CELEX: 31997R2282
Language: en
Date: 1997-11-17 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2282/97 of 17 November 1997 on the supply of cereals as food aid

18 . 11 . 97       | EN |             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  L 314/ 5
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2282/97
                                                       of 17 November 1997
                                            on the supply of cereals as food aid
  THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                       the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European             loading where necessary not belonging to the same port
                                                                    area ,
  Community,
  Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1292/96 of
  27 June 1996 on food-aid policy and food-aid                      HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
  management and special operations in support of food
  security ('), and in particular Article 24 ( 1 ) (b) thereof,                             Article 1
 Whereas the abovementioned Regulation lays down the               Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
  list of countries and organizations eligible for food-aid        Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 operations and specifies the general criteria on the              the Annex, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
  transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;                      2200 / 87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
 Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions            Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure .
 on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
 allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                       For lot C, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation
                                                                   (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                 shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area .
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
                                                                   The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of            accepted all the general and specific conditions
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as             applicable . Any other condition or reservation included in
                                                                   his tender is deemed unwritten .
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3); whereas it is
 necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of
 supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the                                   Article 2
 resultant costs;
                                                                   This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 Whereas, for a given lot, given the large number of               following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for        European Communities.
                   This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                   States .
                   Done at Brussels, 17 November 1997.
                                                                            For the Commission
                                                                                Franz FISCHLER
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(2) OJ L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
(' OJ L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX
                                                               LOT A
           1 . Operation No ('): 468/96
           2. Programme: 1996
          3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel .: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax:
                36 41 701 ; telex : 30960 EURON NL)
          4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
          5. Place or country of destination: Madagascar
          6. Product to           be   mobilized:   milled  rice (product code     1006 30 92 9900,          1006 30 94 9900,
                1 006 30 96 9900, 1 006 30 98 9900)
          7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II .A ( 1 ) (f))
          8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 1 080
          9 . Number of lots : one
         10. Packaging and marking (6) (^ (s): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0. A ( 1 ) (c), (2) (c) and B (6))
                see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A (3))
                Language to be used for the marking: French
         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: —
         15. 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: 29. 12. 1997 — 18 . 1 . 1998
        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: 2. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
               time))
        21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon ( Brussels time))
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 12. 1 — 1 . 2. 1998
               (c) deadline for the supply: —
        22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
        23. Amount of 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, Attn
               Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels (tlx:
               25670 AGREC B; fax : (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
        25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
               fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298 , 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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                                                                  LOT B
                1 . Operation Nos ('): 498/96 (Bl ); 499/96 (B2)
                2. Programme: 1996
                3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag [tel .: (31-70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ; telex:
                     30960 EURON NL1
               4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
               5. Place or country of destination : Madagascar
               6 . Product to be mobilized : oat flakes
               7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(5): see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (1 ) (e))
               8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 60
               9. Number of lots: one (in two parts) (Bl : 36 tonnes; B2: 24 tonnes)
              10. Packaging and marking (') f) (8): see OJ C 267, 13 . 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.3A ( 1 ) (c), (2) (c) and B (4))
                     see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                     Language to be used for the marking: French
              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: —
             15. 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: 22. 12. 1997 — 11.1 . 1998
             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: 2. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                    time))
             21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                    a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                    b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 5 — 25. 1 . 1998
                    (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, Attn
                    Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels
                   (telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32-2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
             25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
                    fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298, 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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                                                          LOT C
         1 . Operation Nos ('): 489/96 (Cl ); 490/96 (C2); 491 /96 (C3)
         2. Programme: 1996
         3. Recipient (2): Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel .: (31 70) 33 05 757; fax: 36 41 701 ; telex:
             30960 EURON NL)
         4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
         5. Place or country of destination: Cl : Dominican Republic; C2 + C3: Madagascar
         6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
         7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (1 ) (a))
         8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 240
         9. Number of lots: one (in three parts) (Cl : 80 tonnes; C2: 20 tonnes; C3: 140 tonnes)
        10. Packaging and marking (*) f) (s): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2. A ( 1 ) (d), (2) (d) and B (4))
             see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
             Language to be used for the marking: Cl : Spanish; C2 + C3: French
        11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
        12. Stage of supply: free at port of shipment (9)
        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 at the port of shipment: 22. 12. 1997 — 11 . 1 . 1998
        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: 2. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
             time))
        21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
             (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
             (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment: 5 — 25. 1 . 1998
             (c) deadline for the supply: —
        22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
        23. Amount of 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, 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))
        25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
             fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298 , 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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                                                                  LOT D
               1 . Operation Nos ('): 60/97 (Dl ); 61 /97 (D2); 62/97 (D3)
               2. Programme: 1997
               3. Recipient (2): CICR, 19 avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Genève (tel.: (41 22)734 60 01 ; telex: 22269 CICR
                    CH)
               4. Representative of the recipient: ICRC Tbilissi, Dutu Megreli Road 1 , 380003 Tbilissi. (tel .: (788 32)
                    93 55 11 ; fax : (788 32) 93 55 20)
               5. Place or country of destination: Dl + D2: Georgia; D3 : Russia
               6 . Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)( !): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (1 ) (a))
               8. Total quantity (tonnes): 645
               9. Number of lots: one (in three parts) (Dl : 95 tonnes; D2: 275 tonnes; D3: 275 tonnes)
             10. Packaging and marking Q (8): see OJ C 267, 13 . 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2A ( 1 ) (a), (2) (a) and B (2))
                   see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                    Language to be used for the marking: English
                   Supplementary markings: 'ZZC-0281 (Dl ); 'GG-0101 (D2 + D3)
             11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
             12. Stage of supply: free at destination
             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: Dl 4- D2: see point 4
                   D3: ICRC warehouse, Castello Street 30A, Adler, Sochi/Russia (transport documents should mention :
                   'Final destination Sukhumi: Humanitarian aid in transit through Russia')
             17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                   the port of shipment stage: 22. 12. 1997 — 4. 1 . 1998
             18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 2. 1998
             19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
             20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 2. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                   time))
             21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
                   (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                        port of shipment stage: 5 — 18 . 1 . 1998
                   (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 2. 1998
             22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
             23. Amount of 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, Attn
                   Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels
                   (telex: 25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
             25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
                   fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298 , 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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                                                             LOT E
           1 . Operation No ('): 63/97
           2. Programme : 1997
           3. Recipient ^): CICR, 19 avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Genève (tel.: (41 22)734 60 01 ; telex: 22269 CICR
               CH)
           4. Representative of the recipient: ICRC Tbilissi, Dutu Megreli Road 1 , 380003 Tbilissi. (tel.: (788 32)
               93 55 11 ; fax : 93 55 20)
           5. Place or country of destination : Georgia
           6. Product to be mobilized: maize flour
           7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) (5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B(l)(b))
           8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 90
           9. Number of lots: one
          10. Packaging and marking Q f): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2A ( 1 ) (a), (2) (a) and B (2))
               see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
               Language to be used for the marking: English
               Supplementary markings: ZZC-0280
          11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          12. Stage of supply: free at destination
          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: see point 4
          17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
               the port of shipment stage: 22. 12. 1997 — 4. 1 . 1998
          18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 2. 1998
          19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 2. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels
               time))
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
               (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 ( 12 noon (Brussels time))
               (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                    port of shipment stage: 5 — 18 . 1 . 1998
               (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 2. 1998
          22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
          23. Amount of 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, 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))
          25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
               fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298 , 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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                                                                    LOT F
                 1 . Operation No ('): 500/96
                2. Programme: 1996
                3. Recipient (2): WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel.: (39 6)
                      6513 2988 ; fax: 6513 2844/3; telex: 626675 WFP I)
                4. Representative of the recipient: to be designated by the recipient
                5. Place or country of destination: Yemen
                6. Product to be mobilized: durum wheat
                7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(5): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A (1 ) (b))
                8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 8 137
                9 . Number of lots : one
              10. Packaging and marking (8): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 Al.c, 2.c and B.2)
                      see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A.(3))
                      Language to be used for the marking: English
                     Supplementary markings : crop year: . . .
              11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
              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: Hodeidah
              16. 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: 22. 12. 1997 — 4. 1 . 1998
             18 . Deadline for the supply: 1 . 2. 1998
             19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
             20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 2. 12. 1997 [ 12 noon (Brussels
                     time)]
             21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                    (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 16. 12. 1997 [ 12 noon (Brussels time)]
                    (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                          port of shipment stage: 5 — 18 . 1 . 1998
                    (c) deadline for the supply: 15. 2. 1998
             22. Amount of tendering security: ECU 5 per tonne
             23. Amount of 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, Attn
                    Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B- 1 049 Brussels (telex:
                    25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
             25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4): refund applicable on 28 . 11 . 1997,
                    fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2161 /97 (OJ L 298 , 1 . 11 . 1997, p. 31 )
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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.
          (-') 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 .
          (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 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 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.
          (s) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
               documents :
               — phytosanitary certificate
               — lots A, C, D and E: fumigation certificate (lots A and C: the cargo shall be fumigated before shipment
                   with phosphine gas).
          (6) Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers condition FCL/FCL each containing 20 tonnes net (lot C)
               and 12 tonnes net (lot B).
               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 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.
          I7) Since the goods may be rebagged, the successful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags of the same
               quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital 'R'.
          (8) Notwithstanding OJ C 114, point II-A(3)(c) or II.B(3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words " Euro­
               pean Community"'.
          (9) Notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate two ports of
               shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.