CELEX: 31999R0385
Language: en
Date: 1999-02-19 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 385/1999 of 19 February 1999 on the submission of tenders for the award of contracts to supply agricultural products to Russia in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 and postponing the deadlines for such supplies

L 46/48                EN              Official Journal of the European Communities                                20. 2. 1999
                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 385/1999
                                                   of 19 February 1999
                  on the submission of tenders for the award of contracts to supply agricultural
                  products to Russia in application of Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 and
                                      postponing the deadlines for such supplies
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,                                                                                  Article 1
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2802/98 of            1. In respect of the invitations to tender opened by
17 December 1998 on a programme to supply agricultural            Regulations (EC) No 155/1999 and (EC) No 156/1999
products to the Russian Federation ( 1), and in particular        (wholly milled rice), (EC) No 157/1999 (skimmed-milk
Article 4(2) thereof,                                             powder), (EC) No 158/1999 (beef) and (EC) No 159/1999
                                                                  (common wheat and rye of bread-making quality), the
                                                                  initial period for the submission of tenders shall end at 12
Whereas, for the purpose of applying Regulation (EC) No           noon, Brussels time, on 2 March 1999.
2802/98, the Commission opened invitations to tender to
establish the costs of supplying wholly milled rice,
skimmed-milk powder, beef, pigmeat, and common                    The deadlines set for the supply of the various lots in the
wheat and rye of bread-making quality by Regulations              above Regulations are postponed by four weeks.
(EC) No 155/1999 ( 2), (EC) No 156/1999 ( 3), (EC) No 157/
1999 (4), (EC) No 158/1999 ( 5), (EC) No 190/1999 ( 6) and        2. If no contract is awarded for a lot at the end of the
(EC) No 159/1999 ( 7) respectively;                               first period a second period for the submission of tenders
                                                                  shall be opened and shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time,
                                                                  on 16 March 1999.
Whereas, by Regulation (EC) No 282/1999 ( 8), the
Commission decided not to award contracts on the basis
of the tenders mentioned above during the period ending           In that case the deadline for the supply of the lot
on 2 February 1999; whereas it postponed the second               pursuant to the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is
period for the submission of tenders as originally                postponed by two weeks.
provided for and the two periods set for the invitation to
tender for the supply of pigmeat;
                                                                                            Article 2
Whereas the additional measures taken in cooperation
with the Russian authorities to ensure the successful
execution of the operations have been completed and it is         1. In respect of the invitation to tender for the mobil-
now possible to set new periods for the submission of             isation of pigmeat on the Community market opened by
tenders under the above invitations to tender and there-          Regulation (EC) No 190/1999, the initial period for the
fore to postpone the deadlines initially set for supplying        submission of tenders shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time,
the products to the sea-ports and frontier points of desti-       on 8 March 1999.
nation; whereas, also, information has been disseminated
designed to improve operators’ awareness of the condi-
tions governing the admissibility of the tenders;                 The deadlines set for the supply of the various lots in
                                                                  Regulation (EC) No 190/1999 are postponed by four
                                                                  weeks.
Whereas the relevant management committees have not
delivered opinions within the time limits set by their
chairmen,                                                         2.     If no contract is awarded for a lot at the end of the
                                                                  first period a second period for the submission of tenders
(1) OJ L  349, 24. 12. 1998, p. 12.
                                                                  shall be opened and shall end at 12 noon, Brussels time,
(2) OJ L  18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 19.                                 on 22 March 1999.
(3) OJ L  18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 24.
(4) OJ L  18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 28.
(5) OJ L  18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 33.                                 In that case the deadline for the supply of the lot
(6) OJ L  21, 28. 1. 1999, p. 14.
(7) OJ L  18, 23. 1. 1999, p. 42.                                 pursuant to the second subparagraph of paragraph 1 is
(8) OJ L  33, 6. 2. 1999, p. 18.                                  postponed by two weeks.
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                                                      Article 3
            The successful tenderer shall ensure that the special stamp shown in the Annex hereto is
            inserted in the transport documents established in accordance with the invitations to
            tender opened by Regulations (EC) No 156/1999, (EC) No 157/1999, (EC) No 158/1999
            and (EC) No 159/1999.
                                                      Article 4
            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of 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, 19 February 1999.
                                                                        For the Commission
                                                                           Franz FISCHLER
                                                                     Member of the Commission
                                                      ANNEX
                                  Special stamp to seal in transport documents