CELEX: 31987R0638
Language: en
Date: 1987-03-02 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EEC) No 638/87 of 2 March 1987 on the supply of common wheat flour to the world food programme (WFP) as food aid

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                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EEC) No 638/87
                                                         of 2 March 1987
                  on the supply of common wheat flour to the World Food Programme (WFP) as
                                                             food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
                                                                    followed to determine the resultant costs ;
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community,                                                 Whereas the measures provided for in this Regulation are
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86                in accordance with the opinion of the Management
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid                 Committee for Cereals,
management ('), and in particular Article 1 2 thereof,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2727/75                HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
of 29 October 1975 on the common organization of the
market in cereals (2), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1579/86 (3), and in particular Article 28 thereof,                                       Article 1
Whereas, by its Decision of 10 February 1986 on the                 The intervention agency specified in the Annexes hereto
supply of food aid to the WFP, the Commission allocated             shall implement the mobilization and supply procedures
to the latter organization 2 418 tonnes of cereals to be            in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No
supplied fob ;                                                      1974/80 and with the conditions laid down in the said
                                                                    Annexes hereto .
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying-out of
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1974/80 of 22 July                                           Article 2
1980 laying down general implementing rules in respect
of certain food-aid operations involving cereals and                This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
rice (4), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No                    following its publication in the Official Journal of the
3826/85 H ; whereas it is necessary to specifiy the time            European Communities.
                  This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                  States .
                  Done at Brussels, 2 March 1987.
                                                                             For the Commission
                                                                              Frans ANDRIESSEN
                                                                                 Vice-President
(') OJ   No L 370,  30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
0   OJ   No L 281 , 1 . 11 . 1975, p. 1 .
(3) OJ   No L 139,  24. 5. 1986, p. 29.
0   OJ   No L 192,  26. 7. 1980, p. 11 .
h OJ No L 371 , 31 . 12. 1985, p. 1 .
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                                                                 ANNEX I
               1 . Programme : 1986 — Operation No 69/87 (')
               2. Recipient : World Food Programme (WFP)
               3 . Place or country of destination : the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
               4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
               5. Total quantity : 1 106 tonnes (1 515 tonnes of cereals)
               6 . Number of lots : one
               7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                   VIB, Burgemeester Kessenplein 3, NL-6431 KM Hoensbroek (telex : 56396)
               8. Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
               9. Characteristics of the goods :
                   Flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which produces
                   dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the following
                   characteristics :
                   — moisture : 14% maximum (ICC Method No 110)
                   — protein content : 10,5% minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC Method No 105)
                   — Hagberg falling number of at least 220, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60 seconds (ICC
                       Method No 107)
                   — Zeleny index of at least 20 (ICC No 116)
                   — ash content : 0,62% maximum, referred to dry matter (ICC Method No 104)
             10. Packaging :
                   — in new jute sacks of 370 grams, lined with woven polypropylene sacks of 110 grams. The top edge of
                        the sacks will be sewn together
                   — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                   — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                       'ACTION No 69/87 / PDR YEMEN 0245301 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN
                        ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME / ADEN'
             1 1 . Port of shipment :
                   any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient country
                   during the period for shipment laid down in point 1 6. The tender must be accompanied by a statement
                   from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said period
             12. Delivery stage : fob
             13. Port of landing : —
             14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
             15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 17 March 1987
             16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 April 1987
             17. Security : 15 ECU per tonne
             Notes :
             1 . 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'.
             2. At the request of the beneficiary the successful tenderer shall deliver 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.
             3 . As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contact the
                  beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
                  ments, as well as the details of period, rate and other circumstances concerning shipment.
             4. The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                  documents :
                  — certificate of origin,
                  — phytosanitary certificate.
             (') The operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
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                                                               ANNEX II
             1 . Programme : 1986 — Operations No 71 /87 (') and No 72/87 (')
            2. Recipient : World Food Programme (WFP)
            3 . Place or country of destination : Lesotho
            4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
            5. Total quantity : 300 tonnes (410 tonnes of cereals)
            6 . Number of lots : two
                 — 1 : 50 tonnes — Operation No 71 /87
                 — 2 : 250 tonnes — Operation No 72/87
            7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 VIP, Burgemeester Kessenplein 3, NL-6431 KM Hoensbroek (telex : 56396)
            8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
            9. Characteristics of the goods :
                 Flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which produces
                 dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the following
                 characteristics :
                 — moisture : 14% maximum (ICC Method No 110)
                 — protein content : 10,5% minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC Method No 105)
                 — Hagberg falling number of at least 220, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60 seconds (ICC
                      Method No 107)
                 — Zeleny index of at least 20 (ICC No 116)
                 — ash content : 0,62% maximum, referred to dry matter (ICC Method No 104)
          10. Packaging :
                 — in new jute sacks of 370 grams, lined with woven polypropylene sacks of 110 grams. The top edge of
                      the sacks will be sewn together
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      1 . 'ACTION No 71 /87 / LESOTHO 0054404 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN
                          ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME / EAST
                          LONDON IN TRANSIT TO LESOTHO'
                      2. 'ACTION No 72/87 / LESOTHO 0054404 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN
                           ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME / DURBAN
                          IN TRANSIT TO LESOTHO'
          1 1 . Port of shipment :
                 any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient country
                 during the period for shipment laid down in point 16. The tender must be accompanied by a statement
                 from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said period
          12. Delivery stage : fob
          13. Port of landing : —
          14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
          15 . Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 17 March 1987
          16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 April 1987
          17. Security : 15 ECU per tonne
          Notes :
          1 . 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'.
          2. At the request of the beneficiary the successful tenderer shall deliver 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 operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
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             3 . As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contact the
                 beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
                 ments, as well as the details of period, rate and other circumstances concerning shipment.
             4. The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 documents :
                 — certificate of origin,
                 — phytosanitary certificate.
             5. The successful tenderer shall send a copy of the shipping documents to the following address :
                 Commision Delegation in Lesotho, PO Box MS 518, Maseru 100, Lesotho, Tel. 313 726, Telex 4351 lo
                 DELEGEUR MASERU .
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                                                               ANNEX III
             1 . Programme : 1986 — Operation No 73/87 (')
             2. Recipient : World Food Programme (WFP)
             3. Place or country of destination : Swaziland
             4. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             5. Total quantity : 360 tonnes (493 tonnes of cereals)
             6. Number of lots : one
             7. Intervention agency responsible for conducting the procedure :
                 VIB, Burgemeester Kessenplein 3, NL-6431 KM Hoensbroek (telex : 56396)
             8 . Method of mobilizing the product : the Community market
             9 . Characteristics of the goods :
                 Flour of fair and sound merchantable quality, free from abnormal smell and pests, which produces
                 dough which does not stick during the mechanical kneading process ; the flour shall have the following
                 characteristics :
                 — moisture : 14% maximum (ICC Method No 110)
                 — protein content : 10,5% minimum (N x 6,25 in terms of dry matter) (ICC Method No 105)
                 — Hagberg falling number of at least 220, including the preparation (agitation) time of 60 seconds (ICC
                      Method No 107)
                 — Zeleny index of at least 20 (ICC No 1 1 6)
                 — ash content : 0,62 % maximum, referred to dry matter (ICC Method No 104)
           10. Packaging :
                 — in new jute sacks of 370 grams, lined with woven polypropylene sacks of 1 10 grams. The top edge of
                      the sacks will be sewn together
                 — net weight of the bags : 50 kilograms
                 — marking on the bags in letters at least 5 cm high :
                      'ACTION No 73/87 / SWAZILAND 0064602 / WHEAT FLOUR / GIFT OF THE EUROPEAN
                      ECONOMIC COMMUNITY / ACTION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME / DURBAN IN
                      TRANSIT TO GOLELA SWAZILAND'
          11 . Port of shipment :
                 any Community port accessible to ocean-going vessels with a shipping service to the recipient country
                 during the period for shipment laid down in point 1 6. The tender must be accompanied by a statement
                 from the port authorities attesting the existence of the service during the said period
          12. Delivery stage : fob
          13. Port of landing : —
          14. Procedure to be applied in order to determine supply costs : tendering
          15. Deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 17 March 1987
          16. Shipment period : 1 to 30 April 1987
          17. Security : 15 ECU per tonne
          Notes :
          1 . 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'.
          2. At the request of the beneficiary the successful tenderer may deliver 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 operation number is to be quoted in all correspondence.
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             3 . As soon as the successful tenderer has been informed of the award of the contract, he shall contact the
                 beneficiary or his representative without delay, in order to determine the necessary consignment docu­
                 ments, as well as the details of period, rate and other circumstances concerning shipment.
             4. The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 documents :
                 — certificate of origin,
                 — phytosanitary certificate.
             5. The successful tenderer shall send a copy of the shipping documents to the following address :
                 Commission Delegation in Swaziland, Dhlan'ubeka Building, 3rd floor, corner Walker and Tin Streets,
                 PO Box A 36, Mbabane, Tel. 42 908/42 018 , Telex 2133 WD MBABANE .