Commission Regulation (EC) No 1185/2000 of 5 June 2000 on the supply of cereals as food aid
Date: 2000-06-05
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, aid system, cereals, delivery, food aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1185/2000

of 5 June 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, 5 June 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: 151/99

2. Beneficiary (2): EuronAid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland tel.: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701;

telex: 30960 EURON NL

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

4. Country of destination: Haiti

5. Product to be mobilised: common wheat flour

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 300

7. Number of lots: 1

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

9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.2 A 1.d, 2.d and B.4)

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

— Language to be used for the markings: French
— Supplementary markings: —

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

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: 10-30.7.2000
— second deadline: 24.7-13.8.2000

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: 20.6.2000
— second deadline: 4.7.2000

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

22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 16.6.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2000 (OJ L

127, 27.5.2000, p. 54)

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LOTS B, C

1. Action No: 264/98 (B1): 341/98 (B2): 150/99 (B3); 140/99 (C1); 142/99 (C2)

2. Beneficiary (2): EuronAid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland tel.: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701; telex:

30960 EURON NL

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

4. Country of destination: B1 + B2: Nicaragua: B3: Haiti; C1: Angola: C2: Rwanda

5. Product to be mobilised: milled rice (product code 1006 30 92 9900, 1006 30 94 9900, 1006 30 96 9900,

1006 30 98 9900)

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 4 354

7. Number of lots: 2 (B: 2 137 tonnes (B1: 95 tonnes; B2: 362 tonnes; B3: 1 680 tonnes) C: 2 217 tonnes (C1: 1 648

tonnes; C2: 569 tonnes))

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

9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0 A 1.c, 2.c and B.6)

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

— Language to be used for the markings: B1 + B2: Spanish; B3: French; C1: Portuguese; C2: English
— Supplementary markings: —

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

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: 10-30.7.2000
— second deadline: 24.7-13.8.2000

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: 20.6.2000
— second deadline: 4.7.2000

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

22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 16.6.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2000 (OJ L 127,

27.5.2000, p. 54)

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LOT D

1. Action No: 147/99

2. Beneficiary (2): EuronAid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland tel.: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701; telex:

30960 EURON NL

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

4. Country of destination: Haiti

5. Product to be mobilised: oat flakes

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 30

7. Number of lots: 1

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

9. Packaging (7) (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.3 A 1.c, 2.c and B.4)

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

— Language to be used for the markings: French
— Supplementary markings: —

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

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: 17.7-6.8.2000
— second deadline: 31.7-20.8.2000

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: 20.6.2000
— second deadline: 4.7.2000

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

22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 16.6.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1141/2000 (OJ L 127,

27.5.2000, p. 54)

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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 documents:

— phytosanitary certificate.
— B1 + B2: The shipping documents must be authenticated by the diplomatic representative in the exporting

country.

(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, point II.A(3)(c) or II.B(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.

The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the container available in the stack position at the container
terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary shall be responsible for all subsequent loading costs, including the
cost of moving the containers from the container terminal.

The supplier has to submit to the beneficiary's agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying the number
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.