Commission Regulation (EC) No 2086/2000 of 2 October 2000 on the supply of biscuits as food aid
Date: 2000-10-02
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, Sudan, aid system, award of contract, confectionery product, food aid

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2086/2000

of 2 October 2000

on the supply of biscuits 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
biscuits 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

Biscuits shall be mobilised in the Community, as Community
food aid for supply to the recipients 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, 2 October 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: 396/98

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 beneficiary (not recipient)

4. Country of destination: Sudan

5. Product to be mobilised: biscuits

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): quantity specified in the tender for a total amount of 174 270 EUR in pursuance of
Article 7(3)(e) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97. The tender shall be expressed in kilogrammes of net product

7. Number of lots: 1

8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (8): —

9. Packaging (7): —

10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 34, 6.2.1993, p. 9 (II.C.(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

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: 6-26.11.2000
— second deadline: 20.11-10.12.2000

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: 17.10.2000
— second deadline: 31.10.2000

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 27.9.2000 (fixed in accordance with Article 4(2), first subparagraph of

Regulation (EC) No 1520/2000 (OJ L 177, 15.7.2000, p. 1))

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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 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:

— health certificate (+ ‘EXPIRY DATE’).

(6) Notwithstanding OJ C 34, point II. C(3(b) is replaced by the following:

‘biscuits’.

(7) Biscuits ranged in packages of 100 to 400 g in cartons of maximum 10 kg placed in 20 or 40-foot containers.

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 recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying the number of
cartons 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.

(8) Biscuits of a minimum nutritional value of 450 Kcal/100 g meeting the requirements of Article 1(2)(a)(iv), Article 3
and Article 4 of Commission Directive 96/5/EC (OJ L 49, 28.2.1996, p. 17) and the following requirements:
— moisture: maximum 3,5 %
— protein: minimum 15 %
— carbohydrate: minimum 60 %
— lipids: minimum 18 %.

Essential vitamins and minerals (60-80 % of RDA/unit)/100 g:
— vitamin A: minimum 1 560 I.U.
— vitamin B1: minimum 0,8 mg
— vitamin B2: minimum 0,8 mg
— vitamin B6: minimum 0,8 mg
— vitamin B12: minimum 3,1 µg
— vitamin C: 20-45 mg
— vitamin D: minimum 160 I.U.
— vitamin E: 3-9 mg
— folic acid: maximum 270 µg
— niacin: minimum 6,5 mg
— pantothenic acid: minimum 3,5 mg
— calcium: minimum 260 mg
— sodium: maximum 300 mg
— iron: minimum 4,2 mg
— iodine: minimum 50 µg

The biscuits must be directly consumable and mixable with water, milk or another suitable liquid to form a
homogeneous paste. The product must contain a protein-rich food such as milk or soya concentrate and an
appetite-stimulating ingredient such as vanilla suited to the recipients' dietary habits.

Conservation: minimum 12 months from manufacture.