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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1135/1999
of 28 May 1999
opening a second invitation to tender for the mobilisation of pigmeat on the
Community market with a view to its subsequent delivery to Russia.
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the EuropeanCommunity,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of
17 December 1998 on a programme to supply agriculturalproducts to the Russian Federation (
1), and in particular
Article 4(2) thereof,
(1) Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 (
2), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1125/
1999 (3), lays down general rules for the application
of Regulation (EC) No 2802/98; whereas Article2(3) of that Regulation lays down that the invitationto tender may cover the determination of the costsof the supply of products to be mobilised on theCommunity market; whereas the costs of suchsupply include in particular the price of theproduct and the costs of packaging and labellingthe products to be delivered to the delivery stagelaid down in the notice of invitation to tender;
(2) Whereas, for the supply operations decided byRegulation (EC) No 2802/98, these provisionsshould be applied for the supply of 40 000 tonnesof pigmeat, split into 50 lots;
(3) Whereas, to make a speedy start to this measureand to comply with competition requirements, alimited number of lots should make use of prod-ucts governed by a contract under CommissionRegulation (EC) No 2042/98 of 25 September 1998on special conditions for the granting of privatestorage aid for pigmeat (
4), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 2619/98 (5), and which are removed
from storage either after the contractual storageperiod or under Article 9(4) of Commission Regu-lation (EEC) No 3444/90 of 27 November 1990laying down detailed rules for granting privatestorage aid for pigmeat (
6), as amended by Regula-
tion (EC) No 3533/93 (7);
(4) Whereas, in addition to the provisions adopted inRegulation (EC) No 111/1999, the specific condi-tions applying to these supply operations should belaid down, especially as regards quality, packaging
and labelling, and provision should be made for theimmediate entry into force of this Regulation;
(5) Whereas, under Article 9(5) of Regulation (EC) No111/1999, the successful tenderer must undergoany controls requested and conducted by agentsdesignated by the recipient country on Communityterritory;
(6) Whereas the measures provided for in this Regula-tion are in accordance with the opinion of theManagement Committee for Pigmeat,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
An invitation to tender is hereby opened to establish the
costs of supplying 40 000 tonnes (carcase equivalent) ofpigmeat, presenting the characteristics and qualities indi-cated in Annex I, for delivery as a supply operationcovered by Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999,in accordance with that Regulation and this Regulation.
Article 2
For a given lot, supply shall comprise:
(a) the purchase of the products listed in Annex I, to be
mobilised on the Community market and, in the case,of fresh products, their processing into dozen prod-ucts;
(b) the packaging and labelling of the products in accord-
ance with the instructions in Annex I;
(c) the supply of the products at the ex cold store stage in
the Community, at the place indicated by thesuccessful tenderer in his tender, loaded on a meansof transport and within the time limit laid down inAnnex II;
(d) keeping of the product available for the carrier, before
loading commences, for a minimum of ten workingdays from the dates laid down in Annex II. Beyondthat period the successful tenderer shall be entitled tothe amount laid down in Article 7a(1) of Regulation(EC) No 111/1999.
(1) OJ L 349, 24.12.1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 14, 19.1.1999, p. 3.
(3) See page 41 of this Official Journal.
(4) OJ L 263, 26.9.1998, p. 12.
(5) OJ L 329, 5.12.1998, p. 9.
(6) OJ L 333, 30.11.1990, p. 22.
(7) OJ L 321, 23.12.1993, p. 9.
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The tender shall contain the exact place of taking-
over (cold store) where all the products making up asingle lot must be held. This place must be easilyaccessible for take-over by the carrier and must guar-antee a loading rate of 100 tonnes per working day.
Article 3
1. The supply of 40 000 tonnes shall be divided into
28 000 tonnes of half-carcases and 12 000 tonnes of fore-ends, split into 50 lots as defined in Annex II.
2. The first six lots shall consist of products governed
by a private storage aid contract under Regulation (EC)No 2042/98. The tenders relating to these lots shall beaccompanied by a declaration from the tenderer that theproducts were:
¾removed from store after the contractual storage
period, or
¾removed from store after the storage period of two
months pursuant to the first indent of Article 9(4) ofRegulation (EEC) No 3444/90. In such a case exportshall be deemed proven upon presentation of theremoval certificate drawn up in accordance withAnnex V to Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
Article 4
1. The tender established in accordance with Regula-
tion (EC) No 111/1999 shall be lodged with the interven-tion agency of the Member State in whose territory theplace where the product is held available as referred to inArticle 2 is located, and the address of which is given inAnnex III.
2. Tenders relating to half-carcases must specify
whether.they are with or without head. Tenders that donot include this information will not be entertained.
When sending the tenders to the Commission in accord-
ance with Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999,the intervention agencies shall indicate separately thetenders relating to the lots of half-carcases with andwithout head.
3. In the case of lots for the supply of the same
quantity of products with the same characteristics andfinal delivery date, tenders shall be deemed to have beenlodged for any one of them.
To allow comparison with the prices of half-carcases
without head, a coefficient of 1,045 shall be applied totenders for half-carcases with head.
4. The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 8
June 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).Should a lot not be successfully tendered for by the end of
this period, tenders may be submitted for a second periodexpiring on 22 June 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
In this case, all the dates in Annex Il shall be extended by
14 days.
Article 5
1. The tendering security shall be EUR 25/tonne for
the half-carcases and the fore-ends.
2. The supply security shall be lodged in accordance
with Article 7(3) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
Article 6
The successful tenderer shall take all necessary steps to
ensure that the following certificates are sent to thesuccessful tenderer for the supply operation at the time ofremoval:
¾veterinary certificate,
¾certificate of origin,
¾quality certificate, and
¾health certificate.
The cost of obtaining such certificates shall be borne by
the successful tenderer for mobilisation of the product.
The certificates shall be drawn up in accordance with the
models sent to the operators by the Commission at theformers’ request.
Article 7
1. Within 15 days following the date of the Commis-
sion decision awarding the supply contract, the successfultenderer may request a payment on account equal to60 % of the total amount of his tender. The request mustbe accompanied by proof that a security equal to theamount of the payment on account has been lodged andby a copy of the decision to award the supply contract.
2. The payment on account shall be made by the inter-
vention agency indicated in Article 4(1) within 15 days ofsubmission of the request.
3. The payment on account security shall be released
once the conditions laid down for payment of the balanceof the supply have been met.
Article 8
Before submitting a tender, the tenderer must acquaint
himself with the health and veterinary conditions of therecipient country.
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Article 9
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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, 28 May 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
1.Products to be supplied
CN code ex 0203 21 10 half-carcases with or without head, but without flare fat, foreleg, tail, kidneys or
kidney fat, skirt or spinal cord.
The lot must comprise either half-carcases with head or half-carcases without head.
CN code ex 0203 29 11 fore-ends, without foot but with the knuckle, rind and subcutaneous fat.
2.Characteristics and qualities of the goods
The products:
¾cannot come from the slaughter of breeding sows or boars,
¾must comply with Council Directive 64/433/EEC of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting
intra-Community trade in fresh meat (1),
¾must be of sound, fair and merchantable quality and come from animals reared in the Community for
the previous two months at least,
¾for lots Nos 7 to 50, must come from animals slaughtered after 10 June 1999. The slaughter date must
be indicated on the quality certificate mentioned in Article 6.
3.Packaging
The products shall be individually packaged in polyethylene or polypropylene, suitable for the packaging of
foods, which is at least 0,04 mm thick and, in the case of half-carcases, in sufficiently resitant cotton orsynthetic stockinettes, so that the products are fully covered by the said packaging. The fore-ends shall bepacked in boxes.
4.Labelling
Each individual piece of meat shall be visibly marked ‘EU-000/1999'. No other marking indicating a
geographical origin shall be allowed.
Where the products have come from the private storage aid scheme, the packages shall carry a label with
this same text, placed in such a way that it cannot be disturbed without damaging it.
(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 2012/64
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ANNEX II
Description of the lots
¾Lot 1: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcases
¾Lot 2: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcases
¾Lot 3: 500 tonnes of half-carcases
¾Lot 4: 500 tonnes of half-carcases
¾Lot 5: 500 tonnes of fore-ends
¾Lot 6: 500 tonnes of fore-ends
The products in lots 1 to 6 shall have been governed by a contract for private storage aid in accordance
with Regulation (EC) No 2042/98; the time limit for delivery shall expire on 12 July 1999.
¾Lots 7 to 10: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 11 to 14: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 15 to 18: 500 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 19 to 21: 1 000 tonnes of fore-ends per lot
¾Lots 22 to 25: 500 tonnes of fore-ends per lot
The time limit for delivering lots 7 to 25 shall expire on 12 July 1999.
¾Lots 26 to 29: 1 500 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 30 to 33: 1 000 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 34 to 37: 500 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lot 38: 400 tonnes of half-carcases
¾Lots 39 and 40: 300 tonnes of half-carcases per lot
¾Lots 41 to 43: 1 000 tonnes of fore-ends per lot
¾Lots 44 to 47: 500 tonnes of fore-ends per lot
¾Lot 48: 400 tonnes of fore-ends
¾Lots 49 and 50: 300 tonnes of fore-ends per lot
The time limit for delivering lots 26 to 50 shall expire on 26 July 1999.
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ANEXO III ¾BILAG III ¾ANHANG III ¾PAQAQTGLA III ¾ANNEX III ¾ANNEXE III ¾
ALLEGATO III ¾BöLAGE III ¾ANEXO III ¾LIITE III ¾BILAGA III
Direcciones de los organismos de intervencin ¾Interventionsorganernes adresser ¾Anschriften
der Interventionsstellen ¾Dieuhmseir tym oqcamislm paqelbseyr ¾Addresses of the intervention
agencies ¾Adresses des organismes d’intervention ¾Indirizzi degli organismi d’intervento ¾
Adressen van de interventiebureaus ¾Endereos dos organismos de intervenÑo ¾Interventio-
elinten osoitteet ¾Interventionsorganens adresser
BELGIQUE/BELGIÜ:
Bureau d’intervention et de restitution belge
Rue de Trves 82B-1040 BruxellesBelgisch Interventie- en RestitutiebureauTrierstraat 82B-1040 BrusselTlphone: (32-2) 287 24 11; tlex: BIRB. BRUB/24076-65567; tlcopieur: (32-2) 230 2533/280 03 07
BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND:
Bundesanstalt fr Landwirtschaft und Ernhrung (BLE)
Postfach 180203, D-60083 Frankfurt am MainAdickesallee 40D-60322 Frankfurt am MainTel.: (49) 69 1564-704/755; Telex: 411727; Telefax: (49) 69 15 64-790/791
DANMARK:
Ministeriet for Fødevarer, Landbrug og Fiskeri
EU-direktoratetKampmannsgade 3DK-1780 København VTlf. (45) 33 92 70 00; telex 151317 DK; fax (45) 33 92 69 48, (45) 33 92 69 23
EKKADA
Jtgmotqovij
Stadou 33
GR-Ahma 33
Tgkvymo : 321 23 59 tken: 221 683
ESPAA
FEGA (Fondo Espaol de Garanta Agraria)
Beneficencia, 8E-28005 MadridTel.: (34) 913 47 65 00/913 47 63 10; tlex: FEGA 23427 E/FEGA 41818 E;fax: (34) 915 21 98 32/915 22 43 87
FRANCE:
OFIVAL
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IRELAND:
Department of Agriculture. Food and Forestry
Agriculture HouseKildare StreetDublin2IrelandTel. (353 1) 678 90 11, ext. 2278 and 3806Telex 93292 and 93607, telefax (353 1) 661 62 63, (353 1) 678 52 14 and (353 1) 662 01 98
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ITALIA:
AIMA (Azienda di Stato per gli interventi nel mercato agricolo)
Via Palestro 81I-00185 RomaTel. (39-06) 49 49 91; telex 61 30 03; fax: (39-06) 445 39 40/(39-06) 445 19 58
LUXEMBOURG:
Service d’conomie rurale, section ¾cheptel et viande
113-115, rue de HollerichL-1741 LuxembourgTlphone: (352) 478/443; tlcopieur: 2537
NEDERLAND:
Ministerie van Landbouw, Natuurbeheer en Visser ¶, Voedselvoorzieningsin- en verkoopbureau
p/a LASER, ZuidoostSlachthuisstraat 71Postbus 9656040 AZ RoermondTel. (31-475) 35 54 44; telex 56396 VIBNL; fax (31-475) 31 89 39.
STERREICH:
AMA-Agrarmarkt Austria
Dresdner Straße 70A-1201 WienTel.: (431) 33 15 12 20; Telefax: (431) 33 15 1297
PORTUGAL
Instituto Nacional de IntervenÑo e Garantia Agrcola
Rua Fernando Curado Ribeiro, n.
o4-G
P-1600 LisboaTel.: (351-1) 751 85 00; telefax: (351-1) 751 86 15
SUOMI/FINLAND:
maa- ja metstalousministeri
Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryDepartment of Agricultural Policy/Intervention UnitMariankatu 23,PL 232FIN-00171 HelsinkiPuh: (358) 0160 01faksi: (358) 0160 9790
SVERIGE:
Statens jordbruksverk ¾Swedish Board of Agriculture
Vallgatan 8S-551 82 JnkpingTfn (46-36) 15 50 00; telex 70991 SJV-S; fax (46-36) 19 05 46
UNITED KINGDOM
Intervention Board Executive Agency
Kings House33 Kings RoadReading RG1 3BUBerkshireUnited KingdomTel. (44 11 89) 58 36 26Fax (44 11 89) 56 67 50