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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2086/2000
of 2 October 2000
on the supply of biscuits 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 allocatedbiscuits 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
Biscuits shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community
food aid for supply to the recipients 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, 2 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:396/98
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 (not recipient)
4.Country of destination: Sudan
5.Product to be mobilised: biscuits
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): quantityspecifiedinthetenderforatotalamountof174270 EURinpursuanceof
Article 7(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97. The tender shall be expressed in kilogrammes of net product
7.Number of lots: 1
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5)(8):—
9.Packaging(7):—
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 34, 6.2.1993, p. 9 (II.C.(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
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: 6-26.11.2000— second deadline: 20.11-10.12.2000
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: 17.10.2000— second deadline: 31.10.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20 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):refund applicable on 27.9.2000 (fixed in accordance with Article 4(2), first subparagraph of
Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1))
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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) 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.
Thesupplier'sattentionisdrawntothelastsubparagraphofArticle4(1)oftheaboveRegulation.Thephotocopyof
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:
— health certificate (+ ‘EXPIRY DATE’).
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 34, point II. C(3(b) is replaced by the following: ‘biscuits’.
(7) Biscuits ranged in packages of 100 to 400 g in cartons of maximum 10 kg placed in 20 or 40-foot containers.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthecontainer
terminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiaryshallberesponsibleforallsubsequentloadingcosts,includingthecost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumberof
cartons belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
Thesupplierhastosealeachcontainerwithanumberedlocktainer(ONESEAL,SYSKO,Locktainer180orasimilar
high-security seal), the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.
(
8) Biscuitsofaminimumnutritionalvalueof450Kcal/100 gmeetingtherequirementsofArticle1(2)(a)(iv),Article3
and Article 4 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17) and the following requirements:
— moisture: maximum 3,5%— protein: minimum 15%— carbohydrate: minimum 60%— lipids: minimum 18%.
Essential vitamins and minerals (60-80% of RDA/unit)/100 g:
— vitamin A: minimum 1560 I.U.— vitamin B1: minimum 0,8 mg— vitamin B2: minimum 0,8 mg— vitamin B6: minimum 0,8 mg— vitamin B12: minimum 3,1 µg
— vitamin C: 20-45 mg— vitamin D: minimum 160 I.U.— vitamin E: 3-9 mg— folic acid: maximum 270 µg
— niacin: minimum 6,5 mg— pantothenic acid: minimum 3,5 mg— calcium: minimum 260 mg— sodium: maximum 300 mg— iron: minimum 4,2 mg— iodine: minimum 50 µg
The biscuits must be directly consumable and mixable with water, milk or another suitable liquid to form a
homogeneous paste. The product must contain a protein-rich food such as milk or soya concentrate and anappetite-stimulating ingredient such as vanilla suited to the recipients' dietary habits.
Conservation: minimum 12 months from manufacture.