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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 156/1999
of 22 January 1999
on the transport of wholly milled rice to Russia
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
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,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) 111/1999 (2) lays
down the general rules for application of Regulation (EC)No 2802/98;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 155/1999 (
3)
has opened a first invitation to tender for an initialdelivery to Community ports of several lots of whollymilled rice amounting to a total of 15 000 tonnes;whereas a new invitation to tender should be opened forthe supply of transport for this quantity of wholly milledrice from Community ports to Russia;
Whereas the total quantity of 15 000 tonnes should be
supplied in three separate lots;
Whereas the specific conditions applying to this supply
should be laid down, in addition to the provisionsadopted in Regulation (EC) No 111/1999, and provisionshould be made for their immediate entry into force;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
in accordance with the opinion of the ManagementCommittee for Cereals,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
An invitation to tender is hereby opened to establish the
costs of supplying transport for a total of 15 000 tonnes ofwholly milled rice in three separate lots of 5 000 tonneseach (net weight), as described in Annex I, to beconducted as a supply referred to in Article 2(1)(b) ofRegulation (EC) No 111/1999, in accordance with boththat Regulation and this Regulation.Article 2
1. For each lot, supply shall comprise:
— taking-over at the stage laid down in paragraph 2,
— transport by appropriate means to the places of des-
tination within the time limits laid down in Annex I.
2. The lots of wholly milled rice shall be held for the
successful tenderers, for loading free on board, in accord-ance with the following:
(a) Lot 1: 5 000 tonnes of medium-grain wholly milled
rice held for the successful tenderer at a Spanish portfrom 24 February 1999;
(b) Lot 2: 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
held for the successful tenderer at an Italian port from24 February 1999;
(c) Lot 3: 5 000 tonnes of wholly milled rice held for the
successful tenderer at a Greek port from 25 March1999.
Beyond ten days after the dates referred to above, the
successful tenderer shall refund the Commission anycosts incurred by it as a result of the delay in take-over(waiting, insurance, security, guarantees, etc.) as providedfor in Article 5(1)(f)(4) of Regulation (EC) No 111/1999.
Article 3
1. Tenders shall be submitted to the following agencies
whose addresses are listed in Annex II:
— for lot No 1: the Spanish intervention agency;
— for lot No 2: the Italian intervention agency;— for lot No 3: the Greek intervention agency.
The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 2
February 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 9 February 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
In this case, all the dates fixed in Article 2 and Annex I
shall be extended by seven days.
2. The tender shall include the cost of transporting an
entire consignment to be taken over at the port identifiedin Article 2(2) and of supplying it to the destination laiddown in Annex I.
(1) OJ L 349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12.
(2) OJ L 14, 19. 1. 1999, p. 3.
(3) See page 19 of this Official Journal.
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Article 4
1. The tendering security shall be EUR 25 per tonne of
wholly milled rice for delivery.
2. The supply security shall be EUR 632 per tonne of
wholly milled rice for delivery. The security must belodged for the relevant lot with the intervention agencyreferred to in Article 3, in accordance with Article 7(1) ofRegulation (EC) No 111/1999.
Article 5
The take-over certificate, drawn up in accordance with
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 111/1999 shall be issuedby the representative of the recipient country at the placesof destination and by the authorities indicated in AnnexIII.Article 6
For the purposes of Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No
111/1999, the payment on account shall be made onpresentation of a certificate of removal relating to theentire quantity to be delivered to a given destination on agiven date.
Payment shall be made within 30 days of presenting the
application for a payment on account, together with therequisite supporting documents.
Article 7
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
following that of 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 January 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
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ANNEX I
Lot No I
— 5 000 tonnes of medium-grain, wholly milled rice, for Murmansk, departing from a Spanish port.
— Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.— Final date for arrival in the port of Murmansk: 14 March 1999.
Lot No 2
— 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for Novorossiysk, departing from an Italian port.
— Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.— Final date for arrival in the port of Novorossiysk: 10 March 1999.
Lot No 3
— 5 000 tonnes of wholly milled rice, for Novorossiysk, departing from a Greek port.
— Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.— Final date for arrival in the port of Novorossiysk: 10 April 1999.
ANNEX II
Lot No 1
Address of intervention agency:
FEGA
Fondo Español de Garantía AgrariaC/Beneficencia n
o8
E-28002 MadridTel.: (00-34) 913 47 65 40Fax: (00-34) 915 32 30 02
Lot No 2
Address of intervention agency:
Ente Nazionale Risi
Piazza Pio XI, 1I-20123 MilanoTel.: (00-39) 287 41 54Fax: (00-39) 286 13 72
Lot No 3
Address of intervention agency:
GEDIDAGEP
Directorate-General for the Administrationof Purchases of Agricultural ProduceAcharnon Street 241GR-10466 AthensTel.: (00-30) 1 862 22 48Fax: (00-30) 1 867 05 03
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ANNEX III
Authority authorised to issue the take-over certificate:
VAO ‘RAZNOIMPORT'
43, Bld. 2, Lomonosovsky avenue
113324 MoscowRussia
1. Location of take-over: Murmansk
Authorised person: Nikolai V. Demidov
2. Location of take-over: Novorossiysk
Authorised person: Pavel V. Kutuzov