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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC)No328/97
of24February1997
onthesupplyofvegetableoilasfoodaid
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
allocatedvegetableoiltocertainbeneficiaries ;
Whereasitisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesin
accordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommission
Regulation(EEC)No2200/87of8July1987layingdown
generalrulesforthemobilizationintheCommunityof
productstobesuppliedasCommunityfoodaid(2),as
amendedbyRegulation(EEC)No790/91(3);
Whereasitisnecessarytospecifythetimelimitsand
conditionsofsupplyandtheproceduretobefollowedto
determinetheresultantcosts;
Whereas,inordertoensurethatthesuppliesarecarried
out,provisionshouldbemadefortendererstobeableto
mobilizeeitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil;whereasthecontractforthesupplyofsucheachlotistobeawarded
tothetenderersubmittingthelowesttender,
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION :
Article1
VegetableoilshallbemobilizedintheCommunity ,as
Communityfoodaidforsupplytotherecipientlistedin
theAnnex,inaccordancewithRegulation (EEC)No
2200/87andundertheconditionssetoutintheAnnex.
Suppliesshallbeawardedbythetenderingprocedure.
Thesupplyshallcoverthemobilizationofvegetableoil
producedintheCommunity .Mobilization maynot
involveaproductmanufactured and/orpackagedunder
inwardprocessingarrangements .
TendersrelatingtothelotsspecifiedintheAnnexshall
covereitherrapeseedoilorsunfloweroil.Tendersshallbe
rejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichthey
relate.
Thesuccessfultendererisdeemedtohavenotedand
acceptedallthegeneralandspecificconditions
applicable .Anyotherconditionorreservationincludedin
histenderisdeemedunwritten .
Article2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceontheday
followingitspublicationintheOfficialJournalofthe
EuropeanCommunities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneatBrussels,24February1997.
FortheCommission
FranzFISCHLER
MemberoftheCommission
(')OJNoL166,5.7.1996,p.1.
0OJNoL204,25.7.1987,p.1.
1OJNoL81,28.3.1991,p.108.

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ANNEX
LOTA
1.OperationNo('):1427/95
2.Programme :1995
3.Recipient^):WFP(WorldFoodProgramme),viaCristoforoColombo426,1-00145Roma(tel.:(39-6)
57971;telex:626675WFPI)
4.Representative oftherecipient :WFPEthiopia,OldECABldg(AfricaHall)POBox5580Addis
Ababa,telex:21616,AttnCountryDirector
5.Placeorcountryofdestination (5):Ethiopia
6.Producttobemobilized :vegetableoil:refinedrapeseedoilorrefinedsunfloweroil
7.Characteristics andqualityofthegoodsH0(8):seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1(III.A.(1)(a)or
(b))
8.Totalquantity(tonnesnet):518
9.Numberoflots:Oneinfourparts(Al:70tonnes;A2:165tonnes;A3:150tonnes;A4:133tonnes)
10.Packagingandmarking(h)(9):seeOJNoC267,13.9.1996,p.1(10.4A,BandC2)
seeOJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.1III.A.(3))
Languagetobeusedforthemarking:English
11.Methodofmobilization :mobilizationofrefinedvegetableoilproducedintheCommunity .Mobiliza­
tionmaynotinvolveaproductmanufacturedand/orpackagedunderinward-processing arrangements .
12.Stageofsupply:freeatdestination
13.Portofshipment :—
14.Portoflandingspecifiedbytherecipient :—
15.Portoflanding:—
16.Addressofthewarehouseand,ifappropriate ,portoflanding:M.O.A.warehousesin:Al:Modjo;
A2:Mekele;A3:Kembolcha ;A4:Shashemane
17.Periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedat
theportofshipmentstage:7to20.4.1997
18.Deadlineforthesupply:25.5.1997
19.Procedurefordeterminingthecostsofsupply:invitationtotender
20.Dateofexpiryoftheperiodallowedforsubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on11.3.
1997
21.Inthecaseofasecondinvitationtotender:
(a)deadlineforthesubmissionoftenders:12noon(Brusselstime)on24.3.1997
(b)periodformakingthegoodsavailableattheportofshipmentwherethesupplyisawardedatthe
portofshipmentstage:21.4.to4.5.1997
(c)deadlineforthesupply:8.6.1997
22.Amountoftenderingsecurity:ECU15pertonne
23.Amountofdeliverysecurity:10%oftheamountofthetenderinecus
24.Addressforsubmissionoftendersandtenderingsecurities('):
Bureaude1aidealimentaire ,Attn.MrT.Vestergaard
BâtimentLoi130,bureau7/46
RuedelaLoi/Wetstraat200,B-1049Bruxelles/Brussel
telex:25670AGRECB;fax:(32-2)2967003/2967004(exclusively)
25.Refundpayableonapplicationbythesuccessfultenderer(4):—

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Notes:
(')Theoperationnumbershouldbementionedinallcorrespondence .
(2)Thesuccessfultenderershallcontacttherecipientassoonaspossibletoestablishwhichconsignment
documentsarerequired.
(')Thesuccessfultenderershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthat
fortheproducttobedeliveredthestandardsapplicable,relativetonuclearradiation,intheMemberState
concerned,havenotbeenexceeded.Theradioactivitycertificatemustindicatethecaesium-134and-137
andiodine-131levels.
(4)Article7(3)(g)ofRegulation (EEC)No2200/87shallnotbeapplicabletotenderssubmitted .
(5)Commissiondelegationtobecontactedbythesuccessfultenderer:OJNoC114,29.4.1991,p.33.
(6)Notwithstanding OJNoC114,pointIII.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:'thewords"European
Community"'.
QThesuccessfultenderershallsupplytothebeneficiaryoritsrepresentative ,ondelivery,asanitarycertifi­
cate.
(8)Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofoiltowhichtheyrelate.
(9)Thefreeholdingperiodforcontainersmustbeatleast15days.