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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No239/97
of10February1997
onthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
supplyandtheproceduretobefollowedtodeterminethe
resultantcosts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27June1996onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
managementandspecialoperationsinsupportoffood
security('),andinparticularArticle24(1)(b)thereof,
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationlaysdownthe
listofcountriesandorganizations eligibleforfood-aid
operationsandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthe
transportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisions
ontheallocationoffoodaid,theCommission has
allocatedcerealstocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No790/91(3);whereasitis
necessarytospecifythetimelimitsandconditionsofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
CerealsshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,10February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
(2)OJNoL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
(3OJNoL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNo('):96/96
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):Coted'Ivoire
4.Representative oftherecipient:ELRA12,BP1769,Abidjan12
tel:(225)264844,fax:264847
5.Placeorcountryofdestination (s):Coted'Ivoire
6.Producttobemobilized :maizeflour
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoodsf)f):seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(II.B.(1)(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):2480
9.Numberoflots:oneinthreeparts(Al:1480tonnes;A2:700tonnes;A3:300tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(h)(*):
seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1(2.2A1.b),2.b)andB.3baskettype)
seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(II.B.(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:French
11.Methodofmobilization :theCommunitymarket
12.Stageofsupply:freeatdestination
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient :—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:Al:MagasinsDécorticaf,Danané;
A2:MagasinsCroix-Rouge ,Tabou;A3:MagasinsCroix-Rouge ,Grabo
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage:24.3to6.4.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:4.5.1997
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on25.2.
1997
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on11.3.1997
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedatthe
portofshipmentstage:7to20.4.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:18.5.1997
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU5pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,Attn.
MrT.Vestergaard ,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,200ruedelaLoi/Wetstaat,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel
telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(322)2967003/2967004(exclusively)
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):refundapplicableon21.2.1997,
fixedbyCommissionRegulation (EC)No182/97(OJNoL31,1.2.1997,p.17)

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Notes:
(')Theoperationnumbershouldbementionedinallcorrespondence .
(2)Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
documentsarerequired.
(3)Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned ,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131 levels.
(4)CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2330/87(OJNoL210,1.8.1987,p.56),aslastamendedbyReg­
ulation(EEC)No2226/89(OJNoL214,25.7.1989,p.10),isapplicableasregardstheexportrefund.
ThedatereferredtoinArticle2ofthesaidRegulationisthatreferredtoinpoint25ofthisAnnex.
Theamountoftherefundshallbeconvertedintonationalcurrencybyapplyingtheagriculturalconver­
sionrateapplicableonthedayofcompletionofthecustomsexportformalities .TheprovisionsofArticles
13to17ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1068/93(OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106),aslastamended
byRegulation (EC)No1482/96(OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22)shallnotapplytothisamount.
(')Commissiondelegationtobecontactedbythesuccessfultenderer:seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.33.
(h)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesame
qualityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
I7)Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,thefollowing
document :
—phytosanitary certificate .
(8)Notwithstanding OJNoC114,pointsII.B.3.(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"European
Community"'.