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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No488/97
of17March1997
onthesupplyofvegetableoilasfoodaid
thepossibilityfortendererstoindicatetwoportsof
loading,wherenecessarynotbelongingtothesameport
area,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
out,provisionshouldbemadefortendererstobeableto
mobilizeeitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil;whereasthe
contractforthesupplyofsucheachlotistobeawarded
tothetenderersubmittingthelowesttender;
Whereas,foragivenlot,giventhesmallquantitiestobe
supplied,thepackagingmethodsandthelargenumberof
destinationsofthesupplies,provisionshouldbemadeforHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
VegetableoilshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure .
Thesupplyshallcoverthemobilizationofvegetableoil
producedintheCommunity .Mobilization maynot
involveaproductmanufactured and/orpackagedunder
inwardprocessingarrangements .
TendersrelatingtothelotsspecifiedintheAnnexshall
covereitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil.Tendersshallbe
rejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichthey
relate.
ForlotA,notwithstanding Article7(3)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2200/87,thetendermayindicatetwoportsof
shipmentnotnecessarilybelongingtothesameportarea.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,17March1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
(2)OJNoL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
b)OJNoL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNos('):131/96(Al);132/96(A2);133/96(A3);136/96(A4);134/96(A5);137/96(A6)
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):WFP(WorldFoodProgramme),viaCristoforoColombo426,1-00145Roma
(tel:(39-6)57971;telex:626675WFPI)
4.Representative oftherecipient:tobedesignatedbytherecipient
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Al:Nicaragua;A2:Honduras;A3:Guatemala;A4:Bolivia;A5:
Madagascar ;A6:Rwanda
6.Producttobemobilized :vegetableoil:refinedrapeseedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)f)(8):seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(1)(a)or
(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnesnet):1257
9.Numberoflots:1in6parts(Al:483tonnes;A2:153tonnes;A3:200tonnes;A4:262tonnes;A5:65
tonnes;A6:94tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(*):seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4A,BandC.2)
seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A.(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:Al—A4:Spanish;A5-fA6:French
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .
Mobilizationmaynotinvolveaproductmanufacturedand/orpackagedunderinward-processing ar­
rangements .
12.Stageofsupply:freeatportofshipment(10)
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient :—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:—
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment :28.4—18.5.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:—
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:1.4.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:15.4.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:12.5—1.6.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:—
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,
Attn.MrT.Vestergaard ,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Brussels
(telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(32-2)2967003/2967004(exclusively))
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer("):—

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LOTSB,C
1.OperationNos('):130/96(B);138/96(C)
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):WFP(WorldFoodProgramme),viaCristoforoColombo426,1-00145Roma
(tel.:(39-6)57971;telex:626675WFPI)
4.Representative oftherecipient:B:Attn.WFPRepresentative ,1191CornicheElNil,Boulak,Cairo
C:WFPYemen,Attn.CountryDirector,KhorashiBldg,SiteenStreet,Sana'a
5.Placeorcountryofdestination (5):B:Egypt;C:Yemen
6.Producttobemobilized:vegetableoil:refinedrapeseedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)f)(s):seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(1)(a)or
(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnesnet):487
9.Numberoflots:2(B:250tonnes;C:237tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(9):seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4A,BandC.2)
seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A.3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:English
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .Mobiliza­
tionmaynotinvolveaproductmanufacturedand/orpackagedunderinward-processing arrangements
12.Stageofsupply:freeatportoflanding—landed
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:B:Alexandria ;C:Hodeidah
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:—
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage:28.4—11.5.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:1.6.1997
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:1.4.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:15.4.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedatthe
portofshipmentstage:12—25.5.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:15.6.1997
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):
Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,Attn.MrT.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.
(3)Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131levels.
(4)Article7(3)(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No2200/87shallnotbeapplicabletotenderssubmitted.
(5)Commissiondelegationtobecontactedbythesuccessfultenderer:OJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.33.
(6)Notwithstanding OJNoC114,pointIII.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"European
Community"'.
Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,asanitarycertifi­
cate.
(8)Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichtheyrelate.
(9)Thefreeholdingperiodforcontainersmustbeatleast15days.
(10)Notwithstanding Article7(3)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87,thetendermayindicatetwoportsof
shipmentnotnecessarilybelongingtothesameportarea.