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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2017/2000
of 25 September 2000
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 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 allocatedwhite sugar to certain beneficiaries.
(3)Itisnecessarytomakethesesuppliesinaccordancewiththe rules laid down by Commission Regulation (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
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, 25 September 2000.
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: 359/98 (A1); 390/98 (A2)
2.Beneficiary(2):EuronAid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland, tel.: (31-70)3305757; fax: 3641701;
telex: 30960 EURON NL
3.Beneficiary'srepres entative: to be designated by the recipient
4.Country of destination: A1: India; A2: Mali
5.Product to be mobilised: white sugar
6.Total quantity (tonnesnet): 80
7.Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (A1: 20 tonnes: A2: 60 tonnes)
8.Characteristics and quality of the product (3)(5)(9):see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (V.A(1))
9.Packaging(7)(8):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (11.2A1.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: A1: English; A2: French— Supplementary markings: —
11.Method of mobilisation of the product: sugar produced in the Community in accordance with Article (1.2) of
Council Regulation (EC) No 2038/1999 (OJ L 252, 29.9.1999, p. 1) as follows: A or B sugar (points (e) and (f))
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: 30.10-19.11.2000— second deadline: 13.11-3.12.2000
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: 10.10.2000— second deadline: 24.10.2000
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, Bâtiment Loi 130, Bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel; tlx: 25670AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 04 (exclusively)
22.Export refund (
4):refundapplicableon20.9.2000,fixedbyCommissionRegulation(EC)No1937/2000(OJL232,
14.9.2000, p. 9)
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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) The supplier shall deliver to the beneficiary 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 beenexceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and -137 and iodine-131 levels.
(
4) Commission Regulation (EC) No 259/98 (OJ L 25, 31.1.1998, p. 39), is applicable as regards the export refund. The
date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that indicated in point 22 of this Annex.
The supplier's attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation. The photocopy of
the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted (fax (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) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
Thesuppliershallberesponsibleforthecostofmakingthecontaineravailableinthestackpositionatthecontainer
terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary shall be responsible for all subsequent loading costs, including thecost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
Thesupplierhastosubmittothebeneficiary'sagentacompletepackinglistofeachcontainer,specifyingthenumber
of 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.
(
9) The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18(2)(a) of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (OJ L 246,
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.