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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 543/2001
of 20 March 2001
on the supply of white sugar 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 andspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),andinpartic-
ular 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 allocatedwhite sugar 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
White sugar 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, 20 March 2001.
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:54/00 (A); 55/00 (B); 56/00 (C); 57/00 (D); 58/00 (E)
2.Beneficiary(2):UNRWA,Supplydivision,AmmanOffice,POBox140157,Amman-Jordantlx21170UNRWA
JO; tel. (962-6) 864127; fax 5864127
3.Beneficiary'srepres entative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
A+E: PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel (tel. (972-2) 5890555; tlx 26194 UNRWA IL; fax 5816564)B: PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel. (961-1) 840461-7; telefax 603 683)C: PO Box 4313, Damascus, Syria (tel. (963-11) 6133035; tlx 412006 UNRWA SY; fax 6133047)D: PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. (962-6) 4741914/772226; tlx 23402 UNRWAJFO JO; telefax:
4746361)
4.Country of destination: A and E: Israel (A: Gaza; E: West Bank); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan
5.Product to be mobilised: white sugar (‘A’ or ‘B’ sugar)
6.Total quantity (tonnesnet): 1900
7.Number of lots: 5 (A: 500 tonnes; B: 340 tonnes; C: 280 tonnes; D: 480 tonnes; E: 300 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (
3)(5)(9):see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (C1)
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: The Community market
12.Specified delivery stage (
8)(11):A, C, E: free at port of landing — container terminal;
B and D: free at destination
13.Alternative delivery stage: 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 supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: A, B, C, E: 20.5.2001; D: 27.5.2001— second deadline: A, B, C, E: 3.6.2001; D: 10.6.2001
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: 23.4-6.5.2001— second deadline: 7-20.5.2001
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 4.4.2001— second deadline: 18.4.2001
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn. Mr T.
Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; tlx 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):Refundapplicableon15.3.2001,fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No499/2001(OJL73,
15.3.2001 p. 6)
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2) 2993050; fax (32-2) 2962005).
(2) Thesuppliershallcontactthebeneficiaryoritsrepresentativeassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
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 the said Regulation is that indicated 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 (including ‘production date:...’).
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point V.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following, ‘the words “European Community”’
(7) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 2% of empty bags of the same quality as those
containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’
(8) Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers:LotsA,CandE:Thecontractedshippingtermsshallbeconsideredfull
linertermsfreeportoflandingcontaineryardandisunderstoodtocover15days—Saturdays,andofficialpublicand religious holidays excluded — free of container detention charges at the port of discharge taken from theday/timeofthearrivalofthevessel.The15dayperiodshouldbeclearlymarkedonthebilloflading.Bonafidedetentionchargesleviedinrespectofcontainerdetention(s)inexcessofthesaid15daysasdetailedabovewillbeborne by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/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: consignment to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net.
(
9) LotC:ThehealthcertificateandthecertificateoforiginmustbesignedandstampedbyaSyrianConsulate,including
the statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.
(10) InadditiontotheprovisionsofArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2519/97,vesselscharteredshallnotappearon
any of the four most recent quarterly lists of detained vessels as published by the Paris Memorandum of Under-standing on Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC, (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1)).