CELEX: 32000R2768
Language: en
Date: 2000-12-18 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2768/2000 of 18 December 2000 on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid

19.12.2000             EN                       Official Journal of the European Communities                                       L 321/17
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2768/2000
                                                           of 18 December 2000
                                              on the supply of vegetable oil as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                                       contract for the supply of each such lot is to be awarded
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                             to the tenderer submitting the lowest tender,
Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of 27                  HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid management and
special operations in support of food security (1), and in partic-
                                                                                                       Article 1
ular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
Whereas:                                                                   Vegetable oil shall be mobilised in the Community, as
                                                                           Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in the
(1)     The abovementioned Regulation lays down the list of                Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 and
        countries and organisations eligible for Community aid             under the conditions set out in the Annex.
        and specifies the general criteria on the transport of food
        aid beyond the fob stage.                                          The supply shall cover the mobilisation of vegetable oil
                                                                           produced in the Community. Mobilisation may not involve a
(2)     Following the taking of a number of decisions on the
                                                                           product manufactured and/or packaged under inward
        allocation of food aid, the Commission has allocated
                                                                           processing arrangements.
        vegetable oil to certain beneficiaries.
(3)     It is necessary to make these supplies in accordance with          Tenders shall cover either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil.
        the rules laid down by Commission Regulation (EC) No               Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of oil to
        2519/97 of 16 December 1997 laying down general                    which they relate.
        rules for the mobilisation of products to be supplied              The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all the
        under Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as                        general and specific conditions applicable. Any other condition
        Community food aid (2). It is necessary to specify the             or reservation included in his tender is deemed unwritten.
        time limits and conditions of supply to determine the
        resultant costs.
                                                                                                       Article 2
(4)     In order to ensure that the supplies are carried out for a
        given lot, provision should be made for tenderers to be            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its
        able to mobilise either rapeseed oil or sunflower oil. The         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, 18 December 2000.
                                                                                       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: 10/00
          2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Rome; tel.: (39-
             06) 6513 2988; fax: 6513 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I
          3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
          4. Country of destination: North Korea (via China)
          5. Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 2 000
          7. Number of lots: 1
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (6): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.1 or D.2)
          9. Packaging see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.8, A, B and C.2)
         10. Labelling or marking (5): 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 mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
              The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.
         12. Specified delivery stage (8): free at port of landing — container terminal
         13. Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
         14. a) Port of shipment: —
             b) Loading address: —
         15. Port of landing: Dalian
         16. Place of destination:
             — port or warehouse of transit: —
             — overland transport route: —
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
             — first deadline: 8.4.2001
             — second deadline: 22.4.2001
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
             — first deadline: 5-18.2.2001
             — second deadline: 19.2-4.3.2001
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
             — first deadline: 9.1.2001
             — second deadline: 23.1.2001
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 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: —
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                                                                    LOT B
            1. Action No: 9/00
            2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Rome; tel.: (39-
               06) 6513 2988; fax: 6513 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I
            3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
            4. Country of destination: Eritrea
            5. Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
            6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 500
            7. Number of lots: 1
            8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (6): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.1 or D.2)
            9. Packaging see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.4, A, B and C.2)
           10. Labelling or marking (5): 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 mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
                The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.
           12. Specified delivery stage (10): free at port of landing — container terminal
           13. Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
           14. a) Port of shipment: —
               b) Loading address: —
           15. Port of landing: Massawa
           16. Place of destination:
               — port or warehouse of transit: —
               — overland transport route: —
           17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
               — first deadline: 4.3.2001
               — second deadline: 18.3.2001
           18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
               — first deadline: 29.1-11.2.2001
               — second deadline: 12-25.2.2001
           19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
               — first deadline: 9.1.2001
               — second deadline: 23.1.2001
           20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 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: —
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                                                                  LOT C
          1. Action No: 8/00
          2. Beneficiary (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, I-00145 Rome; tel.: (39-
             06) 6513 2988; fax: 6513 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I
          3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
          4. Country of destination: Tajikistan (via Riga)
          5. Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 2 000
          7. Number of lots: 1
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (6): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.1 or D.2)
          9. Packaging see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.1, A, B and C.2)
         10. Labelling or marking (5): 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 mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
              The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.
         12. Specified delivery stage (8): free at port of shipment
         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: 5-25.2.2001
             — second deadline: 19.2-11.3.2001
         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: 9.1.2001
             — second deadline: 23.1.2001
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 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: —
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                                                                    LOT D
            1. Action Nos: 417/98 (D1); 288/99 (D2); 5/00 (D3); 18/00 (D4)
            2. Beneficiary (2): EuronAid, PO box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Netherlands; tel.: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 70 1;
               telex: 30960 EURON NL
            3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
            4. Country of destination: D1 + D2: India; D3 + C4: Madagascar
            5. Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
            6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 288
            7. Number of lots: 1 in 4 parts (D1: 72 tonnes; D2: 72 tonnes; D3: 18 tonnes; D4: 126 tonnes)
            8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (6): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.1 or D.2)
            9. Packaging (7) (9): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.4, A, B and C.2)
           10. Labelling or marking (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A.(3))
               — Language to be used for the markings: D1 + D2: English; D3 + D4: French
               — Supplementary markings: —
           11. Method of mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
                The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.
           12. Specified delivery stage (8): free at port of shipment
           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: 29.1-18.2.2001
               — second deadline: 12.2-4.3.2001
           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: 9.1.2001
               — second deadline: 23.1.2001
           20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 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: —
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                                                                  LOT E
          1. Action Nos: 283/99 (E1); 284/99 (E2); 285/99 (E3); 286/99 (E4)
          2. Beneficiary (2): EuronAid, PO box 12, 2501 CA Den Haag, Netherlands; tel.: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 70 1;
             telex: 30960 EURON NL
          3. Beneficiary's representative: to be designated by the beneficiary
          4. Country of destination: E1-E3: Guatemala; E4: Haiti
          5. Product to be mobilised: refined rapeseed oil or refined sunflower oil
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 360
          7. Number of lots: 1 in 4 parts (E1: 108 tonnes; E2: 54 tonnes; E3: 54 tonnes; E4: 144 tonnes)
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (4) (6): see OJ C 312, 31.10.2000, p. 1 (D.1 or D.2)
          9. Packaging (7) (9): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (10.4, A, B and C.2)
         10. Labelling or marking (5): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (III.A.(3))
             — Language to be used for the markings: E1-E3: Spanish; E4: French
             — Supplementary markings: —
         11. Method of mobilisation of the product: mobilisation of refined vegetable oil produced in the Community.
              The mobilisation may not involve a product manufactured and/or packaged under inward-processing arrangements.
         12. Specified delivery stage (8): free at port of shipment
         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: 29.1-18.2.2001
             — second deadline: 12.2-4.3.2001
         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: 9.1.2001
             — second deadline: 23.1.2001
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 15 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: —
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           Notes:
            (1) Supplementary information: Torben Vestergaard (tel. (32-2) 299 30 50; fax (32-2) 296 20 05).
            (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) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following document:
                 — health certificate (lot B: the certificate must indicate the expiry date for consumption).
            (5) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, point III.A(3)(c) is replaced by the following: ‘the words “European
                Community”’.
            (6) Tenders shall be rejected unless they specify the type of oil to which they relate.
            (7) 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 beneficiary's agent a complete packing list of each container, specifying the number
                of cans belonging to each action number as specified in the invitation to tender.
                The supplier has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Oneseal, Sysko, Locktainer 180 or a similar
                high-security seal) the number of which is to be provided to the beneficiary's representative.
            (8) The tenderer's attention is drawn to the second subparagraph of Article 7(6) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97.
            (9) The oil must be contained in quadrangular metal cans.
           (10) In addition to the provisions of Article 14(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2519/97, vessels chartered shall not appear on
                any of the four most recent quartery lists of detained vessels as published by the Paris Memorandum of Under-
                standing on Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995, p. 1)).