CELEX: 31999R1146
Language: en
Date: 1999-05-31
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 1146/1999 of 31 May 1999 on the supply of milk products as food aid

1. 6. 1999           EN                 Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 137/25
                                  COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 1146/1999
                                                      of 31 May 1999
                                      on the supply of milk products as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                               Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 as Community food
                                                                          aid (2); whereas it is necessary to specify the time
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European                     limits and conditions of supply to determine the
Community,                                                                resultant costs,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid manage-
ment and special operations in support of food security (1),       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
and in particular Article 24(1)(b) thereof,
                                                                                              Article 1
(1)    Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays
       down the list of countries and organisations eligible       Milk products shall be mobilised in the Community, as
       for Community aid and specifies the general                 Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
       criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the fob        the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 2519/
       stage;                                                      97 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
(2)    Whereas, following the taking of a number of deci-          The tenderer is deemed to have noted and accepted all
       sions on the allocation of food aid, the Commis-            the general and specific conditions applicable. Any other
       sion has allocated milk powder to certain beneficia-        condition or reservation included in his tender is deemed
       ries;                                                       unwritten.
(3)    Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                                      Article 2
       accordance with the rules laid down by Commis-
       sion Regulation (EC) No 2519/97 of 16 December              This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
       1997 laying down general rules for the mobilisation         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
       of products to be supplied pursuant to Council              European Communities.
                 This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                 States.
                 Done at Brussels, 31 May 1999.
                                                                              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
                                                     LOTS A, B, C, D, E
          1. Action Nos: 154/98 (A); 155/98 (B); 156/98 (C); 157/98 (D); 158/98 (E)
          2. Beneficiary (2): UNRWA, Supply division, Amman           Office, PO   Box    140157, Amman,     Jordan;
             telex: 21170 UNRWA JC; fax: (962-6) 86 41 27
          3. Beneficiary’s representative: UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
             A and E: PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel (tel. (972-2) 589 05 55; telex 26194 UNRWA IL; fax
                        581 65 64)
             B:         PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel: (961-1) 840 46 09; telefax: 603 683)
             C:         PO Box 4313, Damascus, Syria (tel. (963-11) 613 30 35; telex 412006 UNRWA SY; fax
                        613 30 47)
             D:         PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. (962-6) 74 19 14/77 22 26; telex 23402 UNRWA JFO
                        JO; telefax 74 63 61)
          4. Country of destination: A and E: Israel (A: Gaza; E: West Bank); B: Lebanon; C: Syria; D: Jordan
          5. Product to be mobilised: whole milk powder
          6. Total quantity (tonnes net): 574
          7. Number of lots: 5 (A: 216 t, B: 96 t, C: 70 t, D: 108 tonnes, E: 84 tonnes)
          8. Characteristics and quality of the product (3) (5) (8): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I. C. (1))
          9. Packaging (7): see OJ C 267, 13.9.1996, p. 1 (6.1 A, B and C.2)
         10. Labelling or marking (6): see OJ C 114, 29.4.1991, p. 1 (I.C.(3))
              Language to be used for the markings: English
              Supplementary markings: ‘FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION'
                 Lot D: ‘Expiry date:... ' (date of manufacture plus 9 months)
         11. Method of mobilization of the product: the Community market
             The whole milk powder must be manufactured after the award of the tender
         12. Specified delivery stage (9): A, C and E: free at port of landing  container terminal
             B, D: free at destination
         13. Alternative delivery stage: free at port of shipment
         14. a) Port of shipment: 
             b) Loading address: 
         15. Port of landing: A and E: Ashdod; C: Lattakia
         16. Place of destination: UNRWA warehouse in Beirut (B) and Amman (D)
              port or warehouse of transit: 
              overland transport route: 
         17. Period or deadline of supply at the specified stage:
              first deadline: A, B, C, E: 8.8.1999; D: 15.8.1999
              second deadline: A, B, C, E: 22.8.1999; D: 29.8.1999
         18. Period or deadline of supply at the alternative stage:
              first deadline: 12 to 25.7.1999
              second deadline: 26.7 to 8.8.1999
         19. Deadline for the submission of tenders (at 12 noon, Brussels time):
              first deadline: 15.6.1999
              second deadline: 29.6.1999
         20. Amount of tendering guarantee: EUR 20/t
         21. Address for submission of tenders and tendering quarantees (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 20.5.1999 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1041/1999
             (OJ L 127, 21.5.1999, p. 13)
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           Notes:
           (1) Supplementary information: Andre Debongnie (tel.: (32 2) 295 14 65),
                                               Torben Vestergaard (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 (EC) No 259/98 (OJ L 25, 31.1.1998, p. 39), 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 supplier’s attention is drawn to the last subparagraph of Article 4(1) of the above Regulation. The
               photocopy of the export licence shall be sent as soon as the export declaration has been accepted fax: (32 2)
               296 20 05).
           (5) The supplier shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following documents:
                 health certificate issued by an official entity stating that the product was processed under excellent
                   sanitary conditions which are supervised by qualified technical personnel. The certificate must state the
                   temperature and duration of the pasteurisation, the temperature and duration in the spray-drying-tower
                   and the expiry date for consumption,
                 veterinary certificate issued by an official entity stating that the area of production of raw milk had not
                   registered foot-and-mouth disease nor any other notifiable infectious/contagious disease during the 12
                   months prior to the processing.
           (6) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point I. A (3)(c) is replaced by the following, ‘the words “European
               Community”'.
           (7) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers: Lots A, C and E: The contracted shipping terms shall be
               considered full liner terms (liner in/liner out) free port of landing container yard and is understood to cover
               15 days  Saturdays, 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 day period
               should be clearly marked on the bill of lading. Bona fide detention charges levied in respect of container
               detention(s) in excess of the said 15 days as detailed aboce will be born by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not
               pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
               After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers
               for destuffing outside the port area and of returning them to the container yard.
               Ashdod: The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian
               Consulate, including the statment that consular fees and charges have been paid.
           (8) Lot C: The health certificate and the certificate of origin must be signed and stamped by a Syrian
               Consulate, including the statement that consular fees and charges have been paid.
           (9) 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 quarterly lists of detained vessels as published by the Paris
               Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Council Directive 95/21/EC, (OJ L 157, 7.7.1995,
               p. 1)).