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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No234/97
of7February1997
onthesupplyofwhitesugarasfoodaid
thepossibilityfortendererstoindicatetwoportsof
loading,wherenecessarynotbelongingtothesameport
area,THECOMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
Community ,
HavingregardtoCouncilRegulation(EC)No1292/96of
27June1996onfood-aidpolicyandfood-aid
managementandspecialoperationsinsupportoffood
security('),andinparticularArticle24(1)(b)thereof,
Whereastheabovementioned Regulationlaysdownthe
listofcountriesandorganizations eligibleforfood-aid
operationsandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthe
transportoffoodaidbeyondthefobstage;
Whereas,followingthetakingofanumberofdecisions
ontheallocationoffoodaid,theCommission has
allocatedsugartocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation (EEC)No790/91(3);whereasitis
necessarytospecifythetimelimitsandconditionsof
supplyandtheproceduretobefollowedtodeterminethe
resultantcosts;
Whereas,foragivenlot,giventhesmallquantitiestobe
supplied,thepackagingmethodsandthelargenumberof
destinationsofthesupplies,provisionshouldbemadeforHASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
WhitesugarshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
ForlotA,notwithstanding Article7(3)(d)ofRegulation
(EEC)No2200/87,thetendermayindicatetwoportsof
shipmentnotnecessarilybelongingtothesameportarea.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,7February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,5.7.1996,p.1.0OJNoL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
(3)OJNoL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNo('):89/96(Al);90/96(A2);91/96(A3);94/96(A4)
2.Programme :1996
3.Recipient(2):Euronaid,POBox12,NL-2501CADenHaag,Nederland(tel.:(31-70)3305757;fax:
3641701;telex:30960EURONNL)
4.Representative oftherecipient(5):tobedesignatedbytherecipient
5.Placeorcountryofdestination :Al—A3:Madagascar ;A4:Angola
6.Producttobemobilized :whitesugar
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoods(3)f)(8):seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(VA(1))
8.Totalquantity(tonnes):144
9.Numberoflots:oneinfourparts(Al:54tonnes;A2:36tonnes;A3:36tonnes;A4:18tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(6)(9)(l0):seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1((11.2A.l.b),2.b)andB.4)
seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(VA(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:Al—A3:French;A4:Portuguese
11.Methodofmobilization :sugarproducedintheCommunityinaccordancewiththesixthsub­
paragraphofArticle24(la)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)No1785/81asfollows:
AorBsugar(points(a)and(b))
12.Stageofsupply:freeatportofshipment(")
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient:—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:—
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:17.3to6.4.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:—
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on24.2.
1997
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on10.3.1997
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipment:31.3to20.4.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:—
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecuritiesf):Bureaude1aidealimentaire,Attn.
MrT.Vestergaard,BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46,RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Brussels
Telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(32-2)2967003/2967004(exclusively)
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):periodicrefundapplicabletowhite
sugaron31.1.1997,fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No156/97(OJNoL27,30.1.1997,p.5)

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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
datereferredtoinArticle2oftheabovementioned Regulationisthatreferredtoinpoint25ofthis
Annex.
Theamountoftherefund,shallbeconvertedintonationalcurrencybyapplyingtheagriculturalconver­
sionrateapplicableonthedayofcompletionofthecustomsexportformalities.Theprovisionsof
Articles13to17ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No1068/93(OJNoL108,1.5.1993,p.106),aslast
amendedbyRegulation (EC)No1482/96(OJ-NoL188,27.7.1996,p.22),shallnotapplytothis
amount.
(5)Thesuppliershouldsendaduplicateoftheoriginalinvoiceto:ScheuerAssurantie,Postbus1315,
NL-1000BHAmsterdam .
(6)Sincethegoodsmayberebagged,thesuccessfultenderermustprovide2%ofemptybagsofthesame
qualityasthosecontainingthegoods,withthemarkingfollowedbyacapital'R'.
QTheruleprovidedatthesecondindentofArticle18(2)(a)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2103/77
(OJNoL246,27.9.1977,p.12)isbindingfordetermination ofthesugarcategory.
(8)Thesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,thefollowing
document :
—healthcertificate .
(9)Notwithstanding OJNoC114,pointVA(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"European
Community"'.
(,0)Shipmenttotakeplacein20-footcontainers,conditionFCL/FCL,eachcontaining18tonnesnet.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontainersavailableinthestackpositionat
thecontainerterminalattheportofshipment.Therecipientshallberesponsibleforallsubsequent
loadingcosts,includingthecostofmovingthecontainersfromthecontainerterminal.Theprovisionsof
Article13(2),secondparagraph,ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87shallnotapply.
Thesuccessfultendererhastosubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,
specifyingnumberofbagsbelongingtoeachshippingnumberasspecifiedintheinvitationtotender.
Thesuccessfultendererhastosealeachcontainerwithanumberedlocktainer(Syskolocktainer 180seal),
thenumberofwhichtobeprovidedtothebeneficiary'sforwarder.
(")Notwithstanding Article7(3)(d)ofRegulation(EEC)No2200/87,thetendermayindicatetwoportsof
shipmentnotnecessarilybelongingtothesameportarea.