Commission Regulation (EC) No 491/2000 of 6 March 2000 on the supply of cereals as food aid
Date: 2000-03-06
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU production, Eritrea, aid system, award of contract, common wheat, food aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 491/2000

of 6 March 2000

on the supply of cereals 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 and
special operations in support of food security (1), and in partic-
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

The abovementioned Regulation 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.

Following the taking of a number of decisions on the
allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated
cereals to certain beneficiaries.

It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance 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). It is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine the
resultant costs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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

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

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, 6 March 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: 280/98 (A1); 59/99 (A2)

2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland; tel. (31-70) 330 57 57; fax 364 17 01; telex

30960 EURON NL

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

4. Country of destination: Eritrea

5. Product to be mobilised: common wheat

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 19 968

7. Number of lots (8): 1 in 2 parts (A1: 1 350 tonnes; A2: 18 618 tonnes)

8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (7): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A(1)(a))

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

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

— language to be used for the markings: English
— supplementary markings: —

11. Method of mobilisation of the product: the Community market

12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (8)

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: 10-30.4.2000
— second deadline: 24.4-14.5.2000

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: 21.3.2000
— second deadline: 4.4.2000

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

22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 17.3.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 439/2000 (OJ L 54,

26.2.2000, p. 25)

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Notes:

(1) Supplementary information: André 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
in the Member State concerned, have not been

delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation,
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 quantity and quality control will be carried out for every 2 500 tonnes.

(8) The vessel chartered by the recipient (self-trimming bulk carrier) is to be loaded by the supplier free of risk and
expense to the vessel at the average rate of 3 500 tonnes per weather working day of 24 consecutive hours. Should
this rate not be attained, demurrage shall be paid by the supplier to the Commission at the rate stipulated in the
charter party. For working time saved, despatch money shall be paid by the Commission to the successful tenderer at
the rate of 50 % of the rate of demurrage stipulated. Laytime to be non-reversible.