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COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC)No2433/91
of8August1991
layingdowndetailedrulesforthesupplyofpastaasurgentaidforthepeopleof
theSovietUnionprovidedforbyCouncilRegulation (EEC)No598/91
Regulation(EEC)No1676/85onthevalueoftheunitof
accountandtheconversionratestobeappliedforthe
purposesofthecommonagriculturalpolicy(4),aslast
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No3237/90(*);
Whereas,theappropriatecommunications toassurethe
bestmonitoringofoperationsuntilthetaking-overbythe
agencyorenterprisechargedwiththedispatchtothe
destinationshouldbeprovidedfor;
WhereasthemeasuresprovidedforinthisRegulationare
inaccordancewiththeopinionoftheCommitteefore­
seeninArticle5(2)ofRegulation(EEC)No598/91,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No598/91of
5March1991onurgentactionforthesupplyofagricul­
turalproductsintendedforthepeopleoftheSoviet
Union('),andinparticularArticle5thereof,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1676/85
of11June1985onthevalueoftheunitofaccountand
theconversionratestobeappliedforthepurposesofthe
commonagriculturalpolicy(2),aslastamendedbyRegu­
lation(EEC)No2205/90(3),andinparticularArticle2(4)
thereof,
WhereasRegulation(EEC)No598/91providesforurgent
actionforthesupplyofagriculturalproductsintendedfor
thepeopleoftheSovietUnion;whereasthatcountryhas
requestedthesupplyofpasta;whereasthisrequestshould
begranted;
Whereas,takingintoconsiderationtheparticularrequire­
mentsofthesupplyasregardstransportanddistribution
tothedestination,thecostsconcerningthemanufacture
oftheproductsshouldbedeterminedseparately,by
tender,inordertoorganizesubsequentlythedispatchof
theproductstotheinstitutionsandorganizationsbenefi­
ciary;
Whereasitisnecessarytodeterminetheconditionsfor
tenderingtheattributionofthesupply'contract'andthe
obligationsofthetenderersresponsibleforthemanufac­
tureoftheproducts;
WhereaspursuanttoArticle2(4)ofRegulation(EEC)No
598/91thegoodsdelivereddonotqualifyforexport
refundsandarenotsubjecttomonetarycompensatory
amounts;
Whereas,forthepurposesofdeterminingthesupplycosts
andthesecuritiestobelodged,andinordertoavoid
marketdistortionsasaresultofmonetaryfactors,provi­
sionshouldbemadefortheuseoftherepresentative
marketratesreferredtoinArticle3aofCommission
Regulation(EEC)No3152/85of11November1985
layingdowndetailedrulesfortheapplicationofCouncilArticle1
1.PursuanttoRegulation(EEC)No598/91,aproce­
dureisherebyinitiatedforinvitationstotenderforthe
manufactureof19separatelotsofpasta,eachlotbeing
500tonnes,inaccordancewiththeconditionslaiddown
inthisRegulation.
2.Eachdeliveryshallcomprise:
(a)themanufactureintheCommunityofone500tonne
lotofpastainaccordancewithpoint1ofAnnexI.
Thegoodsaretobepackedandlabelledinconfor­
mitywiththeprovisionsofAnnexI.
Themanufactureandpackagingofthegoodscovered
bythetenderhastobeaccomplished bythedate
indicatedinAnnexIII;
(b)thestorage,atthemanufacturers expense,ofgoodsat
thedisposaloftheorganizationdesignatedbythe
Commission until
(c)theundertakingtoexpediteasfaraspossiblethe
manufactureoftheamountsofgoodstenderedwitha
viewtocompletingitsmanufactureandtake-overby
datesbeforethosespecifiedabove,attherequestof
theorganizationdesignatedbytheCommission .
3.Thegoodsreferredtoinparagraph2shallnotbe
deliveredundertheinwardprocessingarrangements .
(')OJNoL67,14.3.1991,p.19.
(2)OJNoL164,24.6.1985,p.1.
(3)OJNoL201,31.7.1990,p.9.(4)OJNoL310,21.11.1985,p.1.0OJNoL310,9.11.1990,p.18.

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Article5
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1.Onthebasisofthetendersreceived:
—thedeliveryshallbeawardedtothetendererwhose
tenderquotesthelowestamounts,
—or,wherenecessary,noawardshallbemade,inparti­
cularwherethetenderssubmittedexceedtheprices
normallyobtainingonthemarket,
Whereseveraltendersspecifythesameamountadjusted
accordingtoparagraph2,lotsshallbedrawntodetermine
thetendertobeaccepted.
2.Forthecomparisonofthetenders,theaccession
compensatoryamountsshallbededucted.
3.Withinfiveworkingdaysfollowingtheclosingdate
forsubmissionoftenders,theCommissionshallinform
alltenderersbywrittentelecommunication ofthe
outcomeofthetenderingprocedure.Whereanawardis
madethesuccessfultenderershallbeinformedthereof
immediatelybywrittentelecommunication .
Article6
ThetenderingsecurityprovidedforinArticle3(2)(g)
shallbereleasedwithoutdelay:
—ifatenderisnotacceptedorifnoawardismade,
—forthesuccessfultendererwhenproofisprovidedof
thelodgingofdeliverysecurityinaccordancewith
Article7.Article2
1.Tendersshallbesentbywrittentelecommunication
tothefollowingaddress:
CommissionoftheEuropeanCommunities ,
DGVI-H-2,Bilateralmatters,
200,ruedelaLoi,
Loi1306/77,
B-1040Brussels;
(telex:22037AGRECB;fax:3222359306)
2.Tendersmustbelodgedintheirentiretybefore
12.00noon(Brusselstime)on19August1991.
Article3
1.Eachtendershallrefertoonelotof500tonnes(net
weightofgoods).
2.Tendersshallbevalidonlyiftheyindicatethe
following:
(a)theprecisereferencetotheinvitationtotender;
(b)thenameandaddressandinparticulartelex/telefax
numbersofthetendererestablishedintheCommu­
nity;
(c)thenumberofthelotstenderedforandthenetweight
tendered;
(d)theamountinecuspertonneofgoodsoffered;
(e)theexactaddressoftheplaceofmanufactureand
packaging;
(f)theexactaddressofthestorehouseatwhichthegoods
aretobeplacedatdisposalinconformitywithArticle
1(2)(b);tendersshouldindicateonlyonestorage
facility.
Tendersshallbeaccompaniedby:
(g)proofthatthetendererhaslodgedthetenderingsecu­
rityreferredtoinArticle4beforetheexpiryofthe
deadlineforsubmissionoftenders.Thisproofshallbe
furnishedbymeansofadocumentissuedbythe
guarantor.
3.Atenderwhichcontainsconditionsotherthanthose
laiddownbythisRegulationshallnotbevalid.
4.Notendermaybechangedorwithdrawn.
Article4
1.ThetenderingsecurityshallbefixedatECU15per
tonneofgoods.
2.Thetenderingsecurityshalltaketheformofsureties
infavouroftheCommissionissuedbyacreditinstitution
approvedbyaMemberState.
Thetenderingsecuritymustbeprovidedforaperiodofat
leastonemonth.
Thetenderingsecuritycanbereleasedsolelyattheiniti­
ativeoftheCommission .Itshallbereleasedorpayablein
conformitywithArticle6.Article7
Withinfiveworkingdaysofbeingnotifiedthathehas
beenawardedthedeliverycontract,thesuccessful
tenderershallprovidetheorganizationindicatedin
Article8withproofthatadeliverysecurityamountingto
ECU50000hasbeenlodgedforeachlot.
Thisdeliverysecurityshallbeconstitutedintheformof
suretiesissuedbyacreditinstitutionapprovedbya
MemberState.Itmustbeprovidedforaperiodofatleast
fourmonths.Theproofshallbefurnishedbymeansofa
documentissuedbytheguarantor.
Thedeliverysecurityshallbereleasedinconformitywith
Article10(4).
Article8
1.BeforethedatespecifiedinAnnexIIIforthelot
concerned,thesuccessfultenderershallpresentademand
forpaymentforthesupplytotheorganizationdesignated
bytheMemberStateinwhichthestorehouseofsupply
referredtoinArticle3(2)(f)issituated,accompaniedby
thefollowing:
(a)proofoflodgementofapaymentsecurityintheform
ofsuretiesinfavouroftheforementioned organization
issuedbyacreditinstitutionapprovedbyaMember

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wasmadeavailableinaccordancewithhisobligationsand
willobtainreleaseofthepaymentsecurityonfootofthis
certification.Similarly,theorganizationresponsiblefor
paymentshall,afterconsultationwiththeCommission ,
makeappropriatemeasuresasregardsthedestinationof
thegoods.
3.Thepaymentsecurityshallbereleasedforquantities
forwhichthetenderer'sobligationshavebeenfulfilled.
Thequantitiessuppliedshallbedeemedsatisfactory
wherethenetweightisnotlessthanbymorethan1%
oftheintendedquantity.
4.ThesupplysecurityforeseeninArticle5shallbe
releasedonprovisionofproofoftheestablishment ofthe
paymentsecurityinaccordancewithArticle8.
5.Securitiesshallbereleasedatonceinthecaseof
forcemajeure.
Article11
Theconversionratestobeusedforpaymentoftenders
andfortenderinganddeliverysecuritiesshallbethe
representativemarketratesreferredtoinArticle3aof
Regulation(EEC)No3152/85,validonthefinaldatefor
submissionoftenders.
Article12
1.TheCommissionshallcommunicate totheorgan­
izationsmentionedinArticles8and9thenameofthe
successfultendererandallothernecessaryinformationfor
carryingoutdelivery.
2.Theorganizationsreferredtoinparagraph 1shall
communicate totheCommission allinformation con­
cerningthecarryingoutofthedelivery,inparticularthe
resultsofthechecksandtheconditionsoftake-overof
thegoods.
Article13
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .-State,providedforaperiodofatleasttwomonths.
Theproofshallbefurnishedbymeansofadocument
issuedbytheguarantor;
(b)certificationmadebytheorganizationreferredtoin
Article9,oncompletionofthecheckscarriedout;
(c)certificationthattheproductswereavailablebythe
productiondeadlinereferredtoinAnnexIII.Payment
shallbemadeforthequantityofproduct(netweight)
referredtointhecertificate.
2.Thepaymentsecurityprovidedforinparagraph 1
shallbe110%oftheamountoftheofferfortherelevant
lot.
Article9
Themanufactureandpackagingofthegoodsshallbethe
subjectofacontroltobecarriedoutbytheorganization
designatedbytheMemberStatewithinwhichliesthe
placeofmanufactureandpackaging.
Forthispurposethesuccessfultenderershallinformthis
organizationandtheCommissionoftheplacesand
periodofmanufactureandofpackagingofthegoods,at
leastfivedaysinadvanceaswellastheaddressofthe
storehousementionedinArticle3(2)(f)atwhichgoods
arekeptatdisposal.
Followingcontrols,theorganizationshallprovideacerti­
ficatebasedonthemodelinAnnexIItothisRegulation,
establishingthattheproductshadbeenmanufactured
accordingtothetermsofthisRegulation.
Article10
1.ThepaymentsecurityreferredtoinArticle8(1)
shallbereleasedwithoutdelaywhenthesuccessful
tendererpresentsthetake-overcertificateinaccordance
withthemodelinAnnexIIandprovidedbythebody
indicatedbytheCommission .
2.Iftheproductisnottakenoverbythedateindicated
inAnnexIII,thesuccessfultenderershallasktheorgan­
izationresponsibleforpaymenttocertifythattheproduct
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,8August1991.
FortheCommission
JeanDONDELINGER
MemberoftheCommission

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ANNEXI
1.Characteristics ofgoodstobedeliveredasurgentaid
Pastamadefromdurumwheatsemolinawithanashcontentlessthanorequalto1,1%anda
proteincontentnotlessthan10%,fallingwithinCNcodes190219,190220or190230.For
controlpurposesatoleranceof3%ofcommonwheatinthetotalityofwheatusedispermissible.
2.Additionalrequirementsconcerningpackagingandlabelling
(a)thegoodsmustbepackagedinpacksofminimum500gramsnetweightandmaximum1
kilogramnetweight;
(b)thegoodsinpacketsshallbepackedincartonsconformingtotheusualstandardsforexporta­
tionandthecartonsassembledonpallets;
(c)everysinglepackageshallbelabelled'IlOMOmbECCCCP598/91'aswellasthedesigna­
tion'FoodaidoftheCommunitytoSovietUnion—CommissionRegulation(EEC)No
2433/91'inoneoftheofficiallanguagesoftheMemberStatesofthemanufactureofthegoods.
Thislastdesignationisalsoappendedinblocklettersinindelibleletteringonthecartonsinwhich
goodsarepackaged.

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CERTIFICATE OFTAKEOVER
Theundersigned :
(surname,name,organization)
actingfor fortheaccountof
certifythatthegoodsdescribedbelow,
deliveredpursuanttoCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2433/91havebeentakenover:
by:
—Placeanddateoftakingover:
—Typeofgoods:
—Tonnage,(net)weighttakenover:
—Packaging :
Observations :
Signature:
Date:

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ANNEXIII
Lot
numbersFinaldateformanufacture
asmentionedinArticle1(2),
point1Finaldateforgoodstobestored
fordisposalasmentionedin
Article1(2),point2Finaldatefortheintroduction
ofthedemandforpaymentas
mentionedinArticle8(1)
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