CELEX: 31997R2609
Language: en
Date: 1997-12-22 00:00:00
Title: COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2609/97 of 22 December 1997 on the supply of cereals as food aid

23. 12. 97         jENl               Official Journal of the European Communities                               L 351 /47
                                     COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2609/97
                                                     of 22 December 1997
                                          on the supply of cereals as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                      supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the
                                                                 resultant costs,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
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 ('), and in particular Article 24 ( 1 ) (b) thereof,
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
                                                                 2200 /87 and under the conditions set out in the Annex.
transport of food aid beyond the fob stage;
                                                                 Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions           The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
allocated cereals to certain beneficiaries;                      accepted all the general and specific conditions
                                                                 applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                his tender is deemed unwritten .
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down                                    Article 2
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of
products to be supplied as Community food aid (2), as            This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (3); whereas it is         following its publication in the Official Journal of the
necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of           European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 22 December 1997 .
                                                                          For the Commission
                                                                             Franz FISCHLER
                                                                      Member of the Commission
(') OJ L 166, 5. 7. 1996, p. 1 .
(') OJ L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
P) OJ L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108 .
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                                                                   ANNEX
                                                                   LOT A
            1 . Operation No ('): 517/96 (Al ); 518/96 (A2); 519/96 (A3)
            2. Programme: 1996
            3. Recipient (2): Angola
            4. Representative of the recipient: UTA/ACP/UE, Rua Rainha Jinga No 6, Luanda, Angola
                (tel .: (24 42) 39 13 39; fax: 39 25 31 ; telex: (0991 ) 3397 DEL CEE AN)
            5. Place or country of destination: Angola
            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): 2 000
            9. Number of lots: one in three parts (Al : 800 tonnes; A2: 700 tonnes; A3: 500 tonnes)
          10 . Packaging and marking (^ Q: see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 (2.2 A. ( 1 ) (c), (2) (c) and B. ( 1 ))
                see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.B (3))
                Language to be used for the marking: Portuguese
          11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          12. Stage of supply: free at destination (9) ( 10)
          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: Al : Somatrading (off port of
                Luanda) A2: A.M.I (off port of Lobito) A3: Socosul, Lubango (180 km from Namibe)
          17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage: 2 to 15. 2. 1998
          18 . Deadline for the supply: 15. 3. 1998 (")
          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 6. 1 .
                1998
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 20. 1 . 1998
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage: 16. 2 to 1 . 3. 1998
                (c) deadline for the supply: 29. 3 . 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 (4): Bureau de 1 aide alimentaire, Attn
                Mr T. Vestergaard, Bâtiment Loi 130, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, B-1049 Brussels (telex:
                25670 AGREC B; fax: (32 2) 296 70 03 / 296 70 04 (exclusively))
          25. Refund aplicable on application by the successful tender (4): refund applicable on 31 . 12. 1997,
                fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2368/97 (OJ L 329, 29. 11 . 1997, p. 13)
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                                                                     LOT B
              1 . Operation No ('): 1512/95 (Bl ); 514/96 (B2); 515/96 (B3); 516/96 (B4)
              2. Programme: 1995 and 1996
              3. Recipient (2): Angola
              4. Representative of the recipient: UTA/ACP/UE, Rua Rainha Jinga No 6, Luanda, Angola
                  (tel .: (244-2) 39 13 39, fax: 39 25 31 ; telex: 0991 /3397 DELCEE AN)
              5. Place or country of destination: Angola
              6 . Product to be mobilized : maize
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3)(s): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A ( l)(d))
              8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 9 557
              9. Number of lots: one in four parts (Bl : 947 tonnes; B2: 4 553 tonnes; B3: 3 500 tonnes; B4: 557 tonnes)
            10 . Packaging and marking (6) f) (8): see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 A l.a, 2.a and B.3)
                  see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II A (3))
                  Language to be used for the marking: Portuguese
            11 . Method of mobilization: the Community market
            1 2. Stage of supply: free at destination (') (l0)
            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: Bl and B2: Somatrading (off port
                  of Luanda) B3: A.M.I (off port of Lobito) B4: Socosul , Lubango ( 180 km from Namibe)
            17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                  the port of shipment stage: 26. 1 to 8 . 2. 1998
            18 . Deadline for the supply: 8 . 3. 1998 (")
            19 . Procedure for determining the costs of supply: invitation to tender
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders: 6. 1 . 1998 ( 12 noon (Brussels
                  time))
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 20. 1 . 1998
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                         port of shipment stage: 9 to 22. 2. 1998
                  (c) deadline for the supply: 22. 3 . 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, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 31 . 12. 1997,
                   fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2368/97 (OJ L 329, 29. 11 . 1997, p. 13)
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                                                                    LOT C
            1 . Operation No ('): 520/96 (Cl ); 521 /96 (C2); 522/96 (C3)
            2. Programme: 1996
            3. Recipient (2): Angola
            4. Representative of the recipient: UTA/ACP/UE, Rua Rainha Jinga No 6, Luanda, Angola
                (tel .: (244-2) 39 13 39, fax: 39 25 31 ; telex: 0991 /3397 DELCEE AN
            5. Place or country of destination: Angola
            6. Product        to   be   mobilized:    milled     rice (product code 1006 30 92 9900,  1006 30 94 9900,
                1006 30 96 9900, 1006 30 98 9900)
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) 0 ( l2): see OJ C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A ( l)(f))
            8 . Total quantity (tonnes): 2 000
            9. Number of lots: one in three parts (Cl : 1 300 tonnes; C2: 600 tonnes; C3: 100 tonnes)
          10. Packaging and marking (6) Q: see OJ C 267, 13. 9. 1996, p. 1 ( 1.0 A.l.a, 2.a and B.3)
                see OJ C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (II.A(3))
                Language to be used for the marking: Portuguese
          11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
          12. Stage of supply: free at destination (9) ( l0)
          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: Cl : Somatrading (off port of
                Luanda) C2: A.M.I (off port of Lobito) C3: Socosul, Lubango ( 180 km from Namibe)
          1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage: 2 to 15. 2. 1998
          18 . Deadline for the supply: 15. 3. 1998 (")
          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 6. 1 .
                 1998
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender:
                (a) deadline for the submission of tenders: 12 noon (Brussels time) on 20. 1 . 1998
                (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                       port of shipment stage: 16. 2 to 1 . 3. 1998
                (c) deadline for the supply: 29. 3 . 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, 200 rue de la Loi/Wetstraat, 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 31 . 12. 1997,
                fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2368/97 (OJ L 329, 29. 11 . 1997, p. 13)
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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.
             ( ?) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                  document:
                  — phytosanitary certificate.
             (h) Notwithstanding OJ C 1 14, point II.A(3)(c) or II.B (3)(c) is replaced by the following: 'the words "Euro­
                  pean Community"'.
             (7) 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'.
             (H) Bagging must be carried out before shipment.
             (9) In addition to the dispositions of Article 14 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, 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 )).
            (10) The successful tenderer shall bear the port costs and charges (EP-13, EP-14, EP-15 and EP-17, etc.).
                  Notwithstanding the second paragraph of Article 15 ( 1 ) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the costs and
                  charges relating to customs formalities on importation are borne by the successful tenderer and are
                  deemed to be included in the tender.
            (") Compliance with the deadline is determined by the proof of arrival at one of the destinations.
            ( u) Broken rice: between 20 % and 30 /o .