25.11.97 EN OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities L322/29
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No2324/97
of24November 1997
onthesupplyofsplitpeasasfoodaid
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
allocatedsplitpeastocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No790/91(3);whereasitis
necessarytospecifythetimelimitsandconditionsof
supplyandtheproceduretobefollowedtodeterminethe
resultantcosts;Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarried
out,provisionshouldbemadefortendererstobeableto
mobilizeeithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplitpeas,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
SplitpeasshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientslistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation(EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
Tendersshallcovereithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplit
peas.Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythe
typeofpeastowhichtheyrelate.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable.Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24November1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
I1)OJL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
3OJL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNo('):67/97
2.Programme :1997
3.Recipient(2):WFP(WorldFoodProgramme),viaCristoforoColombo426,1-00145Romatel.:(39-6)
65132988;fax:65132844/3;telex:626675WFPI
4.Representative oftherecipient:tobedesignatedbytherecipient
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Liberia
6.Producttobemobilized :splitpeas
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)I7)(')(l0):—
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):1557
9.Numberoflots:1
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(8):seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(1.0A(l)(c),(2)(c)andB(4))
seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(IIA(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:English
11.Methodofmobilization :theCommunitymaket
12.Stageofsupply:freeatportofshipment
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:5to25.1.1998
18.Deadlineforthesupply:—
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:9.12.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:22.12.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:26.1to15.2.1998
(c)deadlineforthesupply:—
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU5pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,à
l'attentiondeMrT.Vestergaard ,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049
Brussels(telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(322)2967003/2967004(exclusively))
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):—

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1.OperationNo('):506/96
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):Rwanda
4.Representative oftherecipient:WFP,BP1150Kigali,Rwanda
Tel.:(250)87611/12/13/14,fax:87621
5.Placeorcountryofdestination (5):Rwanda
6.Producttobemobilized :splitpeas
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)Q(9)(l0):—
8.Totalquantity:QuantityspecifiedinthetenderforatotalamountofECU600000pursuanttoArticle
7(3)(h)ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87.Thetendershallbeexpressedinkilogramsofnetproduct.
9.Numberoflots:1
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(8)("):seeOJC267,13.9.1996,p.1(1.0A(l)(c),(2)(c)andB(6))
seeOJC114,29.4.1991,p.1(IIA(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:French
11.Methodofmobilization :theCommunitymarket
12.Stageofsupply("):freeatdestination
13.Portofshipment:—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:EntrepotWFP/PAMaKigali:
Oprovia—Kicukiro
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage(l2):—
18.Deadlineforthesupply:8.3.1998
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:9.12.1997(12noon(Brussels
time))
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:22.12.1997(12noon(Brusselstime))
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedatthe
portofshipmentstage(l2):—
(c)deadlineforthesupply:22.3.1998
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU5pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire,à
l'attentiondeMrT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049
Brussels(telex: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.
(5)ProgrammedeSécuritéAlimentairede1UnionEuropéenneauRwanda,BP515,Kigali;tel.
(250)75692/77021,fax73146.
(6)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesame
qualityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
f7)Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,thefollowing
document :
—phytosanitarycertificate.
(8)Notwithstanding OJC114,pointII.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"EuropeanCom­
munity"'andpointII.A(3)(b)bythefollowing:'poiscasses'.
(9)Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofpeastowhichtheyrelate.
(10)Yelloworgreenpeas(Pisumsativum)forhumanconsumptionofthemostrecentcrop.Thepeasmust
nothavebeencolouredartificially.Thesplitpeasmustbesteam-treatedforatleasttwominutesorhave
beenfumigated(*)andmeetthefollowingrequirements :
—moisture:maximum15%,
—foreignmatters:maximum0,1%,
—brokensplitpeas:maximum10%(peafragmentspassingthroughasieveofcircularmeshof5mm
diameter),
—percentageofdiscolouredseedsorofdifferentcolour:maximum1,5%(yellowpeas),maximum
15%(greenpeas),
—cookingtime:maximum45minutes(aftersoakingfor12hours).
(")Notwithstanding Article7(3)(f)ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87,onesingletendercorresponding tothe
foresensupplystageshallbepresented.However,thetendershallindicatedistinctlyanamount
expressedinecusrelatingtothetotaltransportcostsbeyondthesupplystagefreeatportofshipment.
C2)TheprovisionsofArticle9(4)ofRegulation(EEC)2200/87shallnotbeapplicable.
(*)Thesuccessfultendershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondeliveryafumigationcertificate.