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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2345/2000
of 23 October 2000
on the supply of fishery products 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 allocatedfishery products to certain beneficiaries.
(3)ItisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down generalrules for the mobilisation of products to be suppliedpursuant to 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
Fishery products 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 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, 23 October 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:249/99
2.Beneficiary(2):EuronAid,POBox12,2501CADenHaag,Nederland;tel.(31-70)3305757;fax3641701;telex
30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
4.Country of destination: Haiti
5.Product to be mobilised: tinned mackerel in vegetable oil
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 72
7.Number of lots: 1
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4):mackerel ( Scomber scombrus orScomber japonicus ) presented as
salmon-type steaks (whole pieces without head, viscera or tail). The production date must not be more than 9months before the deadline for the submission of tenders.
9.Packaging(
6)(7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (14.0, A, B and C.2)
10.Labelling or marking (5):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (VIII.A(3))
— language to be used for the markings: French— supplementary markings: ‘Date d'expiration: …’ (date of manufacture plus 2 years).
Incasetherequiredmarkingscannotbeprintedonthetins,theymustbeprintedonlabelsfixedonthetins.The
expiry date and the date of manufacture shall be printed on the tins and not on the labels.
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market.
The product must originate from the Community.
12.Specified delivery stage: ex works
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: 4-24.12.2000— second deadline: 11-31.12.2000
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: 7.11.2000— second deadline: 21.11.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantees: EUR 15 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: —
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2)2993050; fax (32-2) 2962005).
(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, point VIII.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Community”’.
ThesizeoftheletteringandoftheEuropeanflagisadaptedtothesizeofthecans.Thecartonsshallbemarkedonthe
two largest sides.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, the net weight of the tins must be of 400 to 500 g.
(7) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
Thesupplierhastosubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumberof
cartons belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
The supplier must 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.