EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 6. 1999 L 137/25
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1146/1999
of 31 May 1999
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 manage-ment and special operations in support of food security (
1),
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1) Whereas the abovementioned Regulation laysdown the list of countries and organisations eligiblefor Community aid and specifies the generalcriteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fobstage;
(2) Whereas, following the taking of a number of deci-sions on the allocation of food aid, the Commis-sion has allocated milk powder to certain beneficia-ries;
(3) Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies inaccordance with the rules laid down by Commis-sion Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisationof products to be supplied pursuant to CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food
aid (
2); whereas 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 inthe Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
the general and specific conditions applicable. Any othercondition or reservation included in his tender is deemedunwritten.
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, 31 May 1999.
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
LOTS A, B, C, D, E
1.Action Nos: 154/98 (A); 155/98 (B); 156/98 (C); 157/98 (D); 158/98 (E)
2.Beneficiary (2):UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman, Jordan;
telex: 21170 UNRWA JC; fax: (962-6) 86 41 27
3.Beneficiary’s representative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
A and E: PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel (tel. (972-2) 589 05 55; telex 26194 UNRWA IL; fax
581 65 64)
B: PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel: (961-1) 840 46 09; telefax: 603 683)C: PO Box 4313, Damascus, Syria (tel. (963-11) 613 30 35; telex 412006 UNRWA SY; fax
613 30 47)
D: PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. (962-6) 74 19 14/77 22 26; telex 23402 UNRWA JFO
JO; telefax 74 63 61)
4.Country of destination: A and E: Israel (A: Gaza; E: West Bank); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan
5.Product to be mobilised: whole milk powder
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 574
7.Number of lots: 5 (A: 216 t, B: 96 t, C: 70 t, D: 108 tonnes, E: 84 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (
3)(5)(8):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I. C. (1))
9.Packaging (7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (6.1 A, B and C.2)
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I.C.(3))
¾Language to be used for the markings: English
¾Supplementary markings: ‘FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
Lot D: ‘Expiry date:... ' (date of manufacture plus 9 months)
11.Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
The whole milk powder must be manufactured after the award of the tender
12.Specified delivery stage (9):A, C and E: free at port of landing ¾container terminal
B, D: free at destination
13.Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
14. a) Port of shipment: ¾
b)Loading address: ¾
15.Port of landing: A and E: Ashdod; C: Lattakia
16.Place of destination: UNRWA warehouse in Beirut (B) and Amman (D)
¾port or warehouse of transit: ¾
¾overland transport route: ¾
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
¾first deadline: A, B, C, E: 8.8.1999; D: 15.8.1999
¾second deadline: A, B, C, E: 22.8.1999; D: 29.8.1999
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
¾first deadline: 12 to 25.7.1999
¾second deadline: 26.7 to 8.8.1999
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
¾first deadline: 15.6.1999
¾second deadline: 29.6.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20/t
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering quarantees (1):Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn.
Mr T. Vestergaard, Btiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel
telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (4):Refund applicable on 20.5.1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/1999
(OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 13)
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: Andre Debongnie (tel.: (32 2) 295 14 65),
Torben Vestergaard (tel.: (32 2) 299 30 50).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which
consignment documents are required.
(3) The supplier 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 Stateconcerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/98 (OJ L 25, 31.1.1998, p. 39), is applicable as regards the export
refund. The date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that referred to in point 22 of this Annex.
The supplier’s attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation. The
photocopy of the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted fax: (32 2)296 20 05).
(
5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents:
¾health certificate issued by an official entity stating that the product was processed under excellent
sanitary conditions which are supervised by qualified technical personnel. The certificate must state thetemperature and duration of the pasteurisation, the temperature and duration in the spray-drying-towerand the expiry date for consumption,
¾veterinary certificate issued by an official entity stating that the area of production of raw milk had not
registered foot-and-mouth disease nor any other notifiable infectious/contagious disease during the 12months prior to the processing.
(
6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point I. A (3)(c) is replaced by the following, ‘the words “European
Community”'.
(7) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers: Lots A, C and E: The contracted shipping terms shall be
considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free port of landing container yard and is understood to cover15 days ¾Saturdays, and official public and religious holidays excluded ¾free of container detention
charges at the port of discharge taken from the day/time of the arrival of the vessel. The 15 day periodshould be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in respect of container
detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed aboce will be born by UNRWA. UNRWA shall notpay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers
for destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.
Ashdod: The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian
Consulate, including the statment that consular fees and charges have been paid.
(
8) Lot C: The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian
Consulate, including the statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.
(9) In addition to the provisions of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, vessels chartered shall not
appear on any of the four most recent quarterly lists of detained vessels as published by the ParisMemorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC, (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995,p. 1)).