CELEX: 31998R0276
Language: en
Date: 1998-02-02 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 276/98 of 2 February 1998 on the supply of cereals as food aid

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                                    COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 276/98
                                                     of 2 February 1998
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      the time limits and conditions of supply to determine the
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European            resultant costs,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of           HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid
management and special operations in support of food                                      Article 1
security (1), and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
                                                                 Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the              Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
list of countries and organizations eligible for Community       the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No
aid and specifies the general criteria on the transport of       2519/97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
food aid beyond the fob stage;
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has                the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other
allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                      condition or reservation included in 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 (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying
down general rules for the mobilization of products to be        This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
supplied under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as             following its publication in the Official Journal of the
Community food aid (2); whereas it is necessary to specify       European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States.
                  Done at Brussels, 2 February 1998.
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                            Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(1) OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 346, 17. 12. 1997, p. 23.
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                                                        ANNEX
                                                         LOT A
         1. Action No: 570/96
         2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel.: (31 70) 330 57 57; fax: 364 17 01;
            telex: 30960 EURON NL)
         3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
         4. Country of destination: Ethiopia
         5. Product to be mobilized: common wheat
         6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 5 000
         7. Number of lots: 1
         8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (6) (7): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III. A (1) (a))
         9. Packaging (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A (1) (a), (2) (a) and B (3))
        10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A (3))
            — Language to be used for the markings: English
            — Supplementary markings: —
        11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
        12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
        13. Alternative delivery stage: —
        14. (a) Port of shipment: —
            (b) Loading address: —
        15. Port of landing: —
        16. Place of destination:
            — port or warehouse of transit: —
            — overland transport route: —
        17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
            — first deadline: 9 — 29.3.1998
            — second deadline: 23.3 — 12.4.1998
        18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
            — first deadline: —
            — second deadline: —
        19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
            — first deadline: 17.2.1998
            — second deadline: 3.3.1998
        20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
        21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
            Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
            Brussel
            telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
        22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 30.1.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2606/97
            (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 41)
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                                                     LOTS B and C
          1. Action No: 584/96 (B); 591/96 (C)
          2. Beneficiary (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel.: (31 70) 330 57 57; fax: 364 17 01;
             telex: 30960 EURON NL)
          3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
          4. Country of destination: B: Rwanda; C: North Korea
          5. Product to be mobilized: milled           rice   (product   code    1006 30 92 9900,   1006 30 94 9900,
             1006 30 96 9900, 1006 30 98 9900)
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 13 430
          7. Number of lots: 2 (B: 2 860 tonnes; C: 10 570 tonnes)
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (1) (f))
          9. Packaging (8) (9): B: see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A (1) (c), (2) (c) and B (6))
             C: see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A (1) (a), (2) (a) and B (3))
         10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (3))
             — Language to be used for the markings: B: French; C: English
             — Supplementary markings: —
         11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
         12. Specified delivery stage: B: free at port of shipment
             C: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
         13. Alternative delivery stage: —
         14. (a) Port of shipment: —
             (b) Loading address: —
         15. Port of landing: —
         16. Place of destination:
             — port or warehouse of transit: —
             — overland transport route: —
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
             — first deadline: B: 9 — 29.3.1998; C: 16.3 — 5.4.1998
             — second deadline: B: 23.3 — 12.4.1998; C: 30.3 — 19.4.1998
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
             — first deadline: —
             — second deadline: —
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
             — first deadline: 17.2.1998
             — second deadline: 3.3.1998
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
         21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
             Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
             Brussel telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
         22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 30.1.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2606/97
             (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 41)
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                                                      LOTS D and E
         1. Action No: 70/97 (D); 95/97 (E)
         2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma tel.: (39-6)
            6513 29 88; fax: 6513 28 44/3; telex: 62 66 75 WFP I
         3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
         4. Country of destination: D: Afghanistan; E: Ethiopia
         5. Product to be mobilized: common wheat
         6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 6 882
         7. Number of lots: 2 (D: 2 500 tonnes; E: 4 382 tonnes)
         8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (7): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (1) (a))
         9. Packaging (8): D: see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A (1) (c), (2) (c) and B (3))
            E: see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (1.0.A (1) (c), (2) (c) and B (2))
        10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.A (3))
            — Language to be used for the markings: English
            — Supplementary markings: —
        11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
        12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
        13. Alternative delivery stage: —
        14. (a) Port of shipment: —
            (b) Loading address: —
        15. Port of landing: —
        16. Place of destination:
            — port or warehouse of transit: —
            — overland transport route: —
        17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
            — first deadline: 9 — 29.3.1998
            — second deadline: 23.3 — 12.4.1998
        18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
            — first deadline: —
            — second deadline: —
        19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
            — first deadline: 17.2.1998
            — second deadline: 3.3.1998
        20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
        21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn
            Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Bruxelles/
            Brussel telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
        22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 30.1.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2606/97
            (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 41)
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                                                           LOT F
          1. Action No: 595/96
          2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Roma tel.: (39 6)
             6513 29 88; fax: 6513 28 44/3; telex: 62 66 75 WFP I
          3. Beneficiary’s representative: to be designated by the recipient
          4. Country of destination: Tajikistan
          5. Product to be mobilized: common wheat flour
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 1 925
          7. Number of lots: 1
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B (1) (a))
          9. Packaging (8): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (2.2.A (1) (d), (2) (d) and B (1))
         10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (II.B (3))
             — Language to be used for the markings: English
             — Supplementary markings: —
         11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
         12. Specified delivery stage: free at port of shipment — fob stowed
         13. Alternative delivery stage: —
         14. (a) Port of shipment: —
             (b) Loading address: —
         15. Port of landing: —
         16. Place of destination:
             — port or warehouse of transit: —
             — overland transport route: —
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
             — first deadline: 9 — 29.3.1998
             — second deadline: 23.3 — 12.4.1998
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
             — first deadline: —
             — second deadline: —
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
             — first deadline: 17.2.1998
             — second deadline: 3.3.1998
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: ECU 5 per tonne
         21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering guarantees (1): Bureau de l’aide alimentaire, Attn.
             Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels telex:
             25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively)
         22. Export refund (4): refund applicable on 30.1.1998, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2606/97
             (OJ L 351, 23.12.1997, p. 41)
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        Notes:
        (1) Supplementary information: André Debongnie (Tel.: (32 2) 295 14 65).
                                          TorbenVestergaard (Tel.: (32 2) 299 30 50).
        (2) The supplier shall contact the beneficiary or its representative as soon as possible to establish which
            consignment documents are required.
        (3) The supplier 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) Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ L 210, 1.8.1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regulation
            (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ 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 22 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 L 108, 1.5.1993, p. 106), as last amended by
            Regulation (EC) No 1482/96 (OJ L 188, 27.7.1996, p. 22), shall not apply to this amount.
        (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
            — phytosanitary certificate.
        ( ) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point II.A (3) (c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European Com-
         6
            munity”’.
        (7) The quantity and quality control will be carried out for every 2 500 tonnes.
        (8) Since the goods may be rebagged, the supplier must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same quality as
            those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital ‘R’.
        (9) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL.
            The supplier shall be responsible for the cost of making the container available in the stack position at
            the container terminal at the port of shipment. The beneficiary shall be responsible for all subsequent
            loading costs, including the cost of moving the containers from the container terminal.
            The supplier has to submit to the recipient’s agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying
            the number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender.
            The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (SYSKO locktainer 180 seal), the
            number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary’s forwarder.