CELEX: 31994R2700
Language: en
Date: 1994-11-08 00:00:00
Title: Commission Regulation (EC) No 2700/94 of 7 November 1994 on the supply of cereals as food aid

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                                        COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 2700/94
                                                         of 7 November 1994
                                               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 cost,
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                                             Article 1
management ('), as last amended by Regulation (EEC)
No 1930/90 (2), and in particular Article 6 (1) (c) thereof,           Cereals shall be mobilized in the Community, as
                                                                       Community food aid for supply to the recipients listed in
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) No 1420/87 of 21                      the Annexes, in accordance with Regulation (EEC) No
May 1987 laying down implementing rules for Regulation                 2200/87 and under the conditions set out in the Annexes.
(EEC) No 3972/86 on food-aid policy and food-aid                       Supplies shall be awarded by the tendering procedure.
management (3) lays down the list of countries and organ­              The successful tenderer is deemed to have noted and
izations eligible for food-aid operations and specifies the            accepted all the general and specific conditions
general criteria on the transport of food aid beyond the               applicable. Any other condition or reservation included in
fob stage ;                                                            his tender is deemed unwritten .
Whereas, following the taking of a number of decisions
                                                                                                Article 2
on the allocation of food aid, the Commission has
allocated to certain beneficiaries 37 064 tonnes of cereals ;          The communication (6) regarding the labelling and
                                                                       marking of the packaging shall not be applicable to
Whereas it is necessary to make these supplies in                      tenders submitted.
accordance with the rules laid down by Commission
Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87 of 8 July 1987 laying down                                          Article 3
general rules for the mobilization in the Community of
products to be supplied as Community food aid (4), as                  This Regulation shall enter into force on the day
amended by Regulation (EEC) No 790/91 (*) ; whereas it                 following its publication in the Official Journal of the
is 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, 7 November 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 .
0    OJ   No L 204, 25. 7. 1987, p. 1 .
0    OJ   No L 81 , 28 . 3. 1991 , p. 108 .                            (6) OJ No C 273, 30. 9. 1994, p. 1 .
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                                                              ANNEX I
                                                            LOTS A and B
             1 . Operation Nos (') : 862/94 (lot A), 863/94 (lot B)
             2. Programme : 1994
             3. Recipient ^): UNRWA, Supply Division, Vienna International Centre, PO Box 700, A- 1400 Vienna
                  (telex 135310 A ; telefax (1 ) 230 75 29)
             4. Representative of the recipient : UNRWA Field Supply and Transport Officer
                  Ashdod : West Bank, PO Box 19149, Jerusalem, Israel (tel. (972 2) 89 05 55 ; telefax 81 65 64 ; telex
                             (0606)26194 IL UNRWA)
             5. Place or country of destination (s) : Israel
             6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat flour
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f7) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under II.B (1 ) (a))
             8. Total quantity : 2 669 tonnes (1 309 tonnes of cereals)
             9. Number of lots : two (lot A : 1 360 tonnes ; lot B : 1 309 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (8) (10) (n) (12) :
                  see OJ No C 114, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 under II.B (2) (c) and II.B (3)
                  markings in English
           1 1 . 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 : —
           1 5. Port of landing : Ashdod
           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 : 1 2 — 25. 1 2. 1 994
           18 . Deadline for the supply : 15. 1 . 1995
           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
                 22. 11 . 1994
           21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 12. 1994
                 (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment in case of award of tender at port of
                      shipment stage : 26. 12. 1994 — 8 . 1 . 1995
                 (c) deadline for the supply : 29. 1 . 1995
           22. Amount of tendering security : ECU 5 per tonne
          23. Amount of delivery security : 10 % 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- 1 049 Brux­
                 elles (telex 22037 AGREC B ; telefax (32 2) 296 20 05 / 295 01 32 / 296 10 97)
           25. Refund payable on application by the successful tenderer (4) : Refund applicable on 18 . 11 . 1994,
                 fixed by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2635/94 (OJ No L 280, 29. 10. 1994, p. 50)
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                                                         LOTS C, D, E and F
              1 . Operation Nos ('): see Annex II
              2. Programme : 1993 and 1994
              3. Recipient (2) : WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (telex 626675
                  WFP I)
              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 : durum wheat
              7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) Q : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (1 ) (b))
              8 . Total quantity : 18 408 tonnes
              9 . Number of lots : four (see Annex II)
            10. Packaging and marking (8) (12) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (2) (a) and IIA (3))
                  — lots C and F : in bulk
                  — lot E : in bulk + 1 69 030 sacks + 80 needles and sufficient twine (2 m/bag) (9)
                  — lot D : in sacks (10)
                  — language to be used for the marking : see Annex II
                  — supplementary markings : 'crop year : . . .' (lot F)
            1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
            12. Stage of supply (6) : free at port of shipment — fob stowed (lot D)
                                        free at port of shipment — fob stowed and trimmed (lots C, E and F)
            13. Port of shipment : —
            14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
            1 5. 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 : 19 — 31 . 12. 1994
            1 8. Deadline for the supply : —
            19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
            20. Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                  22. 11 . 1994
            21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                  (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 12. 1994
                  (b) period for making the goods available at the port of shipment : 2 —- 15. 1 . 1995
                  (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- 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) : refund applicable on 18. 11 . 1994, fixed
                  by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2635/94 (OJ No L 280, 29. 10. 1994, p. 50)
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                                                               LOT G
             1 . Operation Nos (') : 715/94 (G 1 ) ; 716/94 (G 2)
             2. Programme : 1994
             3. Recipient (2) : WFP (World Food Programme), via Cristoforo Colombo 426, 1-00145 Roma (telex 626675
                 WFP I)
             4. Representative of the recipient : to be designated by the recipient
             5. Place or country of destination : Afghanistan
             6. Product to be mobilized : common wheat
             7. Characteristics and quality of the goods (3) f7) : OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (1 ) (a))
             8 . Total quantity : 15 000 tonnes
             9. Number of lots : one (in two parts) (G 1 : 10 000 tonnes ; G 2 : 5 000 tonnes)
           10. Packaging and marking (8) (,0) (12) : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 1 (under IIA (2) (a) and IIA (3))
                 — markings in English
           1 1 . Method of mobilization : the Community market
           1 2. Stage of supply : free at port of shipment — fob stowed (6)
           13. Port of shipment : —
           14. Port of landing specified by the recipient : —
           1 5. Port of landing : —
           16. Address of the warehouse and, if appropriate, port of landing : —
           17. Period for making the goods available (fob stowed) at the port of shipment : 19. 12. 1994 —
                 8 . 1 . 1995
           1 8. Deadline for the supply : —
           19. Procedure for determining the costs of supply : tendering
           20 . Date of expiry of the period allowed for submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on
                 22. 11 . 1994
          21 . In the case of a second invitation to tender :
                 (a) deadline for the submission of tenders : 12 noon (Brussels time) on 6. 12. 1994
                 (b) period for making the goods available fob (stowed) at the port of shipment : 2 — 22. 1 . 1995
                 (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- 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) : refund applicable on 18 . 11 . 1994, fixed
                 by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2635/94 (OJ No L 280, 29. 10. 1994, p. 50)
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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) 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) , as
                 amended by Regulation (EC) No 547/94 (OJ No L 69, 12. 3. 1994, p. 1 ), shall not apply to this amount.
             (*) Commission delegation to be contacted by the successful tenderer : see OJ No C 1 14, 29. 4. 1991 , p. 33.
             (6) Notwithstanding Articles 7 (3) (f) and 13 point 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 2200/87, the price tendered
                 must include all loading, handling, stowage (lots C, E and F : and trimming) costs.
             Q The successful tenderer shall supply to the beneficiary or its representative, on delivery, the following
                 document :
                 — phytosanitary certificate.
             (8) Notwithstanding OJ No C 114, point IIA (3) (c) or II.B (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) 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'.
            (") Consignement to be stowed in 20-foot containers containing not more than 17 tonnes each, net. The
                 contracted shipping terms shall be considered — 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 1 5 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 15 days as detailed
                 above will be borne by UNRWA. UNRWA shall not pay/not be charged any container deposit fees.
                 After take-over of the goods at the delivery stage, the recipient will bear all costs of shifting the contai­
                 ners for destuffing outside the port area and returning them to the container yard.
            (12) The communication 94/C 273/01 (OJ No C 273, 30. 9. 1994, p. 1 ) 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
   Lote
            Cantidad total   Cantidades parciales     Acción n0             País de destino           Lengua que se debe
             (en toneladas)    (en toneladas)                                                       utilizar en la rotulación
   Parti     Totalmængde         Delmængde            Aktion nr.          Bestemmelsesland                 Mærkning på
                 (i tons)           (i tons)                                                              følgende sprog
             Gesamtmenge         Teilmengen           Maßnahme                                         Kennzeichnung in
  Partie
              (in Tonnen)        (in Tonnen)              Nr.             Bestimmungsland               folgender Sprache
         Συνολική ποσότητα Μερικές ποσότητες                                                       Γλώσσα που πρέπει να
 Παρτίδα                                            Δράση αριθ.          Χώρα προορισμού       χρησιμοποιηθεί για τη σήμανση
              (σε τόνους)       (σε τόνους)
    Lot     Total quantity    Partial quantities       Operation        Country of destination
                                                                                                      Language to be used
               (in tonnes)        (in tonnes)             No                                             for the marking
            Quantité totale  Quantités partielles      Action n"                                         Langue à utiliser
    Lot                                                                  Pays de destination            pour le marquage
               (en tonnes)        (en tonnes)
  Lotto    Quantità totale   Quantitativi parziali     Azione n.        Paese di destinazione         Lingua da utilizzare
            (in tonnellate)    (in tonnellate)                                                           per la marcatura
          Totale hoeveelheid  Deelhoeveelheden       . Maatregel                                        Taal te gebruiken
  Partij                                                                Land van bestemming           voor de opschriften
                 (in ton)           (in ton)              nr.
   Lote    Quantidade total  Quantidades parciais      Acção n?             País de destino              Lingua a utilizar
            (em toneladas)     (em toneladas)                                                              na rotulagem
    C             6 632        C 1 :       837         1728/93      Tunisie                    Français
                               C 2 : 3 360             1729/93      Tunisie                    Français
                               C 3 : 2 435             1730/93      Tunisie                    Français
    D             1 419                                1731 /93     Maroc                      Français
     E            8 049        E 1 :     4 052          721 /94     Mauritanie                 Français
                               E 2:      3 997          722/94      Mauritanie                 Français
     F            2 308        F 1 :     1 308          725/94      Jordan                     English
                               F 2:      1 000         1732/93      Jordan                     English