CELEX: 31994R1479
Language: en
Date: 1994-06-28 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1479/94 of 27 June 1994 on the supply of cereals as food aid

28 . 6. 94                               Official Journal of the European Communities                           No L 159/39
                                         COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1479/94
                                                           of 27 June 1994
                                              on the supply of cereals as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                        is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European              supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
  Community,                                                         resultant costs,
  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              Cereals 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 Annexes, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
  izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the        2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes.
 general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the            Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
 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
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                   applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
 allocated to certain beneficiaries 69 778 tonnes of cereals ;       his tender is deemed unwritten.
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                                            Article 2
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 H ; whereas it                European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 27 June 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          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 .
0   OJ   No  L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX I
                                                            LOTS A and B
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 1522/93 (Lot A) and 1523/93 (Lot B)
             2. Programme : 1993
             3. Recipient (2) : Egypt
             4. Representative of the recipient : Ambassade de la République Arabe d'Égypte, section commerciale,
                  522 avenue Louise, B-1050 Bruxelles (tel. (32 2)647 32 27, telex 64809 COMRAU B, telefax
                  (32 2) 646 45 09)
             5. Place or country of destination (*) : Egypt
             6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (1 ) (a))
             8. Total quantity : 50 000 tonnes net
             9. Number of lots : two (Lot A : 30 000 tonnes ; Lot B : 20 000 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking : in bulk
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           1 2. Stage of supply (6) : free at port of shipment — fob stowed
           13. Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           15. Port of landing : —
           1 6. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
           17. Period for making the goods available (fob stowed) at the port of shipment stage :
                 — Lot A : 1 — 14. 8 . 1994
                 — Lot B : 15 — 28 . 8 . 1994
           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. 7. 1994
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 7. 1994
                 (b) period for making the goods available (fob stowed) at the port of shipment :
                      Lot A : 15 — 28 . 8 . 1994
                      Lot B : 29 . 8 — 11 . 9 . 1994
                 (c) deadline for the supply : —
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brux­
                 elles (telex 22037 AGREC B / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 /
                 295 01 30 / 296 33 04)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 30. 6. 1994, fixed by
                 Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/94 (OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 22)
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                                                                  LOT C
              1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1993 + 1994
              3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, P.O. Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland ; tel (31-70) 33 05 757 ;
                   fax 36 41 701 ; tlx 30960 euron nl
              4. Representative of the recipient (") : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (1 ) (a))
              8 . Total quantity : 18 500 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : one ; see Annex II
            10. Packaging and marking (s)(u) (") : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA. (2) (a) and II.A. (3))
                   — bulk + 210 000 (C 1 ) + 126 000 (C 2) + 52 500 (C 3) bags and 100 (C 1 ) + 60 (C 2) + 25 (C 3)
                       needles and necessary twine (2 m/bag) (9)
                   Markings in English
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment — fob stowed (6)
            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 (fob stowed) at the port of shipment : 1 — 21 . 8 . 1994
           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. 7. 1994
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 7. 1994
                  (b) period for making the goods available (fob stowed) at the port of shipment : 15. 8 — 4. 9. 1994
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B- 1 049 Brux­
                  elles (telex 22037/25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 /
                  296 33 04)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 30. 6. 1994, fixed by
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/94 (OJ No L 133, 28. 5. 1994, p. 22)
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                                                              LOT D
            1 . Operation No ('): see Annex II
            2. Programme : 1994
            3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; telefax
                 36 41 701 ; telex 30960 euron nl)
            4. Representative of the recipient (") : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987
            5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
            6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA ( 1) (a))
            8. Total quantity : 1 278 tonnes
            9. Number of lots : one
           10. Packaging and marking (8) (') (l0) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (2) (c) and IIA (3))
                 Markings in Spanish (D 1 ) and English (D 2 + D 3)
           11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment
          13. Port of shipment : —
          14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
          1 5.. 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 : 1 — 14. 8. 1994
          18. Deadline for the supply : —
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : invitation to tender
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                 12. 7. 1994
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 7. 1994
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 15 — 28. 8 . 1994
                (c) deadline for the supply : —
          22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 5 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 1 aide alimentaire, à
                l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Bru­
                xelles (telex 22037 AGREC B / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 /
                295 01 30 / 296 33 04)
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 30. 6. 1994, fixed by
                Commission Regulation (EC) No 1207/94 (OJ No L 133, 28 . 5. 1994, p. 22)
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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. Radiation certificate must be issued by official authorities and be legalized for the
                   following country : Egypt.
             (4) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8. 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regula­
                  tion (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ No L 214, 25. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund. The
                  date referred to in Article 2 of the said Regulation is that referred to in point 25 of this Annex.
                  The amount of the refund, shall be converted into national currency by applying the agricultural conver­
                  sion rate applicable on the day of completion of the customs export formalities. The provisions of
                  Articles 13 to 17 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1068/93 (OJ No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106), as
                  amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/94 (OJ No L 69 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 ), shall not apply to this amount.
             (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
             (6) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (f) and 13 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the price tendered must
                  include all loading, handling, stowage and trimming costs.
             f) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                  document :
                  — phytosanitary certificate.
                  Lot C : The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, a fumiga­
                  tion certificate (before shipment).
            (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point IIA(3)(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
                  Community"".
            (') Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. The supplier shall be responsible for
                  the cost of making the containers available in the stack position at the container terminal at the port of
                  shipment. The recipient shall be responsible for all subsequent loading costs, including the cost of
                  moving the containers from the container terminal.
                 The provisions of Article 13 (2), second paragraph, of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 shall not apply.
                 The successful tenderer has to submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container,
                 specifying number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender.
                 The succesful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Sysko locktainer 1 80 seal),
                 number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
           (10) Since the goods may be rebagged, the succesful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same
                 quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.
           (") The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : Willis Corroon Scheuer, PO Box 315,
                 NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
           (I2) For the twine : 60 % polyester, 40 % cotton, 20/4, knotted free yarn, 5 000 m/kg, on spools of 3 kg
                 (specially treated against the effects of ultraviolet light in a way that does not impair foodstuffs).
           (,3) The vessel chartered by the recipient (self-trimming bulk carrier) is to be loaded by the succesful tenderer
                 free of risk and expense to the vessel at the average rate of 5 000 tonnes per weather working day of 24
                 consecutive hours. Should this rate not be attained, demurrage shall be paid by the successful tenderer to
                 the Commission at the rate stipulated in the charter party. For working time saved, despatch money shall
                 be paid by the Commission to the succesful tenderer at the rate of 50 % of the rate of demurrage stipu­
                 lated. Laytime to be non-reversible.
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                      ANEXO II
                Cantidad total  Cantidades parciales
     Lote                                                Acción n°                País de destino
                (en toneladas)     (en toneladas)
    Parti       Totalmængde          Delmængde           Aktion nr.              Bestemmelsesland
                     (i tons)           (i tons)
    Partie      Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen           Maßnahme
                 (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)             Nr.                  Bestimmungsland
   Παρτίδα   Συνολική ποσότητα  Μερικές ποσότητες
                 (σε τόνους)        (σε τόνους)         Δράση αρι9.             Χώρα προορισμού
     Lot       Total quantity    Partial quantities      Operation
                  (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)            No                 Country of destination
     Lot       Quantité totale  Quantités partielles     Action n°
                  (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)                                Pays de destination
    Lotto      Quantità totale  Quantitativi parziali    Azione n .            Paese di destinazione
               (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)
             Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden        Maatregel
    Partij          (in ton)                                                   Land van bestemming
                                       (in ton)             nr.
    Lote      Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais     Acção n ?                País de destino
               (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)
      C             18 494         C1 : 10 000           1641 /93     Eritrea
                                   C2 :      6 000        344/94      Eritrea
                                   C3 : 2 500             345/94      Ethiopia
      D                1 278       D1 :      1 188        346/94      Cuba
                                   D2 :        365        347/94      India
                                   D3 :          54       348/94      India