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(Actswhosepublicationisobligatory)
COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No363/97
of28February1997
onthesupplyofcerealsasfoodaid
supplyandtheproceduretobefollowedtodeterminethe
resultantcosts,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27June1996onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
managementandspecialoperationsinsupportoffood
security('),andinparticularArticle24(1)(b)thereof,
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationlaysdownthe
listofcountriesandorganizationseligibleforfood-aid
operationsandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthe
transportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisions
ontheallocationoffoodaid,theCommission has
allocatedcerealstocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No790/91(-1);whereasitis
necessarytospecifythetimelimitsandconditionsofHASADOPTED THISREGULATION :
Article1
CerealsshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure .
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,28February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
(2)OJNoL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
OOJNoL81,28.3.1991,p.108,

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1.OperationNo('):372/95
2.Programme :1995
3.Recipient(2):UNHCR(fortheattentionofMmeSeinet),casepostale2500,CH-1211Genève2dépôt
(tel.(41-22)7398137;fax:7398563)
4.Representative oftherecipient:UNHCRNigeria,POBox53874,13AwolowoRoadIkoyi,Lagos.
(Tel:(234-1)2692744;fax:2693297;telex:23310HCRLNG)
5.Placeorcountryofdestination (s):Nigeria
6.Producttobemobilized :milledrice(productcodes10063092900,10063094900,10063096900,
10063098900)
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)Q:seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(underII.A.(1)(f))
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):260
9.Numberoflots:1
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(8):seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1(1.OA1.b,2.bandB.4)and
OJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(II.A.(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:English
11.Methodofmobilization :theCommunitymarket
12.Stageofsupply:freeatdestination
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient :—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:seepoint4
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage:14to27.4.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:25.5.1997
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:(12noon(Brusselstime))18.3.
1997
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:(12noon(Brusselstime))1.4.1997
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedatthe
portofshipmentstage:28.4to11.5.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:8.6.1997
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU5pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,à
l'attentiondeMrT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,200RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat,B-1049
Bruxelles/Brussel(telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(32-2)2967003/2967004(exclusively))
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):refundapplicableon28.2.1997,
fixedbyCommissionRegulation (EC)No182/97(OJNoL31,1.2.1997,p.17)

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Notes:
(')Theoperationnumbershouldbementionedinallcorrespondence .
(2)Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
documentsarerequired.
(3)Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131levels.
(4)CommissionRegulation(EEC)No2330/87(OJNoL210,1.8.1987,p.56),aslastamendedbyRegula­
tion(EEC)No2226/89(OJNoL214,25.7.1989,p.10),isapplicableasregardstheexportrefund.The
datereferredtoinArticle2ofthesaidRegulationisthatreferredtoinpoint25ofthisAnnex.
Theamountoftherefundshallbeconvertedintonationalcurrencybyapplyingtheagriculturalconver­
sionrateapplicableonthedayofcompletionofthecustomsexportformalities .TheprovisionsofArticles
13to17ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1068/93(OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106),aslastamended
byRegulation (EC)No1482/96(OJNoL188,27.7.1996,p.22)shallnotapplytothisamount.
Is)Commissiondelegationtobecontactedbythesuccessfultenderer:OJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.33.
(6)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesame
qualityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
I7)Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,thefollowing
documents :
—phytosanitarycertificate(+expirydate).
(8)Notwithstanding OJNoC114,pointII.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"European
Community"'.