CELEX: 31994R0694
Language: en
Date: 1994-03-29 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 694/94 of 28 March 1994 on the supply of cereals as food aid

29 . 3 . 94                               Official Journal of the European Communities                            No L 84/23
                                          COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 694/94
                                                         of 28 March 1994
                                              on the supply of cereals as food aid
 THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,                         Whereas, notably for logistical reasons, certain supplies
                                                                     are not awarded within the first and second deadlines for
  Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
 Community,
                                                                     submission of tenders ; whereas, in order to avoid republi­
                                                                     cation of the notice of invitation to tender, a third
 Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 3972/86                deadline for submission of tenders should be opened,
 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,       HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :
 Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21
 May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation
                                                                                              Article 1
 (EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid
 management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­
 izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the         Vegetable oil shall be mobilized in the Community, as
 general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the            Community food aid for supply to the recipient listed in
 fob stage ;                                                         the Annexes, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
                                                                     2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes.
 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 to certain beneficiaries 89 126 tonnes of cereals ;       The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
                                                                     accepted all the general and specific conditions
 Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                   applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
 accordance with the rules laid down by Commission                   his tender is deemed unwritten .
 Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down
 general rules for the mobilization in the Community of
 products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as                                        Article 2
 amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it
 is necessary to specify the time limits and conditions of           This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
 supply and the procedure to be followed to determine the            following its publication in the Official Journal of the
 resultant costs ;                                                   European Communities.
                    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member
                    States.
                    Done at Brussels, 28 March 1994.
                                                                              For the Commission
                                                                                 Rene STEICHEN
                                                                          Member of the Commission
(') OJ   No  L 370, 30. 12. 1986, p. 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 174, 7. 7. 1990, p. 6.
(3) OJ   No  L 136, 26. 5. 1987, p. 1 .
O   OJ   No  L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0   OJ   No  L 81 , 28. 3. 1991 , p. 108.
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                                                              ANNEX I
                                                           LOTS A and B
            1 . Operation Nos ('): 2/94 (lot A), 3/94 (lot B)
            2. Programme : 1994
            3. Recipient (2) : Ethiopia
            4. Representative of the recipient : Ethiopian Grain Trade Enterprise (EGTE)
            5. Place or country of destination (>2) : Ethiopia
            6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
            7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIAl (a))
            8. Total quantity : 50 000 tonnes
            9. Number of lots : two (lot A : 25 000 tonnes ; lot B : 25 000 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (8) (10) (13) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II A 2 c and II A 3)
                Markings in English
           11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           12. Stage of supply : lot A : free at port of landing — landed ; lot B : free at port of shipment — fob stowed
                and trimmed (6)
           13. Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           15. Port of landing : lot A : Assab
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
           17. Period for making the goods available at the port of shipment where the supply is awarded at
                the port of shipment stage : lot A : 2 — 22. 5. 1994 ; lot B : 16. 5 — 5. 6. 1994
           18. Deadline for the supply : lot A : 12. 6. 1994
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
          20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon on 12. 4. 1994, (Brussels
                time)
          21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 26. 4. 1994, (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 : lot A : 16. 5 — 5. 6. 1994 ; lot B : 30. 5 — 19. 6. 1994
                   (c) deadline for the supply : lot A : 26. 6. 1994
                B. In the case of a third invitation to tender :
                   (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon on 10. 5. 1994, (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 : lot A : 30. 5 — 19. 6. 1994 ; lot B : 13. 6 — 3. 7. 1994
                   (c) deadline for the supply : lot A : 10. 7. 1994
          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 laide alimentaire, a 1 attention de Monsieur Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46,
                200 rue de la Loi, B- 1 049 Bruxelles, telex AGREC 22037 B / AGREC 25670 B ; telefax : (32 2)
                296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 / 296 33 04
          25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1994, fixed by
                Commission (EC) No 420/94 (OJ No L 55, 26. 2. 1994, p. 20)
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                                                           LOTS C, D, E, F
              1 . Operation No (') : See Annex II
              2. Programme : 1994
              3. Recipient (2) : Euronaid, PO Box 12, NL-2501 CA Den Haag, Nederland (tel. (3170) 33 0 5 757 ; fax
                   36 41 701 ; telex 30960 euron nl)
              4. Representative of the recipient (") : see OJ No C 103, 16. 4. 1987
              5. Place or country of destination : see Annex II
              6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (1 ) (a))
              8. Total quantity : 39 126 tonnes
              9. Number of lots : 4 ; see Annex II
             10. Packaging and marking (■*) (8) (l0) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (2) (a) and IIA (3))
                   lots C, D, E in bulk + 262 500 (C) + 262 500 (D) + 294 000 (E) bags and 125 (lot C) + 125 (lot D)
                    + 140 (lot E) needles and necessary twine (2m/bag)(9)
                  Markings in English (lots C, D, E, F 1 ) and Spanish (lot F 2)
                  Additional information : 'Expiry date : . . .' (F 1 )
            11 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment (lots C, D, E : fob stowed and trimmed) (6)
            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 : 2 — 22. 5. 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 12. 4.
                  1994
            21 . A. In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                       (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 26. 4. 1994
                       (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 16. 5 — 5. 6. 1994
                       (c) deadline for the supply : —
                  B. In the case of a third invitation to tender :
                       (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 10. 5. 1994
                       (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 30. 5 — 19. 6. 1994
                       (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, à
                  l'attention de Monsieur T. Vestergaard, bâtiment Loi 120, bureau 7/46, rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Bru­
                  xelles (telex 22037 / 25670 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97 / 295 01 30 /
                  296 33 04)
            25. Refund payable on request by the successful tenderer (4) : refund applicable on 31 . 3. 1994 fixed by
                  Commission Regulation (EC) No 420/94 (OJ No L 55, 26. 2. 1994, p. 20)
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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 certifiying 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 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 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 No L 108, 1 . 5. 1993, p. 106) shall
                not apply to this amount.
            (*) Lot F : Shipment to take place in 20-foot containers, condition FCL/FCL. The supplier shall be respon­
                sible 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 succesful tenderer has to seal each container with a numbered locktainer, number of which to be
                provided to the beneficiary's forwarder.
                Lots C, D, E : The vessel chartered by the recipient (self-trimming bulk carrier) is to be loaded by the
                successful tenderer free of risk and expense to the vessel at the average rate of 5 000 tonnes per weather
                working day of 24 consecutive hours. Should this rate not be attained, demurrage shall be paid by the
                successful tenderer to the Commission at the rate stipulated in the charter party. For working time saved,
                despatch money shall be paid by the Commission to the successful tenderer at the rate of 50 % of the
                rate of demurrage stipulated. Laytime to be non-reversible.
           (") Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (f) and 13 point 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the price tendered
                must include all loading, handling, stowage and trimming costs.
           Q The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                documents :
                — phytosanitary certificate.
                — fumigation certificate (Lots A, B)
           (") Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point II. A. 3. (c) is replaced by the following : 'the words "European
                Community"'.
           (9) 60 % polyester, 40 % cotton, 20/4, knotted free yarn, 5 000 m/kg, on spools of 3 kg.
          (10) Lots A, B, F : Since the goods may be rebagged, the succesful tenderer must provide 2 % of empty bags
                of the same quality as those containing the goods, with the marking followed by a capital *R\
          (") The supplier should send a duplicate of the original invoice to : Willis Corroon Scheuer, PO Box 1315,
                NL-1000 BH Amsterdam .
          (,2) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
          (u) Lot A : Bagging may be carried out either before shipment or at the port of landing.
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ANEXO II — BILAG II — ANHANG II — ΠΑΡΑΡΤΗΜΑ II — ANNEX II — ANNEXE II — ALLEGATO II — BIJLAGE II —
                                                                ANEXO II
       Lote
                Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales     Acción n°                         País de destino
                 (en toneladas)     (en toneladas)
      Parti      Totalmængde         Delmængde            Aktion nr,                       Bestemmelsesland
                       (tons)             (tons)
                 Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen           Maßnahme
      Partie
                                                              Nr.                          Bestimmungsland
                  (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)
     Παρτίδα Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες         Δράση αριθ.                      Χώρα προορισμού
                  (σε τόνους)        (σε τόνους)
       Lot      Total quantity    Partial quantities       Operation                    Country of destination
                   (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)             No
       Lot
                Quantité totale  Quantités partielles      Action n0                      Pays de destination
                   (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)
      Lotto
                Quantità totale  Quantitativi parziali     Azione n.                     Paese di destinazione
                (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)
              Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden         Maatregel                     Land van bestemming
      Partij         (in ton)           (in ton)              nr.
      Lote
               Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais      Acção n?                         País de destino
                (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)
        C            12 500                                 11 /94       Ethiopia
        D            12 500                                 12/94        Ethiopia
        E            14 000          El : 5 000             13/94        Eritrea
                                     E2 : 9 000             14/94        Eritrea
        F                 126        F1 :        54         15/94        Uganda
                                     F2 :        72         16/94        Peru