CELEX: 31990R2653
Language: en
Date: 1990-09-13 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2653/90 of 13 September 1990 on the supply of whole milk powder as food aid

15. 9. 90                             Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 252/19
                                   COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 2653/90
                                                   of 13 September 1990
                                   on the supply of whole milk powder as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      food aid (4) ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
                                                                 followed to determine the resultant costs,
Economic Community,
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           Milk products shall be mobilized in the Community, as
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid man­            Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
agement (3) lays down the list of countries and                  the Annex in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
organizations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies     2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex,
the general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond         Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
the fob stage ;
                                                                 The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has allo­          cable. Any other condition or reservation included in his
cated to UNRWA 220 tonnes of whole milk powder to be             tender is deemed unwritten.
supplied ;
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of                                Article 2
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in           following its publication in the Official Journal of the
the Community of products to be supplied as Community            European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 13 September 1990.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Ray MAC SHARRY
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ No L 370, 30 . 12. 1986, p. 1 .
(2) OJ No L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
(3) OJ No L 136, 26. 5 . 1987, p. 1 .                            O OJ No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
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                                                            ANNEX
                                                             LOT A
            1 . Operation No (') : 372/90 — Commission Decision of 20. 4. 1990
            2. Programme : 1990
            3. Recipient : UNRWA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A-1400 Vienna, telex :
                 135310 UNRWA A
            4. Representative of the recipient (3) (4) : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, Jordan, PO Box
                484, Amman, Jordan
            5. Place or country of destination : Jordan
            6. Product to be mobilized : Whole milk powder
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods : (2) 0 (') Q
            8 . Total quantity : 74 tonnes
            9 . Number of lots : one
          10. Packaging and marking (l0) : 1 kg ; in 20-foot containers
                See OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 4 and 5, (I.1.B.4 and I.l.B.4.1 )
                Supplementary markings on the packaging (") :
                'ACTION No 372/90 / WHOLE MILK POWDER / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                COMMUNITY TO UNRWA — TO PALESTINE REFUGEES / AQABA / date of expiry : . . .*
                and OJ No C 216 of 14. 8. 1987, p. 6 (under I.1.B.5)
          1 1 . Method of mobilization : Community market
                The manufacture of the whole milk powder must be carried out after the award of the tender
          1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing, landed
          13 . Port of shipment : —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
          15. Port of landing : Aqaba with the option of Lattakia (Syria) f)
          16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
          17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage : 10 — 20 . 12. 1990
          18 . Deadline for the supply : 10. 2. 1991
          19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
          20 . In the case of an invitation to tender, date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of
                tenders (u): 12 noon on 1 . 10. 1990
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8 . 10 . 1990 ;
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                     port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 12. 1990
                (c) deadline for the supply : 10. 2. 1991
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 20 per tonne
          23 . Amount of the delivery security : 10% of the tender in ecus
          24 . Address for submission of tenders :
                Bureau de l'aide alimentaire.
                A 1 attention de Monsieur N. Arend,
                 Batiment Loi 1 20, bureau 7/58,
                Rue de la Loi 200, :
                 B-1049 Brussels.
                (telex : AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B)
          25 . Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (l3) : Refund applicable on 17. 8. 1990
                fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2395/90 (OJ No L 222, 17. 8. 1990, p. 12)
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                                                              LOT B
             1 . Operation No ('): 371 /90 — Commission Decision of 20. 4. 1990
             2. Programme : 1990
             3. Recipient : UNRWA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A-1400 Vienna, telex :
                  135310 UNRWA A
             4. Representative of the recipient (3) (*) : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, Syria, PO Box
                 4313, Damascus, Syria
             5. Place or country of destination : Syria
             6. Product to be mobilized : whole milk powder
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods : (*) (*) (*) Q (*)
             8. Total quantity : 36 tonnes
             9. Number of lots : one
           10. Packaging and marking (,0) : 1 kg ; in 20-foot containers
                 See OJ No C 216, 14. 8i 1987, p. 4 and 5, (under I.1.B.4 and I.l.B.4.1 )
                 Supplementary markings on the packaging (*) :
                 'ACTION No 371 /90 / WHOLE MILK POWDER / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                 COMMUNITY TO UNRWA — TO PALESTINE REFUGEES / LATTAKIA'
                 and OJ No C 216 of 14. 8. 1987, p. 6 (under I.1.B.5)
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : Community market
                 The manufacture of the whole milk powder must be carried out after the award of the tender
           1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing, landed
           1 3. Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           1 5. Port of landing : Lattakia
           1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
           17. Period for making the goods available at die port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 1 . 1991
           18. Deadline for the supply : 10. 3. 1991
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
           20. In the case of an invitation to tender, date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of
                 tenders (,2): 12 noon on 1 . 10. 1990
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8. 10. 1990 ;
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 1 . 1991
                 (c) deadline for the supply : 10. 3. 1991
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 20 per tonne
           23. Amount of the delivery security : 10% of the tender in ecus
           24. Address for submission of tenders :
                 Bureau de 1'aide alimentaire,
                 A 1 attention de Monsieur N. Arend,
                 Batiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58,
                 Rue de la Loi 200,
                 B-1049 Brussels.
                 (telex : AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (l3) : Refund applicable on 17. 8. 1990
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2395/90 (OJ No L 222, 17. 8. 1990, p. 12)
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                                                             LOT C
            1 . Operation No (') : 370/90 — Commission Decision of 20. 4. 1990
            2 . Programme : 1990
            3 . Recipient : UNRWA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A-1400 Vienna* telex :
                 135310 UNRWA A
            4. Representative of die recipient (3) (*) : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, Syria, PO Box
                4313, Damascus, Syria
            5. Place or country of destination : Lebanon
            6 . Product to be mobilized : Whole milk powder
            7 . Characteristics and quality of the goods : (J) 0 (4) Q (®)
            8 . Total quantity : 24 tonnes
            9 . Number of lots : one
          10. Packaging and marking (l0) : 1 kg ; in 20-foot containers
                See OJ No C 216, 14. 8 . 1987, p. 4 and 5t (I.1.B.4 and I.l.B.4.1 )
                Supplementary markings on the packaging :
                •ACTION No 370/90 / WHOLE MILK POWDER / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                COMMUNITY TO UNRWA — TO PALESTINE REFUGEES / LATTAKIA FOR LEBANON'
                and OJ No C 216 of 14. 8. 1987, p. 6 (I.1.B.5)
          1 1 . Method of mobilization : Community market
                The manufacture of the whole milk powder must be carried out after the award of the tender
          1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of landing — landed
          13 . Port of shipment : —
          14 . Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
          1 5. Port of landing : Lattakia
          1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
          1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 1 . 1991
          18 . Deadline for the supply : 10. 3. 1991
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
          20 . In the case of an invitation to tender, date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of
                tenders (l2) : 12 noon on 1 . 10. 1990
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8. 10. 1990 ;
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                     port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 1 . 1991
                (c) deadline for the supply : 10. 3. 1991
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 20 per tonne
          23 . Amount of the delivery security : 10% of the tender in ecus
          24. Address for submission of tenders :
                Bureau de l'aide alimentaire,
                A 1 attention de Monsieur N. Arend,
                Batiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58,
                Rue de la Loi 200,
                B-1049 Brussels.
                (telex : AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B)
          25 . Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (IJ) : Refund applicable on 17. 8 . 1990
                fixed by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2395/90 (OJ No L 222, 17. 8. 1990, p. 12)
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                                                           LOTS D AND E
              1 . Operation No ('): 369/90 and 368/90 — Commission Decision of 20. 4. 1990
              2. Programme : 1990
              3. Recipient : UNRWA Headquarters, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A- 1400 Vienna, telex
                  135310 UNRWA A
              4. Representative of me recipient (3) (4) : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer, West Bank, PO
                  Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel
              5. Place or country of destination : Israel
              6. Product to be mobilized : whole milk powder
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods : (2) (*) (6) Q
              8 . Total quantity : 86 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : two (Lot D : 26 tonnes ; Lot E : 60 tonnes)
            10. Packaging and marking (,0)(") : 1 kg ; in 20-foot containers
                  See OJ No C 216, 14. 8. 1987, p. 4 and 5, (I.1.B.4 and I.l.B.4.1 )
                  Supplementary markings on the packaging :
                  Lot D : 'ACTION No 369/90 / WHOLE MILK POWDER / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                  COMMUNITY TO UNRWA — TO PALESTINE REFUGEES / ASHDOD'
                  Lot E : 'ACTION No 368/90 / WHOLE MILK POWDER / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
                  COMMUNITY TO UNRWA — TO PALESTINE REFUGEES / ASHDOD'
                  and OJ No C 216 of 14. 8. 1987, p. 6 (under I.1.B.5)
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : Community market
                  The manufacture of the whole milk powder must be carried out after the award of the tender
            12. Stage of supply : free at port of landing, landed
            13. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            15. Port of landing : Ashdod
            16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 11 . 1990
            18 . Deadline for the supply : 10. 1 . 1991
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
            20. In the case of an invitation to tender, date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of
                  tenders (12) : 12 noon on 1 . 10. 1990
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 8. 10. 1990 ;
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                       port of shipment stage : 10 — 20. 11 . 1990
                  (c) deadline for the supply : 10. 1 . 1991
            22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 20 per tonne
            23. Amount of the delivery security : 10 % of the tender in ecus
            24. Address for submission of tenders :
                  Bureau de l'aide alimentaire,
                  A 1 attention de Monsieur N. Arend,
                  Batiment Loi 120, bureau 7/58,
                  Rue de la Loi 200,
                  B-1049 Brussels.
                  (telex : AGREC 22037 B or 25670 B)
            25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (u) : Refund applicable 17. 8. 1990 fixed
                  by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2395/90 (OJ No L 222, 17. 8. 1990, p. 12)
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          Notes :
           (') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
           (2) 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
                States concerned, have not been exceeded.
           (3) Commission delegate to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see list in OJ No C 227, 7. 9. 1985, p.
                4.
           (*) As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contract the
                beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
                ments, as well as the details of period* rate and other circumstance concerning shipment.
          O The whole milk powder with 26 % minimum fat content must be obtained by the spray method and
               must be manufactured not more than one month before the date of making the goods available at the
               port of shipment. The quality must be extra grade and the milk powder must have the following characte­
               ristics :
               (a) fat content :                                        26,0 % minimum ;
               (b) water content :                                      2,5 % maximum ;
               (c) titratable acidity (in solids, non-fat) : ADMI
                    — as ml of decinormal sodium hydroxide solu­
                         tion :                                         3,0 maximum ;
                    — as lactic acid :                                  0,15% maximum ;
              (d) lactate content (in solids, non-fat): -               150 mg/ 100 g maximum ;
               (e) additives :                                          none ;
               (f) phosphatase test :                                   negative, i.e. not more than 4 |µg of phenol per g
                                                                        of reconstituted milk ;
              (g) solubility index :                                    0,5 mi maximum ;
               (h) burnt :                                              1 5,0 mg maximum, i.e. at least disc B ;
               (i) micro-organism content :                             50 000 per g maximum ;
              (k) coliform test :                                       negative in 0,1 g ;
               (1) buttermilk test :                                    negative ;
               (m) whey test :                                          negative ;
              (n) odour and flavour :                                   clean ;
              (o) appearance :                                          white or slightly yellowish, no impurities or
                                                                        coloured particles.
           (') The successful tenderer shall give the beneficiaries representatives, at the time of delivery, a certificate of
                origin.
           (*) The successful tenderer shall give the beneficiaries'representative, at the time of delivery, a health certi­
                ficate.
           (") The expiry date appearing on the packages must be nine months after the date of manufacture.
           (') Option Lattakia and Lots B and C : The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and
                stamped by a Syrian consulate, including a statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.
          (I0) The contracted shipping terms shall be considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free Ashdod/
                Lattakia/Aqaba, 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 days free of container detention charges
                should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in respect of container
                detentions) 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.
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            (") Consignment' to be stowed in20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net ; not
                 more than 50 containers are to be shipped on any vessels.
            (u) In order to overload the telex, tenderers are requested to provide, before the date and time laid down in
                 point 20 of this Annex, evidence that the tendering security referred to in Article 7 (4) (a) of Regulation
                 (EEC) No 2200/87 has been lodged, preferably :
                 — either by porter at the office referred to in point 24 of this Annex,
                 — or by telecopier on one of the following numbers in Brussels :
                     —   235 01 32
                     —   236 10 97
                     —   235 01 30
                     —   236 20 05.
            0 3) Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8. 1987, p. 56) is applicable as regards to export refund
                 and, where appropriate, the monetary and accession compensatory amounts, the representative rate and
                 the monetary coefficient. The date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned Regulation is that
                 referred to in point 25 of this Annex.