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III 
(Notices) 
COMMISSION 
Notice of invitation to tender for the purchase and delivery of 200 tonnes of refined rapeseed 
oil as food aid 
(86/C 205/05) 
I. General 
1. This invitation concerns the purchase on the 
Community market and the delivery of 200 tonnes 
of refined rapeseed oil. 
2. Tenderers must be established in the Community. 
3. The refined rapeseed oil must be of sound, fair and 
merchantable quality and must meet the following 
criteria: 
— water and impurities: maximum 0,2 %, 
— free fatty acids: not more than 0,15 % expressed 
as oleic acid, 
— erucic acid: not more than 5 % of total fatty 
acids present, 
— brassicasterol: not less than 5 % of total sterol 
content, 
— absence of soap, 
— absence of foreign odours and flavours, 
— peroxide number: below 10 milliequivalents of 
active oxygen per kilogram of oil, 
— authorized additives: 100 milligrams of butylated 
hydroxytoluene (BHT-E-321) per kilogram of 
oil. 
A health certificate is required. 
4. The oil must be packed in drums of 190 to 200 
kilograms, suitable for containing vegetable oil for 
human consumption. The drums must not be 
harmful to human health or cause a change in the 
colour, taste or odour of their contents. Once sealed, 
the drums must be absolutely leakproof. The drums 
must be strong enough to withstand a long journey 
and testing conditions. 
5. Monitoring of the quantity and analysis of the 
quality of the product on filling, and monitoring of 
the quantity and surveillance on loading will be 
carried out by a surveillance agency appointed by the 
Commission. The relevant documents will be issued 
to the successful tenderer. The cost of these checks 
and of the analyses will be chargeable to the Commission, as will the cost of surveillance on 
loading. 
6. The 200 tonnes are to be delivered as follows: 
lot A: 40 tonnes cif Beirut (Lebanon); 
lot B: 25 tonnes cif Latakia (Syria); 
lot C: 35 tonnes cif Aqaba (Jordan); 
lot D: 100 tonnes cif Ashdod (Israel). 
If the port of Beirut is not in operation, lot A must 
be delivered to Latakia/Tartus. The successful 
tenderer will agree the port of unloading with the 
beneficiary at the time of loading. 
7. The successful tenderer must inform the Commission 
by telex or telegram of the port(s) of shipment no 
later than two weeks before loading. 
8. Loading will take place no later than 10 October 
1986, except in case of force majeure. 
9. The drums must carry the following wording: 
'Vegetable Oil / Gift of the European Economic 
Community to UNRWA for free distribution to 
Palestine Refugees / port of unloading'. 
10. The successful tenderer should contact the 
beneficiary as soon as possible in order to determine 
which shipping documents are required: 
UNRWA Supply Division, 
Attn Mr Rousselot, 
PO Box 70, 
A-1400 Vienna; 
(Telex 135310). 
II. Tendering 
1. Tenders must include the following four items: 
(a) the name and address of the undertaking 
submitting the tender and the name and telephone 
number of the person to contact; 
(b) the address(es) of the warehouse(s) where the 
goods may be inspected before being transported 
to the port of shipment; 
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(c) the total amount, expressed in ECU (*), bid by the 
tenderer for the sale and delivery of 200 tonnes 
net of refined rapeseed oil; 
(d) either the original of the guarantee referred to in 
III or a telex copy, issued by the credit institution, 
of the guarantee referred to in III, indicating that 
the original has already been forwarded to the 
Commission. 
Tenderers are requested to follow the layout 
above and restrict the information given in their 
tenders to items (a), (b), (c) and (d). 
2. Tenders containing conditions or reservations cannot 
be considered. 
3. Tenders must reach the Berlaymont building, room 
6/60, not later than 12 noon (Belgian time) on 
2 September 1986. 
They may be handed in by messenger against a 
receipt at the office specified above or sent by telex 
(Agree 22037). 
Envelopes containing tenders must be marked 'Food 
aid — Vegetable oil', be sealed and be themselves 
enclosed in an envelope bearing the address given 
below. Tenders cannot be considered unless all items 
thereof reach the Berlaymont building, room 6/60, on 
time. 
4. Tenders shall be valid until 12 midnight (Belgian 
time) on 3 September 1986. 
5. The exact address is as follows: 
Commission of the European Communities, 
Division VI/C/3, 
Tenders — Vegetable Oil, 
Berlaymont 6/60, 
200, rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels. 
Where tenders are telexed, the words 'For the 
personal attention of Mr Schiratti' should be added to 
the above address. 
(') The rates for the ECU may be obtained from major banks 
or from the Commission. The Commission has installed a 
telex with an automatic answering device which gives the 
conversion rates in a number of currencies. This service is 
available every day from 3.30 p.m. until 1 p.m. the following 
day. Users of the service shall proceed as follows: 
— call telex number Brussels 23789, 
— give their own telex number, 
— key in 'cccc' to activate the automatic system, resulting 
in the transmission of the conversion rates for the ECU, 
— the transmission should not be interrupted until the end 
of the message, which is shown by the letter 'ffff. III. Guarantee 
1. Each tenderer must put up a guarantee of 6 000 ECU, 
to be issued by a credit institution meeting the criteria 
fixed by the Member State, as an assurance that he 
will fulfil any obligations arising from this notice of 
invitation to tender. This guarantee must be 
denominated in ECU, may not be limited in time and 
may be released only by the Commission. 
2. Where a tender has not been successful or is not 
considered the guarantee will be released; the suc­
cessful tenderer's guarantee will be retained. It will be 
forfeited, except in case of force majeure, if he fails to 
comply with the conditions set out in this notice. 
IV. Award of contract 
1. The contract will be awarded to the tenderer 
submitting the lowest offer. Where several tenderers 
bid the same price, the contract will be awarded by 
drawing lots. In no circumstances may a tenderer 
withdraw a successful tender. 
2. If tenders submitted do not correspond to the real 
market situation, the Commission may decide not to 
award the contract. 
3. Each tenderer will be informed by telex of the result 
of the tendering procedure. The Commission is not 
bound to give reasons to tenderers for deciding to 
accept or refuse tenders. 
4. Rights and obligations arising from the award of the 
contract are not transferable. 
V. Payment 
1. The address of the office responsible for payment is: 
Commission of the European Communities, 
Division VIII/A/2, 
Berlaymont 10/14, 
200, rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels. 
Payment will be made in ECU. 
The Commission will authorize payment within two 
months after presentation of the relevant documents; 
payment will be made by telex. 
2. Payment will be made upon presentation of the 
following documents: 
(a) the certificate of control of the weight and quality 
of the oil issued by the surveillance agency 
appointed by the Commission; 
(b) the certificate of surveillance on loading issued by 
the same agency; 
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(c) a copy of the clean bill of lading verifying 
payment for shipment endorsed to the order of 
UNWRA, or any other equivalent transport 
document certifying that 40 tonnes, 25 tonnes, 35 
tonnes and 100 tonnes of refined rapeseed oil 
have been loaded and consigned respectively to 
Beirut (Lebanon), Latakia (Syria), Aqaba (Jordan) 
and Ashdod (Israel); 
(d) copies of the insurance policy in favour of 
UNWRA, covering all risks, including loss and 
deterioration for whatever reason, in respect of 40 
tonnes, 25 tonnes, 35 tonnes and 100 tonnes of 
refined rapeseed oil unloaded on the quays at 
Beirut, Latakia, Aqaba and Ashdod respectively, 
the amount insured being respectively 22 °/o, 
14 %, 19 % and 55 % of the total amount 
demanded by the successful tenderer; 
(e) a statement signed by the successful tenderer that 
he has sent by registered letter: 
ea) the originals of the health certificates and of 
the documents specified at (c) and (d) and 
copies of the documents specified at (a) and 
(b) to UNWRA 
and 
eb) copies of the health certificates and of the 
documents specified at (a), (b), (c) and (d) as' well as a declaration regarding the charac­
teristics of the delivery (product, quantity, 
ship, ports, timetable) to the Commission 
delegation in the country of destination 
(Lebanon, Syria, Jordan or Israel): 
By diplomatic bag (Berlaymont 1/123), 
200, rue de la Loi, 
B-1049 Brussels. 
VI. Other provisions 
If the successful tenderer is unable to fulfil his 
obligations, he must inform the Commission thereof and 
undertake to abide by the latter's instructions. 
VII. Arbitration 
Where a disagreement cannot be settled by amicable 
arrangement, the Court of Justice of the European 
Communities shall have jurisdiction in any disputes 
arising from the performance, non-performance or 
interpretation of the terms and conditions of this 
invitation to tender. 
This tendering procedure is governed by the Incoterms 
of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and, 
failing the latter, by Belgian law. 
Notice of invitation to tender for the purchase of 1 000 tonnes of refined rapeseed oil and 
delivery, as food aid, thereof fob from a Community port with a regular service to Ethiopia 
(86/C 205/06) 
I. General 
1. This invitation concerns the purchase on the 
.Community market of 1 000 tonnes of refined 
rapeseed oil and delivery thereof fob from a 
Community port, accessible to sea-going vessels, with 
a regular service to Ethiopia during the shipment 
2. Tenderers must be established in the Community. 
3. The refined rapeseed oil must be of sound, fair and 
merchantable quality and must meet the following 
criteria: — brassicasterol: not less than 5 °/o of total sterol 
content, 
— absence of soap, 
— absence of foreign odours and flavours, 
— peroxide number: below 10 milliequivalents of 
active oxygen per kilogram of oil, 
— authorized additives: 100 milligrams of butylated 
hydroxytoluene (BHT-E-321) per kilogram of oil. 
A health certificate is required. 
— water and impurities: maximum 0,2 °/o, 
— free fatty acids: not more than 0,15 °/o expressed 
as oleic acid, 
— erucic acid: not more than 5 % of total fatty acids 
present, The oil must be packed in containers with a capacity 
of five litres or five kilograms, suitable for containing 
vegetable oil for human consumption. The containers 
must not be harmful to human health or cause a 
change in the colour, taste or odour of their contents. 
Once sealed, the containers must be absolutely 
leakproof. The containers must be packed in cartons, 
or be placed in equivalent packaging, with four