Commission Regulation (EC) No 2016/2000 of 25 September 2000 on the supply of milk products as food aid
Date: 2000-09-25
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: carrier, delivery, food aid, invitation to tender, milk product

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2016/2000

of 25 September 2000

on the supply of milk products 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
milk powder 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

pursuant to 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

Milk products 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, 25 September 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: 195/99 (A1); 398/98 (A2)

2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, The Netherlands, 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: A1: India; A2: Mali

5. Product to be mobilised: vitaminised skimmed-milk powder

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 180

7. Number of lots: 1 in 2 parts (A1: 30 tonnes; A2: 150 tonnes)

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

9. Packaging (7): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (6.3, A and B.2)

10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I.B.(3))
— language to be used for the markings: A1: English; A2: French
— supplementary markings: —

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

The manufacture of the skimmed-milk powder, and the incorporation of vitamins, must be carried out after the
award of the supply contract

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: 30.10-19.11.2000
— second deadline: 13.11-3.12.2000

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: 10.10.2000
— second deadline: 24.10.2000

20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20 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 20.9.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1937/2000 (OJ L 232,

14.9.2000, p. 9)

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LOT B

1. Action No: 232/99

2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, The Netherlands, 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: Pakistan

5. Product to be mobilised: whole milk powder

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 225

7. Number of lots: 1

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

9. Packaging (7): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (6.3, A and B.2)

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

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

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

The whole milk powder must be manufactured after the award of the supply contract

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: 30.10-19.11.2000
— second deadline: 13.11-3.12.2000

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: 10.10.2000
— second deadline: 24.10.2000

20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20 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 20.9.2000, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1951/2000 (OJ L 233,

15.9.2000, p. 19)

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Notes:

(1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2) 299 30 50; fax (32-2) 296 20 05)

(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 that Regulation is that referred to 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:

— health certificate issued by an official entity stating that the product was processed under excellent sanitary
conditions which are supervised by qualified technical personnel. The certificate must state the temperature and
duration of the pasteurisation, the temperature and duration in the spray-drying-tower and the expiry date for
consumption,

— veterinary certificate issued by an official entity stating that the area of production of raw milk had not registered
foot-and-mouth disease nor any other notifiable infectious/contagious disease during the 12 months prior to the
processing.

(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114 of 29.4.1991, point

I.A(3)(c)

is replaced by the following:

‘the words “European

Community”’.

(7) 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.