COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2343/92

of 10 August 1992

on the supply of corned beef as food aid

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,

Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid management (3) lays down the list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;

Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated to certain countries and beneficiary organizations 937 tonnes of corned beef;

Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in the Community of products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (5); whereas it is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the resultant costs;

Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for submission of tenders; whereas, in order to avoid republication of the notice of invitation to tender, a third deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Corned beef shall be mobilized in the Community as Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.

The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 10 August 1992. For the Commission

Ray MAC SHARRY

Member of the Commission

ANNEX

LOTS A, B and C

1. Operation Nos (1): 749/92 (A) 750/92 (B) and 751/92 (C)

2. Programme: 1992

3. Recipient (7): UNRWA Headquarters, Supply Division, Vienna International Center, PO Box 700, A-1400 Vienna; telex 135310 UNRWA A - fax: (1) 230 75 29

4. Representative of the recipient (2):

A: Ashdod: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, West Bank, PO Box 19149, Jerusalem (tel.: 82 80 93; telex: 26194 UNRWA IL; fax: 81 65 64)

B: Latakia: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer SAR, PO Box 4313, Damascus - SAR tel. (96311) 66 02 17 - telex: 412006 UNRWA SY

C: Beirut: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, Lebanon, PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel.: 81 00 12; telex: 21430 UNRWA LE; fax: 87 11 45 02 32)

5. Place or country of destination:

- Lot A: Israel

- Lot B: Syria

- Lot C: Lebanon

6. Product to be mobilized: corned beef

7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (under VII A 1), lot B: (9)

8. Total quantity: 937 tonnes

9. Number of lots: three (A: 603 tonnes; B: 162 tonnes; C: 172 tonnes)

10. Packaging and marking (6) (8):

OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 1 (under VII A 2 and A 3)

Markings in English

Supplementary markings on the packaging:

'UNRWA`

11. Method of mobilization: the Community market

12. Stage of supply: free at port of landing - landed

13. Port of shipment: -

14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: -

15. Port of landing: Lot A: Ashdod; Lot B: Latakia; Lot C: Beirut

16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: -

17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 1 - 15. 10. 1992

18. Deadline for the supply: 15. 11. 1992

19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender

20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon on 25. 8. 1992

21. A. In the case of a second invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 10. 9. 1992

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the port of shipment stage: 15 - 31. 10. 1992

(c) deadline for the supply: 30. 11. 1992

B. In the case of a third invitation to tender:

(a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon on 24. 9. 1992

(b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment stage: 29. 10 - 12. 11. 1992

(c) deadline for the supply: 15. 12. 1992

22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne

23. Amount of delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus

24. Address for submission of tenders (4): Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, à l'attention de Monsieur N. Arend, Bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles; telex 22037 AGREC B or 25670 AGREC B

25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (5): refunds only for products covered by product code 1602 50 90 120 or 1602 50 90 320, referred to in Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3445/89 (OJ No L 336, 20. 11. 1989, p. 1). The refunds are those which are applicable at the expiry date of the time limit for the submission of tenders

Notes:

(1) The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.

(2) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer: see list published in OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991, p. 33.

(3) The successful tenderer shall deliver to the recipient a certificate from an official entity certifying that for the product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not been exceeded.

The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.

The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents:

- health certificate,

- certificate of origin.

(4) In order not to overload the telex, tenderers are requested to provide, before the date and time laid down in point 20 of this Annex, evidence that the tendering security referred to in Article 7 (4) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 has been lodged, preferably:

- by porter at the office referred to in point 24 of this Annex, or

- by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels:

- 295 01 32,

- 296 10 97,

- 295 01 30,

- 296 20 05,

- 296 33 04.

(5) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1. 8. 1987, p. 56), is applicable as regards the export refund and, where appropriate, the monetary and accession compensatory amounts, the representative rate and the monetary coefficient. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that referred to in point 25 of the Annex.

(6) Consignment be stowed in 20-foot containers. The contracted shipping terms shall be considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free Ashdod/Latakia/Beirut, container yard and is understood to cover 15 days - Saturdays, Sundays and official public and religious holidays excluded - free of container detention charges at the port of discharge taken from the day/time of the arrival of the vessel. The 15 days free of container detention charges should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in respect of container detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed above will be borne by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees. After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers to the storage yard outside the port area and of moving them on to the container yard.

(7) The successful tenderer is to contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish what consignment documents are required and how they are to be distributed.

(8) Ashdod: consignment to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net, not more than 50 containers being shipped per week on any vessel.

(9) The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian consulate, including a statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.