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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1830/1999
of 23 August 1999
on the supply of split peas 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 andspecial operations in support of food security(
1), and in par-
ticular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
(1)WhereastheabovementionedRegulationlaysdownthelist of countries and organisations eligible forCommunityaidandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthetransport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
(2)Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisionson the allocation of food aid, the Commission hasallocated split peas to certain beneficiaries;
(3)Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies inaccordance with the rules laid down by CommissionRegulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997layingdowngeneralrulesforthemobilisationofprod-ucts to be supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No1292/96asCommunityfoodaid(
2);whereasitisneces-
sarytospecifythetimelimitsandconditionsofsupplyto determine the resultant costs;(4)Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarriedout, provision should be made for tenderers to be ableto mobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
SplitpeasshallbemobilisedintheCommunity,asCommunity
food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, inaccordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, and under theconditions set out in the Annex.
Tendersshallcovereithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplitpeas.
Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofpeastowhich they relate.
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, 23 August 1999.
For the Commission
Karel VAN MIERT
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 and B
1.Action Nos:185/186 (A); 186/98 (B)
2.Beneficiary(2):WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma
tel.: (39-6)65132988; fax: 65132844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: North Korea
5.Product to be mobilised (8):split peas
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 2125
7.Number of lots: 2 (A: 1125 tonnes; B: 1000 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4)(7):—
9.Packaging(5):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.1,A(1)(a), (2)(a) and B(4)) or (4.0.A(1)(c), (2)(c) and B(4))
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (IV.A(3))
— Language to be used for the markings: English— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market
The product must originate from the Community.
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment
13.Alternative delivery stage: —
14. a)Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: —
16.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 27.9-17.10.1999— second deadline: 11–31.10.1999
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: —— second deadline: —
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 7.9.1999— second deadline: 21.9.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 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 telex: 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2)2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund: —
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (322)2951465),
Torben Vestergaard (tel. (322)2993050).
(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) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— phytosanitary certificate.
(5) 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’.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point IV.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
Community”’ and point IV.A(3)(b) by the following: ‘Split peas’.
(7) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate.
(8) Yelloworgreenpeas (Pisum sativum) forhumanconsumptionofthemostrecentcrop.Thepeasmustnothave
beencolouredartificially.Thesplitpeasmustbesteam−treatedforatleasttwominutesorhavebeenfumigated(*)and meet the following requirements:
— moisture: maximum 15%,— foreign matters: maximum 0,1%,— broken split peas: maximum 10% (pea fragments passing through a sieve of circular mesh of 5 mm
diameter),
— percentageofdiscolouredseedsorofdifferentcolour:maximum1,5%(yellowpeas),maximum15%(green
peas),
— cookingtime:maximum45minutes(aftersoakingfor12hours)ormaximum60minutes(withoutsoaking).
(*) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a fumigation certificate.