality control will be carried out for every 2500 tonnes.
(9) The vessel chartered by the recipient (self-trimming bulk carrier) is to be loaded by the supplier free of risk and
expensetothevesselattheaveragerateof3500tonnesperweatherworkingdayof24hours.Shouldthisratenotbeattained,demurrageshallbepaidbythesuppliertotheCommissionattheratestipulatedinthecharterparty.Forworkingtimesaved,despatchmoneyshallbepaidbytheCommissiontothesuccessfultendererattherateof50%ofthe rate of demurrage stipulated. Laytime to be non-reversible.