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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 32/2001
of 8 January 2001
on thesupply of split pe as 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 1292/96 of 27
June 1996 on food aid policy and food aid management andspecialoperationsinsupportoffoodsecurity(
1),andinpartic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of
countries and organisations eligible for Community aidandspecifiesthegeneralcriteriaonthetransportoffoodaid beyond the fob stage.
(2)Following the taking of a number of decisions on theallocation of food aid, the Commission has allocatedsplit peas to certain beneficiaries.
(3)ItisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down generalrules for the mobilisation of products to be suppliedunder Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 asCommunity food aid(
2). It is necessary to specify thetime limits and conditions of supply to determine the
resultant costs.
(4)In order to ensure that the supplies are carried out,provision should be made for tenderers to be able tomobilise either green split peas or yellow split peas,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
SplitpeasshallbemobilisedintheCommunity,asCommunity
food aid for supply to the recipients listed in the Annex, inaccordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, and under theconditions set out in the Annex.
The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the
generalandspecificconditionsapplicable.Anyotherconditionor reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
Article 2
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayfollowingits
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities .
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
Done at Brussels, 8 January 2001.
For the Commission
Franz FISCHLER
Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23.
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ANNEX
LOT A
1.Action No:281/99
2.Beneficiary(2):EuronAid,POBox12,2501CADenHaag,Nederlandtel.:(31-70)3305757;fax:3641701;telex:
30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
4.Country of destination: Haiti
5.Product to bemobilise d split peas (green peas)
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 640
7.Number of lots: 1
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(4):see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (B.6)
9.Packaging(5)(7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.1, A(1.a and 2.a) and B(4)) or (4.0, A(1.c and 2.c) and B(4))
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (IV.A(3))
— Language to be used for the markings: French— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market
The product must originate from the Community.
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment
13.Alternative delivery stage: —
14. a)Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: —
16.Placeof de stination:
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 12.2-4.3.2001— second deadline: 26.2-18.3.2001
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: —— second deadline: —
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 23.1.2001— second deadline: 6.2.2001
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 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; tlx: 25670AGREC B; fax: (32-2)2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund: —
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2)2993050; fax (32-2) 2962005).
(2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which consignment
documents are required.
(3) Thesuppliershalldelivertothebeneficiaryacertificatefromanofficialentitycertifyingthatfortheproducttobe
delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State concerned, have not beenexceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— phytosanitary certificate.
(5) 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’.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991 Point IV.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
Community”’ and Point IV.A(3)(b) by the following: ‘Split peas’.
(7) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthecontainer
terminalattheportofshipment.Thebeneficiaryshallberesponsibleforallsubsequentloadingcosts,includingthecost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittotherecipient'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumberof
bags belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a similar
high-security seal), the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.