Commission Regulation (EC) No 2696/98 of 14 December 1998 on the supply of rice as food aid
Date: 1998-12-14
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: North Korea, export refund, food aid, rice

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2696/98

of 14 December 1998

on the supply of rice 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 manage-
ment and special operations in support of food security (1),
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 lays down the list
of countries and organisations eligible for Community aid
and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food
aid beyond the fob stage;

Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has alloc-
ated rice to certain beneficiaries;

Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in accord-
ance with the rules laid down by Commission Regulation
(EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down
general rules for the mobilisation of products to be
supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as
Community food aid (2); whereas it is necessary to specify
the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the
resultant costs;

in view of

Whereas,
rice in the
Community and the existence of sufficient stocks, such
produce should be used to supply, under certain condi-
tions, food aid to North Korea;

the availability of

Whereas Article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1103/
97 of 17 June 1997 on certain provisions relating to the
the euro (4) provides that, as from 1
introduction of
January 1999, all references to the ecu in legal instru-
ments are to be replaced by references to the euro at the
rate of EUR 1 to ECU 1,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

shall be mobilised in the Community,

as
Rice
Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
Annex I, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97
and under the conditions set out in the Annexes.

The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other
condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed
unwritten.

Article 2

Whereas Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2351/91 (3)
lays down the detailed rules applicable on the purchase of
rice held by public agencies for the supply of food aid;

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, 14 December 1998.

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.
(3) OJ L 214, 2. 8. 1991, p. 51.

(4) OJ L 162, 19. 6. 1997, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

LOTS A, B

1. Action Nos: 69/98 (A); 70/98 (B)

2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma

tel.

(39-6) 6513 2988; fax 6513 2844/3; telex 626675 WFP I

3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient

4. Country of destination: North Korea

5. Product to be mobilised: milled rice (product code 1006 30 98 9900)

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 17 500

7. Number of lots: 2 (A: 8 750 tonnes; B: 8 750 tonnes)

8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (9) (10): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(1)(f))

9. Packaging (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0A(1)(c), 2(c) and B(3))

10. Labelling or marking (6) (7): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(3))

— Language to be used for the markings: English and Korean
— Supplementary markings: —

11. Method of mobilisation of the product (11): purchase from an intervention agency (see Annex II). The

purchased price to be paid for the rice in question shall be ECU 315,9 per tonne.

12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed

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: 1 to 21.2.1999
— second deadline: 15.2 to 7.3.1999

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: 5.1.1999
— second deadline: 19.1.1999

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, B(cid:131)timent Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/
Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)

22. Export refund (4) (9): refund applicable on 31.12.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2561/98

(OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 32)

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Notes:

(1) Supplementary information: Andr(cid:130) Debongnie (tel.

(32 2) 295 14 65).

Torben Vestergaard (tel.

(32 2) 299 30 50).

(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 been exceeded. 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) 296 20 05).

(5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:

— phytosanitary certificate.

(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point II.A(3)(c)

is replaced by the following:

‘the words “European

Community”'.

(7) The marking in Korean must be made as follows on the reverse side of the packaging:

European Community:

Rice:

(8) 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'.

(9) Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1361/76 (OJ L 154, 15.6.1976, p. 11) applies.

(10) Broken rice: 10 % maximum.

(11) The product to be delivered may be mobilised on the Community market if the goods referred to in point
11 of the tender notice are purchased from the designated intervention agency (or agencies), in accordance
with the abovementioned legislation.

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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — PAQAQTGLA II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — B(cid:246)LAGE II —
ANEXO II — LIITE II — BILAGA II

Lote

Parti

Los

Paqt(cid:148)da

Lot

Lot

Lotto

Partij

Lote

Er(cid:132)

Parti

A

B

Cantidad parcial
(en toneladas de c(cid:145)scara)
Totalmængde
(tons i uafskallet ris)
Gesamtmengen
(in Tonnen von Rohreis)
Sumokij(cid:147) pos(cid:149)tgta
(se t(cid:149)mour qufio(cid:151) paddy)
Total quantity
(in tonnes of paddy rice)
Quantit(cid:130) totale
(en tonnes de riz paddy)
Quantit(cid:133) totale
(in tonnellate di risone)
Totale hoeveelheid
(in ton padie)
Quantidade total
(em toneladas de arroz paddy)
Kokonaism(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132)
(tonnia paddy- eli raakariisi(cid:132))
Total kvantitet
(ton i paddyris)

Cantidades parciales
(en toneladas)
Delmængde
(tons)
Teilmengen
(in Tonnen)
Leqij(cid:146)r pos(cid:149)tgter
(se t(cid:149)mour)
Partial quantities
(in tonnes)
Quantit(cid:130)s partielles
(en tonnes)
Quantitativi parziali
(in tonnellate)
Deelhoeveelheden
(in ton)
Quantidades parciais
(em toneladas)
Osittaism(cid:132)(cid:132)r(cid:132)
(tonnia)
Delkvantitet
(ton)

16 000

16 000

Nombre, apellidos y direcci(cid:155)n del almacenista

Lagerholderens navn og adresse

Name und Adresse des Lagerhalters

Omolatep(cid:150)mulo jai die(cid:151)humsg
tou apohelatopoigt(cid:147)

Name and address of storer

Nom et adresse du stockeur

Nome e indirizzo del detentore

Naam en adres van de depothouder

Nome e endere(cid:135)o do armazenista

Varastoijan nimi ja osoite

Lagerh(cid:134)llarens namn och adress

Ritmo horario de carga
(en toneladas)
Læssekapacitet pr. time
(tons)
Verladekapazit(cid:132)t
(in Tonnen)
Yqia(cid:148)or quhl(cid:149)r voqt(cid:150)seyr
(se t(cid:149)mour)
Hourly loading rate
(in tonnes)
Rythme horaire de chargement
(en tonnes)
Ritmo orario di carico
(in tonnellate)
Laadtempo per uur
(in ton)
Ritmo de carregamento por hora
(em toneladas)
Lastausnopeus tunnissa
(tonnia)
Lastkapacitet per timma
(ton)

‘Omospondia' warehouse of Sindos, Thessaloniki
Christoforos Pavlidis AGEVEE ‘Agricultural'
Tel.: (30-31) 79 62 84, fax: 79 62 83

300/8h (first 1 300 tons)
120/8h for the rest

16 000

7 500

‘Omospondia' warehouse of N. Halkidona,
Thessaloniki
Hellenic Cereal Co Ltd
Tel.+fax: (30-391) 237 05/232 05

300/8h/silo

8 500

Warehouse of Crocio - Volos
Christoforos Pavlidis AGEVEE ‘Agricultural'
Tel.: (30-422) 218 82, 218 85, fax: 219 28

450/8h/silo