Commission Regulation (EC) No 1053/2002 of 17 June 2002 on the supply of broad beans as food aid
Date: 2002-06-17
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU aid, food aid, leguminous vegetable, third country

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COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1053/2002

of 17 June 2002

on the supply of broad beans 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
food security (1), as last
special operations in support of
amended by Regulation (EC) No 1726/2001 of the European
the Council (2), and in particular Article
Parliament and of
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 al-
location of food aid, the Commission has allocated broad
beans to certain beneficiaries.

It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with
the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No
down
2519/97

16 December

laying

1997

of

general rules for the mobilisation of products to be sup-
plied pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96
as Community food aid (3). It is necessary to specify the
time limits and conditions of supply to determine the re-
sultant costs,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Broad beans shall be mobilised in the Community, as Commu-
nity 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 gen-
eral 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, 17 June 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 166, 5.7.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 234, 1.9.2001, p. 10.

(3) OJ L 346, 17.12.1997, p. 23.

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ANNEX

LOTS A, B, C, D and E

1. Action Nos: 246/01 (A); 247/01 (B); 248/01 (C); 249/01 (D); 250/01 (E)

2. Beneficiary (2): UNRWA, Supply division, Amman Office, PO Box 140157, Amman — Jordan; telex 21170

UNRWA JO; tel. (962-6) 586 41 26; fax 586 41 27

3. Beneficiary's representative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer

A+E: PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel (tel. (972-2) 589 05 55; telex 26194 UNRWA IL; fax 581 65 64)
B: PO box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel. (961-1) 840 461-6; fax 840 467)
C: PO box 4313, Damascus, Syria (tel. (963-11) 613 30 35; telex 412006 UNRWA SY; fax 613 30 47)
D: PO box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. (962-6) 474 19 14/477 22 26; telex 23402 UNRWAJFO JO; fax 474 63 61)

4. Country of destination: A, E: Israel (A: Gaza; E: West Bank); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan

5. Product to be mobilised: broad beans

6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 620

7. Number of lots: 5 (A: 323 tonnes; B: 85 tonnes; C: 40 tonnes; D: 107 tonnes; E: 65 tonnes)

8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (7): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (B.4)

9. Packaging (5): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (4.0, A 1.c, 2.c and B.4)

10. Labelling or marking (4): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (IV.A(3))

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

‘NOT FOR SALE’
the month and year of packing

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

12. Specified delivery stage (6): A, C, E: free at port of landing — container terminal

B, D: free at destination

13. Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment

14. a) Port of shipment: —

b) Loading address: —

15. Port of landing: A, E: Ashdod; C: Lattakia

16. Place of destination: UNRWA warehouse in: Beirut (B); Amman (D)

— port or warehouse of transit: —
— overland transport route: —

17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
— first deadline: A, B, C, E: 11.8.2002; D: 18.8.2002
— second deadline: A, B, C, E: 25.8.2002; D: 31.8.2002

18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:

— first deadline: 15-28.7.2002
— second deadline: 29.7-11.8.2002

19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):

— first deadline: 2.7.2002
— second deadline: 16.7.2002

20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 5 per tonne

21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): M. Vestergaard, Commission européenne,

Bureau: L 130, 7/46, B-1049 Brussels; telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03/296 70 04

22. Export refund: —

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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) On delivery, the supplier shall provide the beneficiary or his representative with:

— a phytosanitary certificate,
— a certificate from an official entity confirming that the nuclear radiation standards in force have not been exceeded
in the Member State where the product is mobilised. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134
and -137 and iodine-131 levels.

Lot C: The certificates must be signed and stamped by a Syrian Consulate, including the statement that consular fees
and charges have been paid.

(4) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, point

IV(A)(3)(c)

is replaced by the following:

‘the words “European

Community”’.

(5) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 1 % of empty bags of the same quality as those

containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital

‘R’.

(6) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers: Lots A, C and E. The contracted shipping terms shall be considered full
liner terms free port of landing container yard and is understood to cover 15 days — Saturdays, Sundays and official
public and religious holidays excluded — free of container detention charges at the port of discharge taken from the
day/time of the arrival of the vessel. The 15 day period should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide
detention charges levied in respect of container detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed above will be
borne by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.

After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers for
destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.

Ashdod: consignment to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 18 tonnes each, net.

(7) Notwithstanding OJ C 312 — bean size: minimum 7,5 mm (measured with a sieve of circular mesh).