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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2466/1999
of 22 November 1999
on the supply of white sugar 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 andspecial operations in support of food security(
1), and in
particular 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 allocatedwhite sugar to certain beneficiaries;
(3)itisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththeruleslaiddownbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down generalrules for the mobilisation of products to be suppliedpursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as
Community food aid(
2); it is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant costs,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
White sugar shall be mobilised in the Community, as
Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in theAnnex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 andunder the conditions 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, 22 November 1999.
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:12/1999
2.Beneficiary(2):WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma; tel. (39-6)
65132988; fax 65132844/3; telex 626675 WFP I
3.Beneficiary'srepres entative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: Liberia
5.Product to be mobilised: white sugar
6.Total quantity (tonnesnet): 500
7.Number of lots: 1
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5)(8):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(1))
9.Packaging(7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (11.2.A 1.b, 2.b and B.4)
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(3))
— Language to be used for the markings: English— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth
subparagraph of Article 24 (1a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows:A or B sugar (points (a) and (b))
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.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 27.12.1999-16.1.2000— second deadline: 10-30.1.2000
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: —— second deadline: —
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 7.12.1999— second deadline: 21.12.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn Mr T.
Vestergaard, Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; telex 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):refund applicable to white sugar on 15.11.1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2383/1999 (OJ L 288, 11.11.1999, p. 6)
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LOT B
1.Action No:6/1999
2.Beneficiary(2):FloodDamageRehabilitationCommittee,POBoxNo44,Pyongyang,DemocraticPeople'sRepublic
of Korea. Contact: Ri Si Hong, Director. Tel. (850-5) 3827000, fax 3814660, telex 5350KP/5351KP
3.Beneficiary'srepres entative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: North Korea
5.Product to be mobilised: white sugar
6.Total quantity (tonnesnet): 3300
7.Number of lots: 1
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5)(8):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(1))
9.Packaging(7):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (11.2.A 1.b, 2.b and B.2)
10.Labelling or marking (6):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(3))
— Language to be used for the markings: English— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth
subparagraph of Article 24 (1a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (OJ L 177, 1.7.1981, p. 4) as follows:A or B sugar (points (a) and (b))
12.Specified delivery stage: free at port of landing — landed(
9)
13.Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
14. a) Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: Nampo
16.Place of destination: —
— port or warehouse of transit: —— overland transport route: —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 12.3.2000— second deadline: 26.3.2000
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline: 17-30.1.2000— second deadline: 31.1-13.2.2000
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 7.12.1999— second deadline: 21.12.1999
20.Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 per tonne
21.Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (
1):Bureau de l'aide alimentaire, Attn Mr T.
Vestergaard, Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; telex 25670AGREC B; fax (32-2) 2967003/2967004 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):refund applicable to white sugar on 15.11.1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No
2383/1999 (OJ L 288, 11.11.1999, p. 6)
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Notes:
(1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (tel. (32-2)2951465),
Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2)2993050).
(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) CommissionRegulation(EC)No259/98(OJL25,31.1.1998,p.39),isapplicableasregardstheexportrefund.The
date referred to in Article 25 of the said Regulation is that indicated in point 22 of this Annex.
Thesupplier'sattentionisdrawntothelastsubparagraphofArticle4(1)oftheaboveRegulation.Thephotocopyof
the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted (fax No (32-2)2962005)).
(5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
— health certificate.
(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point V.A.(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
Community”’.
(7) 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’.
(8) TheruleprovidedatthesecondindentofArticle18(2)(a)ofCommissionRegulation(EEC)No2103/77(OJL246,
27.9.1977, p. 12), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 260/96 (OJ L 34, 13.2.1996, p. 16), is binding fordetermination of the sugar category.
(
9) InadditionaltotheprovisionsofArticle14(3)ofRegulation(EC)No2519/97,vesselscharteredshallnotappearon
anyofthefourmostrecentquarterlistsofdetainedvesselsaspublishedbytheParisMemorandumofUnderstandingon Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1)).