Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2212/91 of 25 July 1991 laying down detailed rules for urgent action for the supply of butter to Romania and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88
Date: 1991-07-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Romania, butter, emergency aid













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Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2212/91 of 25 July 1991 laying down detailed rules for urgent action for the supply of butter to Romania and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88  


Official Journal L 203 , 26/07/1991 P. 0047 - 0052 





COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2212/91  of 25 July 1991  laying down detailed rules for urgent action for the supply of butter to Romania and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 of 5 March 1991 on urgent action for the supply of agricultural and medical products intended for the people of Romania and Bulgaria (1), and in particular Article 5 thereof,  Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 of 11 June 1985 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for the purposes of the common agricultural policy (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2205/90 (3),  and in particular Article 2 (4) thereof,  Whereas Regulation (EEC) No 597/91 provides for urgent action for the free supply of agricultural products to Bulgaria and Romania; whereas the costs of supplying these products are to be met by the Community; whereas, for the purposes of implementing  the urgent action, detailed rules of application should be laid down for the milk and milk products sector;  Whereas, in order to effect these supplies, products available as a result of intervention measures should be released; whereas, in view of the quantity and location of intervention stocks, a total of 5 000 tonnes of butter stored in France and Germany  should be mobilized; whereas, in order to allow competition under fair conditions, it should be made possible for tenderers to take over products from the German intervention agency or from the French agency and, consequently, to submit their tenders to  either of these agencies;  Whereas, pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, suppliers are to be chosen by tendering procedure; whereas this procedure must enable the following expenses to be determined for butter made available by the abovementioned intervention agencies; Whereas  the packaging costs and the costs of transport to the required destination should be determined; whereas, pursuant to the same Regulation, no export refund is to be granted, or monetary compensatory amounts applied, in respect of the products supplied;   Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are effected properly, the conditions for lodging securities should be determined together with the necessary detailed rules for the implementation of both Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 of 22 July  1985 laying down common detailed rules for the application of the system of securities for agricultural products (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3745/89 (5), and Commission Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 of 16 February 1988 laying down common  detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (6), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1933/91 (7);  Whereas, for the purposes of determining the supply costs and the securities to be lodged, and in order to adopt a balanced approach in line with actual economic conditions, provision should be made for the use of the representative market rates  referred to in Article 3a of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85 of 11 November 1985 laying down detailed rules for the application of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1676/85 on the value of the unit of account and the conversion rates to be applied for  the purposes of the common agricultural policy (8), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 3237/90 (9);  Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Management Committee for Milk and Milk Products,  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  Article 1  The costs of the following supplies shall be determined in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No 597/91, this Regulation and by tendering procedure for the supply to Romania of 5 000 tonnes of butter with a fat content not less than 82 % held  by the intervention agencies referred to in Annex I.  Supply shall comprise delivery by refrigerated lorry free at destination to the addresses indicated in Annex IV.  Article 2  1. Interested parties shall submit their tenders, by 12 noon on 6 August 1991 at the latest, either to the German intervention agency or the French intervention agency, the addresses of which are given in Annex II.  2. Tenders shall indicate the name and address of the tenderer and shall be acceptable only if:  (a) they refer clearly to supplies provided for in Article 1;  (b) they cover the total quantity laid down for the supply in question referred to in Article 1;  (c) they specify an amount in ecus per tonne for effecting the entire supply;  (d) they are accompanied by proof that the tenderer has lodged a tendering security of ECU 20 per tonne in favour of the intervention agency;  (e) they are accompanied by a written undertaking by the tenderer to effect supply to the destinations indicated in Article 1 under the conditions laid down by 1 October 1991.  Article 3  1. The German and French intervention agencies shall inform the Commission of the tenders received 24 hours after the final date for submission of tenders at the latest.  2. On the basis of the tenders received, the Commission:  - shall fix the maximum amount for the supply costs,  - or shall reject the tenders; in this case, it may be decided to issue a new invitation to tender.  If a maximum amount for the supply costs is fixed, the supply contract shall be awarded to the tenderer whose tender quotes the lowest amount.  3. Within 48 hours of the Member State being notified of the decision referred to in paragraph 2, the intervention agencies shall inform all tenderers by written telecommunication of the outcome of the tendering procedure and shall inform the successful  tenderer that the supply contract has been awarded to him.  Article 4  1. The tendering security provided for in Article 2 (2) (d) shall be released without delay if a tender is not accepted or if all tenders are rejected.  2. The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be:  (a) for tenderers: the maintenance of their tender until the decision provided for in Article 3 (2) has been adopted;  (b) for the successful tenderer:  - the lodging of the supply security provided for in Article 5 (1),  - taking over from the intervention agency of the products made available for supply.  Article 5  1. Before removal of the butter the successful tenderer shall lodge a supply security of ECU 3 400 per tonne of butter for each quantity removed, in favour of the intervention agency holding the product.  The successful tenderer shall take over the products in accordance with the provisions applicable to the removal of intervention stocks.  2. The intervention agency shall take all measures necessary to check the quality of the products made available for supply.  3. The primary requirements within the meaning of Article 20 of Regulation (EEC) No 2220/85 shall be the delivery of the full quantity under the conditions laid down.  4. The supply security shall be released and the amount of the tender shall be paid when the successful tenderer provides proof that supply has been effected in accordance with the conditions laid down. Such proof shall be provided by the submission, by  10 October 1991 at the latest, of the transport document and the take-over certificate drawn up as shown in Annex III and issued by:  a representative of the Prodexport agency.  Article 6  The conversion rate to be used for tenders and for tendering and supply securities shall be the representative market rates referred to in Article 3 a of Regulation (EEC) No 3152/85, applicable on the final date for submission of tenders.  Article 7  The withdrawal order referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 and in the export declaration shall bear the following additional information: 'Urgent action for Romania. Non-application of export refunds and monetary compensatory  amounts, Council Regulation (EEC) No 597/91.'  Article 8  In Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 under I 'Products to be exported in the same state as that in which they were removed from intervention stock' in the Annex, the following point 96 and the relevant footnote are added:  '96. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2212/91 of 25 July 1991 laying down detailed rules for urgent action for the supply of butter to Romania and amending Regulation (EEC) No 569/88 (96)'.   (96) OJ No L 203, 26. 7. 1991, p. 47.'  Article 9  This Regulation shall enter into force on the third 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 July 1991. For the Commission  Ray MAC SHARRY  Member of the Commission   (1) OJ No L 67, 14. 3. 1991, p. 17. (2) OJ No L 164, 24. 6. 1985, p. 1. (3) OJ No L 201, 31. 7. 1990, p. 9. (4) OJ No L 205, 3. 8. 1985, p. 5. (5) OJ No L 364, 14. 12. 1989, p. 54. (6) OJ No L 55, 1. 3. 1988, p. 1. (7) OJ No L 174, 3. 7. 1991,  p. 14. (8) OJ No L 310, 21. 11. 1985, p. 1. (9) OJ No L 310, 9. 11. 1990, p. 18.    ANNEX I List of lots of butter stored in the following warehouses         Product  Quantity (tonnes)  Address           Germany     BALM  Butter  500  Kuehlhaus und Eisfabrik  Friedrich Krempel KG  Stuttgarter Str. 7  Postfach 30 06 46  7000 Stuttgart 30 (Feuerbach)  (Telefax: 0711/8566987)    500  SLG-Kuehlhaus  Pacht- und Vermietungs GmbH  Zeppelinstr. 5  7968 Saulgau    200  Grommitza &  Co.  Altrottstr. 32  6909 Walldorf/Baden  (Telefax: 06227/9710)    800  Molkerei-Zentrale Suedwest eG  Keplerstr. 5  Postfach 21 07 80  7500 Karlsruhe 21  (Telefax: 0721/5986100)    500  Frigoscandia GmbH  Kuehlhaus Gelsenkirchen  Emscherstrasse 4  4660 Gelsenkirchen Buer  (Telefax: 0209/7000657)  France     ONILAIT  Butter  573  Messageries laitières  Route d'Aunay-sur-Odon  F-14500 Vire    200  Entrepôts frigorifiques Centre-Bretagne  Kerdonauff  F-29246 Paullaouen    77  COVAL    616  Rue de Cramenil    660  F-61220 Briouze    374  Société frigorifique de Normandie  Zone industrielle  Rue Gustave Eiffel  F-53400 Craon        ANNEX II Addresses of the intervention agencies  - Bundesanstalt fuer landwirtschaftliche  Marktordnung (BALM)  Adickesallee 40  D-6000 Frankfurt am Main  (telephone: 49 691 56 40; telex: 411 727 og 411 156; fax: 1564651; teletex: 699 07 32)  - Office national interprofessionnel  du lait (Onilait)  2, rue Saint-Charles  F-75740 Paris Cedex 15  (telephone: 33 1 40 58 70 00; telex: 200745; fax: 33 1 40 59 04 58)     ANNEX III TAKE-OVER CERTIFICATE  I, the undersigned,:  (name, first name, business name)  acting on behalf of for the account of the  Government, hereby certify that the goods referred to below, delivered pursuant to Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2212/91 have been taken over:  - Place and date of taking-over:  - Type of product:  - Tonnage, weight taken over (gross):  - Packaging:  Comments:  Signature:  Date:     ANNEX IV          No  Destination  Quantity (tonnes)  Department  Town  Address         1.   200  Bacau  Bacau  Rue Bacovia, 156  2.   200  Bras  ov  Bras  ov  Rue Ecaterína Teodoroíu, 5  3.   100  Caras  -Severin  Res  itza  Rue Timís  oara, 4  4.   200   Constantza  Constantza  Rue 1 Decembrie 1918, 21  5.   100  Dîmbovitza  Tîrgovis  te  Rue Armoníei, 1  6.   200  Dolj  Craíova  Rue Românes  ti, 16  7.   100  Galatzi  Galatzi  Rue George Cos  buc, 257  8.   100  Gorj  Tîrgu-Jiu  Rue Calea Bucures  ti,  7  9.  Milk industry  200  Hunedoara  Deva  Rue Dorobantzi, 32  10.   100  Ialomitza  Slobozia  Rue Fílaturii, 3  11.   200  Ias  í  Ias  í  Bd. Metalurgieí, 8  12.   200  Maramures   Baia-Mare  Rue Victoríei, 73  13.   100  Mehedint  i  Turnu-Severin   Rue Aurorei, 1  14.   200  Timis   Timis  oara  Rue George Lazar, 17  15.   100  Vîlcea  Rîmnicu-Vîlcea  Rue Himis  , 2  16.   200  Prahova  Ploíes  ti  Ch. Vestului, 1  17.   2 500  Bucures  ti  Bucures  ti  Rue Armata Poporului, 10