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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 666/2001
of 2 April 2001
on the supply of split peas 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 the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine theresultant 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.
Tendersshallcovereithergreensplitpeasoryellowsplitpeas.
Tendersshallberejectedunlesstheyspecifythetypeofpeastowhich they relate.
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, 2 April 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:67/00
2.Beneficiary(2):WorldFoodProgramme(WFP),ViaCesareGiulioViola68,I-00148Roma;tel.(39-06)65132988;
fax 65132844/3; telex 626675 WFP I
3.Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
4.Country of destination: Sierra Leone
5.Product to be mobilised (7):split peas
6.Total quantity (tonnes net): 2500
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):see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.1 A1(a), 2(a) and B.4 or (4.0A1(c), 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: English— 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 destination
13.Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
14. a)Port of shipment: —
b)Loading address: —
15.Port of landing: —
16.Place of destination: Kissy Complex Warehouse
— port or warehouse of transit: Freetown— overland transport route —
17.Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: 17.6.2001— second deadline: 1.7.2001
18.Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
— first deadline 14 to 27.5.2001— second deadline 28.5 to 10.6.2001
19.Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
— first deadline: 17.4.2001— second deadline: 2.5.2001
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) NotwithstandingOJC114,29.4.1991,pointIV.A(3)(c)isreplacedbythefollowing:‘thewordsEuropeanCommunity’
and point IV.A(3)(b) by the following: ‘Split peas’.
(7) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of peas to which they relate.