CELEX: 31994R2564
Language: en
Date: 1994-10-22 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2564/94 of 21 October 1994 on the supply of white sugar as food aid

No L 272/ 14                             Official Journal of the European Communities                               22. 10 . 94
                                       COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2564/94
                                                        of 21 October 1994
                                          on the supply of white sugar as food aid
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         the possibility for tenderers to indicate two ports of
                                                                    loading, where necessary not belonging to the same port
                                                                    area,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,
                                                                    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86
of 22 December 1986 on food-aid policy and food-aid
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 ( 1 ) (c) thereof,                                Article 1
                                                                    White sugar shall be mobilized in the Community, as
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of                      Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
21 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regula­              the Annexes in accordance with Regulation (EEC)
tion (EEC) No 3972/86 (3) lays down the list of countries           No 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the
and organizations eligible for food-aid operations and              Annexes. Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering
specifies the general criteria on the transport of food aid         procedure.
beyond the fob stage ;
                                                                    Tenders relating to the lots specified in the Annexes shall
                                                                    cover either sugar produced under the A or B quotas or
Whereas following the taking of a number of decisions on            C sugar within the meaning of points (a), (b) and (c) of the
the allocation of food aid the Commission has allocated
                                                                    sixth subparagraph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regula­
to certain recipients 6 209 tonnes of sugar ;                       tion (EEC) No 1785/81 (6). Tenders shall be rejected
                                                                    unless they specify the category of sugar to which they
                                                                    relate.
Whereas it is necessary to provide for the carrying out of
this measure in accordance with the rules laid down by              For lots B and C notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of
Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July                    Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indicate
 1987 laying down general rules for the mobilization in             two ports of shipment not necessarily belonging to the
the Community of products to be supplied as Community               same port area.
food aid (4), as amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it is necessary to specify the time
                                                                    The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
limits and conditions of supply and the procedure to be
followed to determine the resultant costs :                         accepted all the general and specific conditions appli­
                                                                    cable. Any other conditioner reservation included in his
                                                                    tender is deemed unwritten.
Whereas, in order to ensure that the supplies are carried
out, provision should be made for tenderers to be able to
mobilize either A or B quota sugar or C sugar in accord­                                      Article 2
ance with the regulations governing the market ; whereas
the contract for the supply of each lot is to be awarded to
the tenderer submitting the lowest tender having regard             The communication Q regarding the labelling and
to the conditions applicable to the categories of sugar in          marking of the packaging shall not be applicable to
                                                                    tenders submitted.
question ;
Whereas, for a given lot, given the small quantities to be                                    Article 3
supplied, the packaging methods and the large number of
destinations of the supplies, provision should be made for          This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
                                                                    following its publication in the Official Journal of the
(') OJ No  L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .                               European Communities.
0   OJ No  L  174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
(3) OJ No  L  136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
(4) OJ No  L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .                               («) OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4.
0   OJ No  L 81 , 28 . 3 . 1991 , p. 108.                           f) OJ No C 273, 30. 9. 1994, p. 1 .
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            This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
            States .
            Done at Brussels, 21 October 1994.
                                                                   For the Commission
                                                                     Rene STEICHEN
                                                               Member of the Commission
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                                                               ANNEX I
                                                             LOTS A and B
              1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1993 and 1994
              3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag (tel. (31 70) 33 05 757 ; fax 36 41 701 ;
                   telex 30960 NL EURON)
              4. Representative of the recipient (*) : to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q (8) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.(1 ))
              8. Total quantity : 1 314 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : two (see Annex II)
            10. Packaging and marking (6) (9) (n) (14) : see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under V.A.(2) and VA.(3)).
                   Markings in French (A + B 1 + B 5- B 9), English (B3 4- B4 + B10 + B12 + B13) and Portu­
                   guese (B 2 + B 1 1 )
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                  graph of Article 24 ( la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows :
                  — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) or
                  — C sugar (point (c))
           12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (l2)
           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 : 5 — 31 . 12. 1994
           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 : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 7. 1 1 .
                   1994
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : at 12 noon (Brussels time) on 21 . 11 . 1994
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 19. 12 1994 — 14. 1 . 1995
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
           22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 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, à
                  l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049
                  Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (322) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : in the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                  refund applicable to white sugar on 14. 10. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/94 (OJ
                  No L 262, 12. 10. 1994, p. 1)
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                                                           LOTS C, D and E
              1 . Operation Nos (') : see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1994
              3. Recipient ^) : World Food Programme, Via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (tel. (39 6) 57 971 ;
                  telex 626675 I WFP)
              4. Representative of the recipient : to be designated by the recipient
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) (8) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 21 (under V.A. ( 1 ))
              8. Total quantity : 3 340 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : three (see Annex II)
            10. Packaging and marking (6) (9) (14) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 21 (under VA (2) and VA. (3))
                  Markings in English (CI + C2 + C5 -I- C6 + D + E), Portuguese (C3) and French (C4)
                  C4 : supplementary markings : 'Date d'expiration ! . .'
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                  graph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 as follows :
                  — A or B sugar (points (a) and (b)) or
                  — C sugar (point (c))
            12. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (12)
            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 : 12. 12. 1994 — 8 . 1 . 1995
            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 : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 7. 11 .
                  1994
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 21 . 11 . 1994
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 26. 12. 1994 — 22. 1 . 1995
                  (c) deadline for the supply : —
            22. Amount of the tendering security : ECU 1 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 laide alimentaire, à 1 attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46,
                  200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Bruxelles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; fax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 /
                  296 10 97)
            25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : in the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                  refund applicable to white sugar on 14. 10. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/94 (OJ
                  No L 262, 12. 10. 1994, p. 1 )
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                                                       LOTS F, G, H, I and K
             1 . Operation Nos ('): 931 /94 (F) ; 932/94 (G) ; 933/94 (H) ; 934/94 (I); 935/94 (K)
             2. Programme : 1994
             3. Recipient (2) : UNRWA Headquarters, Supply Division, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700,
                 A- 1400 Vienna (telex 135310 UNRWA A, telefax (1)230 75 29)
             4. Representative of the recipient : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer,
                 Ashdod (lots F + K):     West Bank, PO Box 19149, Jerusalem (tel. 972(2)890555 ; telex 26194
                                          UNRWA IL ; telefax 972(2)81 65 64)
                 Latakia (lot G) :        PO Box 4313, Damascus, SAR, (tel. 963 (1 1 ) 66 02 17 ; telex 412006 UNRWA
                                          SY ; telefax 9 63(11)24 75 13)
                 Beirut (lot H) :         PO Box 947, Beirut, Lebanon (tel. 86 31 32 ; telex 21430 UNRWA LE ; telefax
                                          87 11 45 02 32 (via satellite))
                 Amman (lot I):           PO Box 484, Amman, Jordan (tel. 962(6)74 19 14 / 77 22 26 ; telex 23402
                                          UNRWA JFO JO ; telefax 962 (6) 68 54 76)
             5. Place or country of destination (l0) :
                 — lots F + K : Israel (lot F : West Bank ; K : Gaza)
                 — lot G : Syria
                 — lot H : Lebanon
                 — lot I : Jordan
             6. Product to be mobilized : white sugar
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q (8) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA.(1 ))
             8 . Total quantity : 1 555 tonnes
             9 . Number of lots : five (lot F : 340 tonnes ; lot G : 140 tonnes ; lot H : 220 tonnes ; lot 1 : 260 tonnes ; lot
                 K : 595 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (6) (9) (") (14) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under VA(2) and VA.(3))
                 Markings in English
                 Supplementary markings on the packaging : 'UNRWA
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : sugar produced in the Community in accordance with the sixth subpara­
                 graph of Article 24 (la) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1785/81 (OJ No L 177, 1 . 7. 1981 , p. 4) as
                 follows :
                 — A or B sugar (points (a) and b))
                 — C sugar (point (c))
           1 2. Stage of supply : lots F, G and K : free at port of landing — landed ; lots H and I : free at destination
           13. Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           1 5. Port of landing : lots F + K : Ashdod ; lot G : Latakia
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : lot H : UNRWA depots in Beirut,
                 Lebanon ; lot I : UNRWA depots in Amman, Jordan
           1 7. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                 the port of shipment stage : 5 — 18 . 12. 1994
           18. Deadline for the supply : lots F, G and K : 15. 1 . 1995 ; lots H and I : 22. 1 . 1995
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering procedure
           20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 7. 1 1 .
                 1994
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            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 21 . 11 . 1994
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at the
                      port of shipment stage : 19. 12. 1994 — 1 . 1 . 1995
                 (c) deadline for the supply : lots F, G and K : 29. 1 . 1995 ; lots H and I : 5. 2. 1995
            22. Amount of tendering security : ECU 1 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, à
                 l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, 200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049 Brux­
                 elles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2)296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
            25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : in the case of A and B sugar : periodic
                 refund applicable to white sugar on 14. 10. 1994, fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2448/94 (OJ
                 No L 262, 12. 10 . 1994, p. 1 )
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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.
           (3) 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) For A and B sugar :
                Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 (OJ No L 210, 1 . 8 . 1987, p. 56), as last amended by Regula­
                tion (EEC) No 2226/89 (OJ No L 214, 25. 7. 1989, p. 10), is applicable as regards the export refund. The
                date referred to in Article 2 of the abovementioned 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 No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106), as
               amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/94 (OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 ), shall not apply to this amount.
               For C sugar :
               Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2330/87 is not applicable. The rules given in Commission Regulation
               (EEC) No 2630/81 (OJ No L 258, 11 . 9. 1981 , p. 16) apply to exportation of sugar supplied under this
               Regulation.
          (*) The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : Willis Corroon Scheuer, PO Box 1315,
               NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
          (6) 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'.
          Q The rule provided at the second indent of Article 18 (2) (a) of Regulation (EEC) No 2103/77 (OJ No L
               246, 27. 9. 1977, p. 12) is binding for determination of the sugar category.
          (8) The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
               document :
               — phytosanitary certificate (Lot A : + 'Date d expiration : . . . ).
          (') Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point V. A(3)(c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
               Community"'.
         (10) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 114, 29 . 4. 1991 , p. 33.
         (") Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL, each containing 18 tonnes net. 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 successful tenderer has to submit to the recipient's agent a complete packing list of each container,
               specifying number of bags belonging to each shipping number as specified in the invitation to tender.
              The successful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer (Sysko locktainer 180 seal),
              the number of which to be provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
         (,2) For lots B and C, notwithstanding Article 7 (3) (d) of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the tender may indi­
              cate two ports of shipment not necessarily belonging to the same port area.
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           (l3) Lots F, H, I and K : shipment to take place in 20-foot containers : lots F and K : 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 1 5 days — Saturdays, Sundays 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 1 5 days as detailed above will be born by
                UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
                After take-over the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the containers
                for destuffing outside the port area and returning them to the container yard.
                Ashdod : consignement to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net.
           (H) The communication 94/C 273/01 regarding the labelling and marking of the packaging shall not be
                applicable to tenders submitted
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                               ANEXO II
               Cantidad total  Cantidades parciales
     Lote                                                Acción n0                   Inscripciones complementarias
               (en toneladas)     (en toneladas)
    Parti      Totalmængde          Delmængde            Aktion nr.
                    (i tons)           (i tons)                                            Yderligere påskrifter
    Partie     Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen            Maßnahme
                (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)               Nr.                         Ergänzende Aufschriften
   Παρτίδα  Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες
                (σε τόνους)        (σε τόνους)          Δράση αριθ.                   Συμπληρωματικές ενδείξεις
     Lot      Total quantity    Partial quantities       Operation
                 (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)              No                         Supplementary markings
     Lot      Quantité totale  Quantités partielles      Action n0
                 (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)                                       Inscriptions complémentaires
    Lotto     Quantità totale  Quantitativi parziali     Azione n.
              (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)                                         Iscrizioni supplementari
            Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden         Maatregel
    Partij         (in ton)                                                             Bijkomende vermeldingen
                                      (in ton)               nr.
    Lote
             Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais
              (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)          Acção n?                      Inscrições complementares
     A                 594        A 1 : 36                778/94        Algerie
                                  A 2 : 36                 778/94       Algerie
                                  A 3 : 522               780/94        Algerie
      B                720        B       1 : 36         1737/93        Haiti
                                  B      2:    18        1738/93        Mozambique
                                  B      3:   36         1739/93        Zambia
                                  B      4:    18        1740/93        Zambia
                                  B 5:        18         1741 /93       Madagascar
                                  B 6:        18          773/94        Madagascar
                                  B      7:   18          774/94       Madagascar
                                  B      8:   18          775/94       Madagascar
                                  B      9:   18          776/94        Burundi
                                  B 10 : 180              777/94       Eritrea
                                  B 11 :      36          781 /94      Guinea Bissau
                                  B 12 : 180              782/94       India
                                  B 13 : 126              783/94       India
     C             1 156          C      1 : 575          699/94       Ethiopia
                                  C      2:   29          705/94       Ghana
                                  C      3 :  41         706/94        Guinea Bissau
                                 C      4:    86          707/94       Burundi
                                 C 5:319                  708/94       Ethiopia
                                 C      6 : 106           709/94       Ethiopia
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      Lote
               Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales     Acción n°                 Inscripciones complementarias
                (en toneladas)    (en toneladas)
     Parti      Totalmængde         Delmængde           Aktion nr.                       Yderligere påskrifter
                    (i tons)           (i tons)
                Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen          Maßnahme
     Partie                                                                            Ergänzende Aufschriften
                 (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)             Nr.
    Παρτίδα
            Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες        Δράση αριθ.                  Συμπληρωματικές ενδείξεις
                 (σε τόνους)       (σε τόνους)
      Lot      Total quantity    Partial quantities      Operation                    Supplementary markings
                  (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)            No
              Quantité totale   Quantités partielles
      Lot
                  (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)
                                                         Action n0                  Inscriptions complémentaires
              Quantità totale   Quantitativi parziali
     Lotto                                               Azione n .                    Iscrizioni supplementari
               (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)
             Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden        Maatregel
     Partij         (in ton)           (in ton)             nr.
                                                                                      Bijkomende vermeldingen
              Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais
     Lote                                                Acção n?                    Inscrições complementares
               (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)
       D              1 500        D      1 : 350         700/94       Afghanistan
                                   D 2 : 150              701 /94      Afghanistan
                                   D 3 : 300              702/94       Afghanistan
                                   D 4 : 700              703/94       Afghanistan
       E                684                               538/94       Eritrea