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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No1746/97
of8September1997
onthesupplyofvegetableoilasfoodaid
THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27June1996onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
managementandspecialoperationsinsupportoffood
security('),andinparticularArticle24(1)(b)thereof,
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationlaysdownthe
listofcountriesandorganizationseligibleforfood-aid
operationsandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthe
transportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisions
ontheallocationoffoodaid,theCommission has
allocatedvegetableoiltocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No790/91(3);
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifythetimelimitsand
conditionsofsupplyandtheproceduretobefollowedto
determinetheresultantcosts;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarried
outforagivenlot,provisionshouldbemadefortenderers
tobeabletomobilizeeitherrape-seedoilorsunfloweroil;whereasthecontractforthesupplyofsucheachlotis
tobeawardedtothetenderersubmittingthelowest
tender,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
VegetableoilshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
Thesupplyshallcoverthemobilizationofvegetableoil
producedintheCommunity .ForlotAmobilizationmay
notinvolveaproductmanufactured and/orpackaged
underinwardprocessingarrangements .
TendersrelatingtolotAshallcovereitherrape-seedoil
orsunfloweroil.Tendersshallberejectedunlessthey
specifythetypeofoiltowhichtheyrelate.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable.Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8September1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
(2)OJL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
(3)OJL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNo('):403/96
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):Euronaid,Postbus12,NL-2501,CADenHaag,Nederland(tel.:(3170)3305757;fax:
3641701;telex:30960EURONNL)
4.Representative oftherecipient:tobedesignatedbytherecipient
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Nicaragua
6.Producttobemobilized:vegetableoil:refinedrape-seedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)(*)Q:seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(IIIA(1)(a)or(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):375
9.Numberoflots:1
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(8):seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4A,BandC.2)
seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:Spanish
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .
Mobilizationmaynotinvolveaproductmanufacturedand/orpackagedunderinward-processing
arrangements .
12.Stageofsupply:Freeatportofshipment
13.Portofshipment:—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:—
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:20.10—9.11.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:—
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on23.9.
1997
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on7.10.1997
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:3—23.11.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:—
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire,Attn.
MrT.Vestergaard ,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Brusselstelex:
25670AGRECB;fax:(322)2967003/2967004(exclusively)
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):—

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Notes:
(')Theoperationnumbershouldbementionedinallcorrespondence .
(2)Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
documentsarerequired.
(3)Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131levels.
(4)Article7(3)(g)ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87shallnotbeapplicabletotenderssubmitted.
(*)Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichtheyrelate.
(6)Notwithstanding OJC114,pointIIIJ\(3)(C)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"EuropeanCom­
munity".'
QThesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,asanitarycerti­
ficate.
(8)Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers,FCL/FCL.
Thesupplierwillberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontainersavailableinthestackpositionat
thecontainerterminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiarywillberesponsibleforallsubsequent
loadingcosts,includingthecostofmovingthecontainersfromthecontainerterminal.
TheprovisionsofArticle13(2),secondsubparagraph ,ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87shallnotapply.
Thesuppliermustsubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifying
thenumberofmetalcanistersbelongingtoeachoperationnumberasspecifiedintheinvitationto
tender.
Thesuppliermustsealeachcontainerwithanumberedlocktainer(Syskolocktainer 180seal),thenumber
ofwhichistobeprovidedtotherecipient'sforwarder.