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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2778/1999
of 27 December 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,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management andspecial operations in support of food security(
1), and in par-
ticular 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 allocatedsplit peas 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 asCommunity food aid(
2); whereas it is necessary to
specifythetimelimitsandconditionsofsupplytodeter-mine the resultant costs;(4)In order to ensure that the supplies are carried out,provision should be made for tenderers to be able tomobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
SplitpeasshallbemobilisedintheCommunity,asCommunity
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.
Tendersshallcovereithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplitpeas.
Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofpeastowhich they relate.
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, 27 December 1999.
For the Commission
Margot WALLSTRÖM
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 and B
1.Action Nos:17/99 (A); 22/99 (B)
2.Beneficiary(2):WFP, (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma. tel.: (39-
6)65132988; fax: 65132844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: A: Sierra Leone; B: North Korea
5.Product to be mobilised (8):split peas
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 3900
7.Number of lots: 2 (A: 2400 tonnes; B: 1500 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4)(7):—
9.Packaging(5):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.1A1.a, 2.a and B.4) or (4.0A1.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: English— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market. The product must originate from the
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: from 7 to 27.2.2000— second deadline: from 21.2 to 12.3.2000
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: 11.1.2000— second deadline: 25.1.2000
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,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Brussels;telex:25670AGRECB;fax: (32-2)2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund: —
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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) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— phytosanitary certificate.
(5) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 2% of empty bags of the same quality as those
containing the goods, with the marking following by a capital ‘R’.
(6) NotwithstandingOJC114,29.4.1991,pointIV.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:‘thewordsEuropeanCommunity’
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.Thepeasmustnothavebeen
colouredartificially.Thesplitpeasmustbesteam-treatedforatleasttwominutesorhavebeenfumigated(*)andmeetthe following requirements:
— moisture: maximum 15%,— foreign matters: maximum 0,1%,— brokensplitpeas:maximum10%(peafragmentspassingthroughasieveofcircularmeshof5 mmdiameter).— percentageofdiscolouredseedsorofdifferentcolour:maximum1,5%(yellowpeas),maximum15%(greenpeas),— cooking time: maximum 45 minutes (after soaking for 12 hours) or maximum 60 minutes (without soaking).
(*) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a fumigation certificate.