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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1146/2000
of 29 May 2000
on the supply of milk products as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management andspecial operations in support of food security(
1), and in par-
ticular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of
countries and organisations eligible for Community aidandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthetransportoffoodaid beyond the fob stage.
(2)Following the taking of a number of decisions on theallocation of food aid, the Commission has allocatedmilk powder to certain beneficiaries.
(3)ItisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down generalrules for the mobilisation of products to be suppliedpursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as
Community food aid(
2). It is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Milk products shall be mobilised in the Community, as
Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in theAnnex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 andunder the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the
generalandspecificconditionsapplicable.Anyotherconditionor reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 29 May 2000.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1. (2) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23.
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ANNEX
LOT A
1.Action No:337/98 (A1); 145/99 (A2)
2.Beneficiary(2):Euronaid,POBox12,2501CADenHaag,TheNetherlands;Tel.(31-70)3305757;fax3641701;
telex 30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary's representative: To be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: A1: Eritrea; A2: Haiti
5.Product to be mobilised: Vitaminised skimmed-milk powder
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 734
7.Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (A1: 614 tonnes; A2: 120 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5):See OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I.B.(1))
9.Packaging(7):See OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (6.3, A and B.2)
10.Labelling or marking (6):See OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I.B.(3))
— language to be used for the markings: A1: English; A2: French— supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: The Community market
The manufacture of the skimmed-milk powder, and the incorporation of vitamins, must be carried out after the
award of the supply contract
12.Specified delivery stage: Free at port of shipment
13.Alternative delivery stage: —
14. a)Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: —
16.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 17.7 to 6.8.2000— second deadline: 31.7 to 20.8.2000
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: —— second deadline: —
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 13.6.2000— second deadline: 27.6.2000
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn. Mr T.
Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,Bureau7/46,ruedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Brussels;Telex25670AGRECB;fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):Refundapplicableon24.5.2000.FixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No926/2000(OJL107,
4.5.2000, p. 15)
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (32-2)2951465) Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2)2993050).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which consignment
documents are required.
(3) Thesuppliershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthatfortheproducttobe
delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not beenexceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) CommissionRegulation(EC)No259/98(OJL25,31.1.1998,p.39),isapplicableasregardstheexportrefund.The
date referred to in Article 2 of that Regulation is that referred to in point 22 of this Annex.
Thesupplier'sattentionisdrawntothelastsubparagraphofArticle4(1)oftheaboveRegulation.Thephotocopyof
the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted (fax (32-2)2962005).
(5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents:
— health certificate issued by an official entity stating that the product was processed under excellent sanitary
conditionswhicharesupervisedbyqualifiedtechnicalpersonnel.Thecertificatemuststatethetemperatureandduration of the pasteurisation, the temperature and duration in the spray-drying-tower and the expiry date forconsumption,
— veterinarycertificateissuedbyanofficialentitystatingthattheareaofproductionofrawmilkhadnotregistered
foot-and-mouthdiseasenoranyothernotifiableinfectious/contagiousdiseaseduringthe12monthspriortotheprocessing.
(
6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point I.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
Community”’.
(7) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthecontainer
terminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiaryshallberesponsibleforallsubsequentloadingcosts,includingthecost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittothebeneficiary'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumber
of bags belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a similar
high-security seal) the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.