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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1219/1999
of 14 June 1999
on the supplyof white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid manage-mentandspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1)Whereas the abovementioned Regulation laysdownthelistofcountriesandorganisationseligiblefor Community aid and specifies the generalcriteriaonthetransportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
(2)Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdeci-sions on the allocation of food aid, the Commis-sion has allocated white sugar to certain bene-ficiaries;
(3)Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies inaccordance with the rules laid down by Commis-sionRegulation(EC)No2519/97of16December1997layingdowngeneralrulesforthemobilisationof 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
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as
CommunityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedintheAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation(EC)No2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
thegeneralandspecificconditionsapplicable.Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedinhistenderisdeemedunwritten.
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, 14 June 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: 160/98 (A); 161/98 (B); 162/98 (C); 163/98 (D); 164/98 (E)
2.Beneficiary(2):UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman Jordan
telex 21170 UNRWA JC; fax (962-6) 864127
3.Beneficiary’s representative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
A+E: POBox19149,Jerusalem,Israel(tel.(972-2)5890555;telex26194UNRWAIL;fax5816564)B: PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel. (961-1) 840460-9; fax 603 683)C: PO Box 4313 Damascus, Syria (tel. (963-11) 6133035; telex 412006 UNRWA SY; fax 6133047)D: PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. (962-6) 741914/772226; telex 23402 UNRWAJFO JO; fax
746361)
4.Countryof destination: A and E: Israel (A: Gaza; E: West Bank); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan
5.Product to be mobilised: white sugar
6.Total quantity(tonnes net): 1720
7.Number of lots: Five (A: 660 t; B: 260 t; C: 180 t; D: 400 t; E: 220 t)
8.Characteristics and qualityof the product (
3)(5)(9)(10):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A.(1))
9.Packaging(7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (11.2, A (1)(b), (2)(b) and B(4))
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(3))
Language to be used for the markings: English
Supplementary markings: ‘NOT FOR SALE'
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: sugarproducedintheCommunityinaccordancewiththe
sixthsubparagraphofArticle24(1a)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81asfollows:AorBsugar(points (a) and (b))
12.Specified deliverystage (
8)(11):A,C,E:freeatportoflanding containerterminal;BandD:freeat
destination
13.Alternative deliverystage: free at port of shipment
14. a)Port of shipment: 
b)Loading address: 
15.Port of landing: A and E: Ashdod; C: Lattakia
16.Place of destination: UNRWA warehouse in Beirut (B) and Amman (D)
port or warehouse of transit: 
overland transport route: 
17.Period or deadline of supplyat the specified stage:
first deadline: A, B, C, E: 15.8.1999; D: 22.8.1999
second deadline: A, B, C, E: 29.8.1999; D: 4.9.1999
18.Period or deadline of supplyat the alternative stage:
first deadline: 19.7 to 1.8.1999
second deadline: 2 to 15.8.1999
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
first deadline: 29.6.1999
second deadline: 13.7.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15/t
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1):Bureaudel’aidealimentaire,Attn.
MrT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel
telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003 / 2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (4):Refundapplicabletowhitesugaron4.6.1999,fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)
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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) 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,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) CommissionRegulation(EC)No259/98(OJL25,31.1.1998,p.39),isapplicableasregardstheexport
refund.ThedatereferredtoinArticle2ofthesaidRegulationisthatindicatedinpoint22ofthisAnnex.
The supplier’s attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation. The
photocopyoftheexportlicenceshallbesentassoonastheexportdeclarationhasbeenaccepted(fax:(32-2) 2962005)).
(
5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents
health certificate.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point V.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following, ‘the words “European
Community”'.
(7) Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuppliermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesamequalityas
those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R'.
(8) Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers:LotsA,CandE:Thecontractedshippingtermsshallbe
considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free port of landing container yard and is understood tocover 15 days Saturdays, and official public and religious holidays excluded free of container
detentionchargesattheportofdischargetakenfromtheday/timeofthearrivalofthevessel.The15dayperiodshouldbeclearlymarkedonthebilloflading.Bonafidedetentionchargesleviedinrespectofcontainerdetention(s)inexcessofthesaid15daysasdetailedabovewillbebornebyUNRWA.UNRWAshall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
Aftertake-overofthegoodsatthedeliverystage,therecipientwillbearallcostsofshiftingthecontainers
for destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.
Ashdod:consignementtobestowedin20-footcontainerscontainingnotmorethan17tonneseach,net.
(
9) TheruleprovidedatthesecondindentofArticle18(2)(a)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2103/77
(OJL246,27.9.1977,p.12),aslastamendedbyRegulation(EC)No260/96(OJL34,13.2.1996,p.16),isbinding for determination of the sugar category.
(
10) 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.
(11) InadditiontotheprovisionsofArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2519/97,vesselscharteredshallnot
appear on any of the four most recent quarterly lists of detained vessels as published by the ParisMemorandumofUnderstandingonPortStateControl(CouncilDirective95/21/EC,(OJL157,7.7.1995,p. 1)).