EN Official Journal of the European Communities 28. 1. 1999 L 21/14
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 190/1999
of 27 January 1999
opening an invitation to tender for the mobilisation of pigmeat on the
Community market with a view to its subsequent delivery to Russia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of
17 December 1998 on a programme to supply agriculturalproducts to the Russian Federation (
1), and in particular
Article 4(2) thereof,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 (2)
lays down general rules for the application of Regulation(EC) No 2802/98; whereas Article 2(3) of that Regulationlays down that the invitation to tender may cover thedetermination of the costs of the supply of products to bemobilised on the Community market; whereas the costsof such supply include in particular the price of theproduct and the costs of packaging and labelling theproducts to be delivered to the delivery stage laid down inthe notice of invitation to tender;
Whereas, for the supply operations decided by Regulation
(EC) No 2802/98, these provisions should be applied forthe supply of 30 000 tonnes of pigmeat, split into 31 lots;
Whereas, to make a speedy start to this measure and to
comply with competition requirements, a limited numberof lots should make use of products governed by acontract under Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/98of 25 September 1998 on special conditions for thegranting of private storage aid for pigmeat (
3), as amended
by Regulation (EC) No 2619/98 (4), and which are
removed from storage either after the contractual storageperiod or pursuant to Article 9(4) of Commission Regula-tion (EEC) No 3444/90 of 27 November 1990 layingdown detailed rules for granting private storage aid forpigmeat (
5), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 3533/
93 (6);
Whereas, in addition to the provisions adopted in Regula-
tion (EC) No 111/1999, the specific conditions applyingto these supply operations should be laid down, especiallyas regards quality, packaging and labelling, and provisionshould be made for the immediate entry into force of thisRegulation;Whereas, pursuant to Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No
111/1999, the successful tenderer must undergo anycontrols requested and conducted by agents designated bythe recipient country on Community territory;
Whereas the Management Committee for Pigmeat has
not delivered an opinion within the time limit set by itschairman,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
An invitation to tender is hereby opened to establish the
costs of supplying 30 000 tonnes (carcase equivalent) ofpigmeat, presenting the characteristics and qualities indi-cated in Annex I, for delivery as a supply operationcovered by Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999,in accordance with that Regulation and this Regulation.
Article 2
For a given lot, supply shall comprise:
(a) the purchase of the products listed in Annex I, to be
mobilised on the Community market and, in the caseof fresh products, their processing into frozen prod-ucts;
(b) the packaging and labelling of the products in accord-
ance with the instructions in Annex I;
(c) the supply of the products at the ex-cold store stage in
the Community, at the place indicated by thesuccessful tenderer in his tender, loaded on a meansof transport and within the time limit laid down inAnnex II.
The tender shall contain the exact place of taking over
(cold store) where all the products making up a singlelot must be held. This place must be easily accessiblefor take over by the transporter.
Article 3
The supply of 30 000 tonnes shall be divided into 20 000
tonnes of half-carcases and 10 000 tonnes of fore-ends,split into 31 lots as defined in Annex II.
(1) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 14, 19. 1. 1999, p. 3.
(3) OJ L 263, 26. 9. 1998, p. 12.
(4) OJ L 329, 5. 12. 1998, p. 9.
(5) OJ L 333, 30. 11. 1990, p. 22.
(6) OJ L 321, 23. 12. 1993, p. 9.
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The first five lots shall consist of products governed by a
private storage aid contract under Regulation (EC) No2042/98. The tenders relating to these lots shall beaccompanied by a declaration from the tenderer that theproducts were governed by private storage contracts.
Article 4
1. The tender established in accordance with Regula-
tion (EC) No 111/1999 shall be lodged with the interven-tion agency of the Member State in whose territory theplace of take over referred to in Article 2 is located, andthe address of which is given in Annex III.
2. Tenders relating to half-carcases must specify
whether they are with or without head. Tenders that donot include this information will not be entertained.
When sending the tenders to the Commission in accord-
ance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999,the intervention agencies shall indicate separately thetenders relating to the lots of half-carcases with andwithout head.
3. In the case of lots for the supply of the same quan-
tity of products with the same characteristics, tendersshall be deemed to have been lodged for any one of them.
To allow comparison with the prices of half-carcases
without head, a coefficient of 1,045 shall be applied totenders for half-carcases with head.4. The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 8
February 1999 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
Should a lot not be successfully tendered for by the end of
this period, tenders may be submitted for a second periodexpiring on 15 February 1999 at 5 p.m. (Brussels time).
In this case, all the dates in Annex II shall be extended by
seven days.
Article 5
1. The tendering security shall be EUR 25/tonne for
the half-carcases and the fore-ends.
2. The supply security shall be lodged in accordance
with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
Article 6
Before submitting a tender, the tenderer must acquaint
himself with the health and veterinary conditions of therecipient country.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
following its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
1.Products to be supplied
ex 0203 21 10 half-carcases with or without head, but without flare fat, foreleg, tail, kidneys or
kidney fat, skirt or spinal cord.
The lot must comprise either half-carcases with head or half-carcases without head.ex 0203 29 11 fore-ends, without foot but with the knuckle, rind and subcutaneous fat.
2.Characteristic and qualities of the goods
The products:
— cannot come from the slaughter of breeding sows or boars,
— must comply with Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting
intra-Community trade in fresh meat (
1),
— must be of sound, fair and merchantable quality and come from animals reared in the
Community of the previous two months at least.
3.Packaging
The products shall be individually packaged in polyethylene or polypropylene, suitable for the
packaging of foods, which is at least 0,04 mm thick and, in the case of half-carcases, in sufficientlyresistant cotton or synthetic stockinettes, so that the products are fully covered by the saidpackaging. The fore-ends shall be packed in boxes.
4.Labelling
Each individual piece of meat shall be visibly marked ‘EU-2802/98'.Where the products have come from the private storage aid scheme, the packages shall carry a label
with this same text, placed in such a way that it cannot be disturbed without damaging it.
(1) OJ 121, 29. 7. 1964, p. 2012/64.
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ANNEX II
Description of the lots
Lot No 1: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcases
Lot No 2: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 3: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 4: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 5: 1 000 tonnes of fore-ends
The products in lots 1 to 5 shall have been governed by a contract for private storage aid in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 2042/98; the time limit for delivery shall expire on 7 March 1999.
Lot No 6: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcases
Lot No 7: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 8: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 9: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 10: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 11: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 12: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 13: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 14: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 15: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 16: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 17: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 18: 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 19: 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 20: 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 21: 500 tonnes of half-carcasesLot No 22: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 23: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 24: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 25: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 26: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 27: 1 000 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 28: 500 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 29: 500 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 30: 500 tonnes of fore-endsLot No 31: 500 tonnes of fore-ends
The time limit for delivering lots 6 to 31 shall expire on 14 March 1999.
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ANEXO III — BILAG III — ANHANG III — PAQAQTGLA III — ANNEX III — ANNEXE III —
ALLEGATO III — BIJLAGE III — ANEXO III — LIITE III — BILAGA III
Direcciones de los organismos de intervencin — Interventionsorganernes adresser — Anschriften
der Interventionsstellen — Dieuhmseir tym oqcamislm paqelbseyr — Addresses of the intervention
agencies — Adresses des organismes d’intervention — Indirizzi degli organismi d’intervento —Adressen van de interventiebureaus — Endereos dos organismos de intervenÑo — Interventio-
elinten osoitteet — Interventionsorganens adresser
BELGIQUE/BELGIÜ:
Bureau d’intervention et de restitution belge
Rue de Trves 82B-1040 BruxellesBelgisch Interventie- en RestitutiebureauTrierstraat 82B-1040 BrusselTlphone: (32-2) 287 24 11; tlex: BIRB. BRUB/24076-65567; tlcopieur: (32-2) 230 2533/280 03 07
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND:
Bundesanstalt fr Landwirtschaft und Ernhrung (BLE)
Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am MainAdickesallee 40D-60322 Frankfurt am MainTel.: (49) 69 1564-704/755; Telex: 411727; Telefax: (49) 69 15 64-790/791
DANMARK:
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
EU-direktoratetKampmannsgade 3DK-1780 København VTlf. (45) 33 92 70 00; telex 151317 DK; fax (45) 33 92 69 48, (45) 33 92 69 23
EKKADA
Jtgmotqovij
Stadou 33
GR-Ahma 33
Tgkvymo : 321 23 59, tken: 221 683
ESPAA
FEGA (Fondo Espaol de Garanta Agraria)
Beneficencia, 8E-28005 MadridTel.: (34) 913 47 65 00/913 47 63 10; tlex: FEGA 23427 E/FEGA 41818 E;fax: (34) 915 21 98 32/915 22 43 87
FRANCE:
OFIVAL
80, avenue des Terroirs-de-FranceF-75607 Paris Cedex 12Tlphone: (33 1) 44 68 50 00; tlex: 215330; tlcopieur: (33 1) 44 68 52 33
IRELAND:
Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
Agriculture HouseKildare StreetDublin 2IrelandTel. (353 1) 678 90 11, ext. 2278 and 3806Telex 93292 and 93607, telefax (353 1) 661 62 63, (353 1) 678 52 14 and (353 1) 662 01 98
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ITALIA:
AIMA (Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo)
Via Palestro 81I-00185 RomaTel. (39-06) 49 49 91; telex 61 30 03; fax: (39-06) 445 39 40/(39-06) 445 19 58
LUXEMBOURG:
Service d’conomie rurale, section — cheptel et viande
113-115, rue de HollerichL-1741 LuxembourgTlphone: (352) 478/443; tlcopieur: 2537
NEDERLAND:
Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visserij, Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureau
p/a LASER, ZuidoostSlachthuisstraat 71Postbus 9656040 AZ RoermondTel. (31-475) 35 54 44; telex 56396 VIBNL; fax (31-475) 31 89 39.
STERREICH:
AMA-Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70A-1201 WienTel.: (431) 33 15 12 20; Telefax: (431) 33 15 1297
PORTUGAL
Instituto Nacional de IntervenÑo e Garantia Agrcola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro, nº 4-GP-1600 LisboaTel.: (351-1) 751 85 00; telefax: (351-1) 751 86 15
SUOMI/FINLAND:
maa- ja metstalousministeri
Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryDepartment of Agricultural Policy/Intervention UnitMariankatu 23, PL 232FIN-00171 HelsinkiPuh: (358) 0160 01; faksi: (358) 0160 9790
SVERIGE:
Statens jordbruksverk — Swedish Board of Agriculture
Vallgatan 8S-551 82 JnkpingTfn (46-36) 15 50 00; telex 70991 SJV-S; fax (46-36) 19 05 46
UNITED KINGDOM
Intervention Board Executive Agency
Kings House33 Kings RoadReading RG1 3BUBerkshireUnited KingdomTel. (44 11 89) 58 36 26Fax (44 11 89) 56 67 50