COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 3197/93 of 22 November 1993 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;

Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain recipients 305 tonnes of vegetable oil;

Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;

Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.

The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.

Article 2

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, 22 November 1993.

For the Commission

René STEICHEN

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ No L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1.

(2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.

(3) OJ No L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1.

(4) OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1.

(5) OJ No L 81, 28. 3. 1991, p. 108.

ANNEX

LOTS A and B 1. Operation No (1): 1140/93 (lot A) and 1144/93 (lot B)

2. Programme: 1993

3. Recipient (2): CICR, 19, avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Genève [tél. (41-22) 734 60 01; télex 22269 CH CICR]

4. Representative of the recipient: lot A: Délégation CICR - avenue Munungu 2374 - Lubumbashi, Zaire - [tél: (243) 22 - 22 28 62] - Lot B: Délégation CICR, - Man. Côte d'Ivoire [tél: (225) 79 06 45; fax: 79 00 53]

5. Place or country of destination (5): lot A: Zaire; lot B: Ivory Coast

6. Product to be mobilized: refined rape seed oil

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods: (3): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 [under III.A.1.(a)]

8. Total quantity: 305 tonnes net

9. Number of lots: two (lot A: 180 tonnes; lot B: 125 tonnes)

10. Packaging and marking (6) (7): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 [under III.A.2.1, III.A.2.3 and III.A.3]:

- 1-litre metalcanister, without cardboard crosspieces

Markings in French

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at destination

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. Port of landing: -

16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: entrepôt CICR - Lubumbashi (lot A) entrepôt CICR - Man (lot B)

17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 10 - 23. 1. 1994

18. Deadline for the supply: 13. 3. 1994 (lot A); 27. 2. 1994 (lot B)

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: tendering

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 7. 12. 1993, at 12 noon (Brussels time)

21. A. In the case of a second invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 21. 12. 1993, at 12 noon (Brussels time)

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 24. 1 - 6. 2. 1994

(c) deadline for the supply: 27. 3. 1994 (lot A); 13. 3. 1994 (lot B)

B. In the case of a third invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 4. 1. 1994, at 12 noon (Brussels time)

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 7 - 20. 2. 1994

(c) deadline for the supply: 10. 4. 1994 (lot A); 27. 3. 1994 (lot B)

22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne

23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus

24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities (1): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles; telex 22037 / 25670 AGREC B; telefax (32-2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04

25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4): -

Notes:

(1) The operation number should be mentioned in all correspondence.

(2) The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment documents are required.

(3) The successful tenderer shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine -131 levels.

The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:

- health certificate.

(4) Article 7 (3) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.

(5) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer: see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 33.

(6) Placed in 20-foot containers.

(7) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point III.A. 3 (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European Community"'.