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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1085/98
of 27 May 1998
on the supply of rice 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 3072/95 of
22 December 1995 on the common organisation of themarket in rice (
1), as amended by Regulation (EC) No
192/98 (2), and in particular Articles 8(b) and 13(5) thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid manage-ment and special operations in support of food security (
3),
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 lays down the list
of countries and organisations eligible for Community aidand specifies the general criteria on the transport of foodaid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allo-cated cereals to certain beneficiaries;
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in ac-
cordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regu-lation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 layingdown general rules for the mobilisation of products to besupplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 asCommunity food aid (
4); whereas it is necessary to specify
the time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant costs;
Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2351/91 (
5)
lays down the detailed rules applicable on the purchase ofrice held by public agencies for the supply of food aid;
Whereas, in view of the availability of rice in the
Community and the existence of sufficient stocks, suchproduce should be used to supply, under certain condi-
tions, food aid to North Korea; whereas, also, to ensurethe supply for the available appropriations for this opera-tion, provision should be made to derogate from Article5(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 2351/91, which fixes thepurchase price to be paid by the tenderer;
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
Cereals shall be mobilised in the Community, as
Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed inAnnex I, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97and under the conditions set out in the Annexes.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
the general and specific conditions applicable. Any othercondition or reservation included in his tender is deemedunwritten.
Article 2
By way of derogation from Article 5(1) of Regulation
(EEC) No 2351/91, the purchase price to be paid for therice held by the Greek and Spanish agencies for thesupply of Community food aid to North Korea shall beECU 75/tonne.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day follow-
ing its publication in the Official Journal of the Euro-
pean Communities .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
States.
Done at Brussels, 27 May 1998.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 329, 30. 12. 1995, p. 18.
(2) OJ L 20, 27. 1. 1998, p. 16.
(3) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23.
(5) OJ L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 51.
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ANNEX I
LOTS A, B, C and D
1.Action Nos: 8/98 (A); 9/98 (B); 10/98 (C); 11/98 (D)
2.Beneficiary (2): North Korea
3.Beneficiary’s representative: Flood Damage Rehabilitation Committee, PO Box No 44, Pyongyang,
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Contact: Ri Si Hong, Director, (Tel.: (850 2) 382 70 00, fax:381 46 60, telex: 5350KP/5351KP)
4.Country of destination: North Korea
5.Product to be mobilized (
11): milled rice (product code 1006 30 98 9900)
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 30 000
7.Number of lots: four (A: 10 000 tonnes; B: 10 000 tonnes; C: 5 000 tonnes; D: 5 000 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5)(10): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (1) (f))
9.Packaging (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0 A (1) (c), (2) (c) and B (3))
10.Labelling or marking (6)(7): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (3))
— Language to be used for the markings: English and Korean— Supplementary markings: ‘FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION’
11.Method of mobilization of the product: purchase from: see Annex II. The purchased price to be paid
for the rice in question shall be ECU 75 per tonne
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of landing — landed (
4)
13.Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
14. (a) Port of shipment: —
(b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: A and C: Haeju; B and D: Nampo
16.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage (
9):
— first deadline: A and B : 7 — 20.9.1998; C and D: 6.9.1998
— second deadline: A and B: 21.9 — 4.10.1998; C and D: 20.9.1998
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: A and B: 20.7 — 2.8.1998; C and D: 13 — 26.7.1998— second deadline: A and B : 3 — 16.8.1998; C and D: 27.7 — 9.8.1998
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 11.6.1998— second deadline: 25.6.1998
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 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: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
22.Export refund: no refunds applicable
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (Tel.: (32 2) 295 14 65).
TorbenVestergaard (Tel.: (32 2) 299 30 50).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which
consignment documents are required.
(3) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the
product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member Stateconcerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) In addition to the provisions of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, vessels chartered shall not
appear on any of the four most recent quarterly lists of detained vessels as published by the Paris Memo-randum of Understanding on Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1)).
(
5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— phytosanitary certificate.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point II.A (3) (c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Com-
munity”’.
(7) The marking in Korean must be made as follows on the reverse side of the packaging:
European Community:
Rice:
For free distribution:
(8) 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’.
(9) The final subparagraph of Article 14(14) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 applies.
(10) Broken rice: 10 % maximum.
(11) Pursuant to Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, the rice to be delivered must be manufactured
from goods purchased from the public agencies mentioned in the Annex II.

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II
Lote
Parti
Los
Paqt˜ ida
Lot
Lot
Lotto
Partij
Lote
Erä
PartiCantidad parciales
(en toneladas de c´ ascara)
Totalmængde
(tons i uafskallet ris)
Gesamtmengen
(in Tonnen von Rohreis)
Sumokij ˜ g pos ˜ otgta
(se t ˜omour qufio ˜ upaddy )
Total quantity
(in tonnes of paddy rice)
Quantité totale
(en tonnes de riz paddy)
Quantità totale
(in tonnellate di risone)
Totale hoeveelheid
(in ton padie)
Quantidade total
(em toneladas de arroz paddy )
Kokonaismäärä
(tonnia paddy- eli raakariisiä)
Total kvantitet
(ton i paddyris)Cantidades parciales
(en toneladas)
Delmængde
(tons)
Teilmengen
(in Tonnen)
Leqij˜ er pos ˜ otgter
(se t ˜omour)
Partial quantities
(in tonnes)
Quantités partielles
(en tonnes)
Quantitativi parziali
(in tonnellate)
Deelhoeveelheden
(in ton)
Quantidades parciais
(em toneladas)
Osittaismäärä
(tonnia)
Delkvantitet
(ton)Nombre, apellidos y dirección del almacenista
Lagerholderens navn og adresse
Name und Adresse des Lagerhalters
Omolatep ˜ ymulo jai die ˜ uhumsg
tou apohelatopoigt ˜ g
Name and address of storer
Nom et adresse du stockeur
Nome e indirizzo del detentore
Naam en adres van de depothouder
Nome e endereço do armazenista
Varastoijan nimi ja osoite
Lagerhållarens namn och adressRitmo horario de carga
(en toneladas)
Læssekapacitet pr. time
(tons)
Verladekapazität
(in Tonnen)
Yqia˜ ior quhl ˜ or voqt ˜ yseyr
(se t ˜omour)
Hourly loading rate
(in tonnes)
Rythme horaire de chargement
(en tonnes)
Ritmo orario di carico
(in tonnellate)
Laadtempo per uur
(in ton)
Ritmo de carregamento por hora
(em toneladas)
Lastausnopeus tunnissa
(tonnia)
Lastkapacitet per timma
(ton)
A 18 000 12 259 Centro de Intervención de Marchena
Delegación Provincial de Agricultura
41620 Marchena (Sevilla)
Tel. (34) 95 484 39 00300
8-15h (lun-ven / Mon-Fri)
4 834 Centro de Intervención del Fega de las Cabezas de
San Juan. Delegación Provincial de Agricultura
41730 Las Cabezas de San Juan (Sevilla)
Tel. + fax: (34) 95 587 10 55300
8-15h (lun-ven / Mon-Fri)
907 Ctra. Maruanas S/N
C.P. 14620 El Carpio (Córdoba)
Tel.: (34) 95 18 02 19150
8-15h (lun-ven / Mon-Fri)
B 18 000 16 096 ‘Omospondia’ warehouse of Sindos, Thessaloniki
Christoforos Pavlidis Agevee ‘Agricultural’
Tel.: (30 31) 79 62 84; fax: 79 62 83300/8h (first 1 300 tons)
120/8h for the rest
1 904 ‘Omospondia’ warehouse of Epanomi,
Thessaloniki
M. Kourkouta & Co. Ltd
Tel.: (30 392) 423 66; fax: 421 07350/8h/silo
C 8 500 7 556 ‘Omospondia’ warehouse of N. Halkidona,
Thessaloniki
Hellenic Cereal Co. Ltd
Tel. + fax: (30 391) 237 05/232 05300/8h/silo
944 Warehouse of Epanomi - Thessaloniki
M. Kourkouta & Co. Ltd
Tel.: (30 392) 423 66; fax: 421 07350/8h/silo
D 8 500 8 500 Warehouse of Croccio - Volos
Christoforos Pavlidis Agevee ‘Agricultural’
Tel.: (30 422) 218 82; 218 85, fax: 219 28450/8h/silo