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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 554/1999
of 12 March 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) No 111/1999 (2)
lays down the general rules for application of Regulation(EC) No 2802/98;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 553/1999 (
3)
has opened a second invitation to tender for a seconddelivery 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 two 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 two separate lots of 5 000 tonnesand 10 000 tonnes (net weight), as described in Annex I,to be conducted 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 round-grain wholly milled rice
held for the successful tenderer at a Spanish port from15 April 1999;
(b) Lot 2:
— 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
held for the successful tenderer at an Italian portfrom 26 April 1999;
— 5 000 tonnes of round-grain wholly milled rice
held for the successful tenderer at an Italian portfrom 3 May 1999.
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.
The time limit for lodging tenders shall expire on 23
March 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 April 1999 at 12 noon (Brussels time).
In this case, all the dates fixed in Article 2 and Annex I
shall be extended by 14 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 1 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 a
given date.
Payment shall be made within 30 days of presenting the
application for a payment on account, together with therequisite supporting documents.
Article 7
The successful tenderer shall ensure that the special
stamp shown in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 385/1999 (
1) is inserted in the transport documents.
Article 8
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, 12 March 1999.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 46, 20. 2. 1999, p. 48.
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ANNEX I
Lot No I
— 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for St Petersburg departing from a Spanish port.
— Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.
— Final date for arrival in the port of St Petersburg: 3 May 1999.
Lot No 2
(a) — 5 000 tonnes of round-grain, wholly milled rice, for St Petersburg, departing from an Italian port.
— Delivery stage: goods not unloaded.
— Final date for arrival in the port of St Petersburg: 21 May 1999.
(b) — 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: 19 May 1999.
ANNEX II
Lot No 1
Address of intervention agency:
FEGA
Fondo Espaol de Garanta Agraria
C/Beneficencia no8
E-28002 Madrid
Tel.: (00-34) 913 47 65 40
Fax: (00-34) 915 32 30 02
Lot No 2
Address of intervention agency:
Ente Nazionale Risi
Piazza Pio XI, 1
I-20123 Milano
Tel.: (00-39) 287 41 54
Fax: (00-39) 286 13 72
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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: St Petersburg
Authorised person: Vitali I. Shevelev
2. Location of take-over: Novorossiysk
Authorised person: Pavel V. Kutuzov