CELEX: 31996R0339
Language: en
Date: 1996-02-26 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 339/96 of 26 February 1996 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

27. 2. 96           I EN I               Official Journal of the European Communities                               No L 48/3
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 339/96
                                                        of 26 February 1996
                                           on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                          destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
                                                                      the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
                                                                      loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
 Community,                                                          area,
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
 of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid                 HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
 management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
 No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof,                                Article 1
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21
 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation              Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid                    Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 management (3), lays down the list of countries and organ­          the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
 izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the
 general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the            Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
 fob stage;                                                          The supply shall cover the mobilization of vegetable oil
                                                                     produced in the Community. Mobilization may not
 Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions              involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
                                                                     inward processing arrangements.
 allocated to certain recipients 2 963 tonnes of vegetable
 oil;                                                                For lot A, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
                                                                     (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                   shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down              The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of              accepted    all   the  general   and    specific conditions
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as               applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*); whereas it is            his tender is deemed unwritten .
 necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
 supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the                                     Article 2
 resultant costs;
                                                                     This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of             European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                    Done at Brussels, 26 February 1996.
                                                                               For the Commission
                                                                                 Franz FISCHLER
                                                                           Member of the Commission
(') OJ  No  L 370,   30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ  No  L  174,  7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
0   OJ  No  L  136,  26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(<) OJ  No  L 204,   25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
M OJ No L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                              LOT A
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 687/95 (Al ); 688/95 (A2); 689/95 (A3)
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): World Food Programme, Via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel. (396)57 97;
                  telex 626675 I WFP)
             4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination: Iraq (Al ); Rwanda (A2 + A3)
             6. Product to be mobilized: refined rape seed oil
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q: OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under III. A(l ) (a))
             8. Total quantity: 2 668 tonnes net
             9. Number of lots: 1 (Al : 350 tonnes; A2: 2 000 tonnes; A3: 318 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking (6): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under III.A (2) (1 ), IIIJ\(2)(3) and
                  III.A (3))
                 — five-litre metal canisters, without cardboard cross-pieces, in 20-foot containers
                 — language to be used for the markings: English (Al ) and French (A2 + A3)
           11 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined rape seed oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                 tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment (*)
           13. Port of shipment: —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
           15. Port of landing: —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
           17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 15. 4 — 5. 5. 1996
           18 . Deadline for the supply: —
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply ^): tendering
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                  12. 3 . 1996
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 3. 1996
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 29. 4 — 19. 5. 1996
                 (c) deadline for the supply: —
           22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne
           23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('):
                 Bureau de l'aide alimentaire,
                 A l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard,
                 Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46,
                 Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                 B-1049 Brussels
                (Attention! New numbers: telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer: —
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                                                                 LOT B
              1 . Operation No ('): 722/95
             2. Programme: 1995
             3. Recipient (2): World Food Programme, Via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel. (396)57 97;
                   telex 626675 I WFP)
             4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination: Algeria
             6. Product to be mobilized : refined sunflower
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f): OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under III. A(l ) (b))
             8 . Total quantity: 295 tonnes net
             9 . Number of lots: 1
           10. Packaging and marking (6): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under III.A (2) (1 ), IIIJ\(2)(3) and
                   III-A (3))
                   — five-litre metal canisters, without cardboard cross-pieces, in 20-foot containers
                   — language to be used for the markings: French
           1 1 . Method of mobilization: mobilization of refined sunflower oil produced in the Community. Mobiliza­
                   tion may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements
           12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment
          13. Port of shipment: —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient: —
          15. Port of landing: —
          16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing: —
          17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 8 — 28 . 4. 1996
          18 . Deadline for the supply: —
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply (4): tendering
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                  12. 3 . 1996
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 3. 1996
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 22. 4 — 12. 5. 1996
                  (c) deadline for the supply: —
          22. Amount of the tendering security: ECU 15 per tonne
          23. Amount of the delivery security: 10 % of the amount of the tender in ecus
          24. Address for submission of tenders and tendering securities ('):
                  Bureau de l'aide alimentaire,
                  À l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard,
                  Batiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46,
                  Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200,
                  B-1049 Brussels
                 (Attention! New numbers: telex 25670 AGREC B; fax (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer: —
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           Notes:
           (') The operation number should be mentioned in all correspondence.
           (2) The successful tenderer shall contact the recipient as soon as possible to establish which consignment
               documents are required.
           (3) The successful tenderer shall deliver to the beneficiary a certificate from an official entity certifying that
               for the product to be delivered the standards applicable, relative to nuclear radiation, in the Member State
               concerned, have not been exceeded. The radioactivity certificate must indicate the caesium-134 and - 137
               and iodine-131 levels .
           (4) Article 7 (3) (g) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not be applicable to tenders submitted.
           (*) For Lot A, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two
               ports of shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
           (6) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point II I.A (3) (c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "European
               Community"'.
           I7) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a sanitary certifi­
               cate .